Maria Chaveau

Biography

Initially, she worked in Warsaw in Saska Kepa as a waitress. She was introduced to the WTR choir thanks to the protection of a gendarme friend. In 1899, with Adolfina Zimajer's band, she went to perform in Russia, in the summer of that year she performed in Lódz and in the Swiss Valley in Warsaw (here she sang, among others, Rosita - "Family Ring"); in the first half 1900 in B. Marecki's ensemble in Kielce, Radom and Lódz, in 1901 in Lódz, in 1902-03 in Warsaw (including Wodewil, Bagatela and Renaissance). In 1903 she was engaged in the WTR operetta company as "a vaudeville player for the roles of subrets"; On February 15, 1903, she made her debut on the stage of the New Theater in her signature role of Bebe Rose ("Overseas the Ocean"). She was distinguished by a loud voice, with a pleasant sound and a large scale, had good external conditions, played freely and naturally. At the New Theater she sang with great success. In addition to performing in operettas, she also played in farces (mostly on the stage of the New Theatre). In 1906, she performed with A. Fertner in the "Sub love" cabaret in Swiss Valley, in May that year as a guest in Lódz, and in 1909 in Kiev. In May 1912, she returned to the company of New Theater, where she remained until the beginning of 1915, playing mostly character roles in operettas. In 1915, she went with W. Rapacki's son's band to Moscow and Kiev. From 1918 she performed again in Warsaw; initially in the Argus, Mozaika and Summer Theatres; in 1919 she was a member of the Qui Pro Quo cabaret; in the 1920/21 season, she returned to the team of the New Theatre. At that time, she rarely appeared in operettas, mostly playing characteristic and comic roles in farces and comedies. In the summer of 1921 she performed at the Wodewil Theater in Warsaw, in 1921-22 again in the Qui Pro Quo cabaret, in August 1923 as a guest in Ciechocinek, in the 1923/24 season she performed at the Summer Theater, in 1924 at the Stanczyk Theater, from autumn 1924 again at the Summer Theater in the season 1926/27 at the Cwiklinska and Fertner Theatre, in 1927 at the Little Theatre; from August 1927 to his death in Municipal Theaters (mainly on the stage of the Summer Theatre). The last time she appeared on June 17, 1932 in the comedy "Advocate in Trouble".