At 27, the popular actor was attacked by four fanatics on stage for satirizing political figures
A documentary photo of the great actor Vasilis Avlonitis at a young age brings to light arisloupasis on his Instagram account. At the same time, he mentions the tragedy that marked the popular actor. At the age of 27, he was attacked by four fanatics on stage for satirizing political figures, resulting in the death of his troupe partner.
“The 31-year-old Vassilis Avlonitis at the time in an image completely different from the one the public is used to for him through Greek cinema, together with the unforgettable Marika Nezer in a scene from the revue “Kazoura” by Sakellaridis-Petra-Kapetanakis performed by their troupe at the “Peroke” theater in the summer of 1935. A wonderful photo like a postcard that captures the image of an era that marked the first half of of the 20th century. Marika Nezer was born in the theater as she comes from an artistic family starting appearances at the age of thirteen in Sophocles’ tragedy “Oedipus the Tyrant”. A great and passionate theater actress who was the first I taught in prose and excelled successfully in all types of repertoire, standing out with her brio and temperament as well as her deeply human and good-natured character. During their appearance in this particular show, and especially in the number “The Greek Gallicon” (photo), the square of the theater shakes with laughter, applauding the two artists non-stop. “Peroke” in Karaiskaki Square was one of the oldest and most historic theaters in Athens, on whose stage the biggest names of revue, musical theater and operetta paraded. The start of its operation in the summer of 1931 with the revue “Kateragara” where Vassilis Avlonitis again starred, was marked by an unpleasant and sad event. During his presence on stage where he satirizes political figures of the government, is attacked by four fanatics of the specific faction and in his attempt to escape, the theater technician Panagiotis Moraitis, who is in the fifth floor of the theater, receives a bullet in the heart, taking his last breath while being transported to the hospital. The leading Greek comedian literally devastated and shocked, withdraws from the stage for a while, carrying forever in his memory this tragic event and in his soul his deceased partner”.
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