Late Shrirang Narvekar also wrote a Marathi book titled Rangant Ronglo Mee. This book has several photos of Konkani stage artistes as well as Marathi stage artistes....musicians...etc. just for info and possibly these photos could be added to TAG website and library. On 23 Jan 2015 12:22, "Tiatr Academy Goa" <[email protected]> wrote:
> *PRESS NOTE* > > > > *IN FAVOUR OF PUBLICATION* > > > > > > *Remembering Tiatr Artistes of Yester years* > > > > Every month Tiatr Academy of Goa organizes a programme*, ‘Somplolea > Tiatristancho Ugddas’* to remember the late tiatr artistes who were born > in a particular month and are no more with us today. The artistes of tiatr > stage who were born in the month of January and are no more living will be > remembered in the programme > are > > > > > *· * > > *L**ucasinho > Ribeiro > > > * > > Constancio Lucasinho Caridade Ribeiro, popularly known as Lucasinho > Ribeiro was born to Vicente Rosario Ribeiro and Maria Aurora de Souza on 2 > nd January 1863. Hailing from Sokolvaddo, Assagao, Lucasinho had love for > music and used to play violin very well. At the age of 27, young > Lucasinho migrated to Bombay in search of a job, as most of the Goans did. > Luckily he was offered a job of a backstage artiste in the touring Italian > Opera Company. The troupe was staging an Italian Opera entitled *‘Italian > Boy’. *With this troupe, he travelled to Poona, Madras, Simla and > Culcutta to stage the Opera. When the company was preparing to travel to > Burma, Lucasinho quit his job and returned to Bombay. He also purchased the > used costumes from the Italian Opera Company. On Easter > <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Easter> Sunday, 17 April 1892 he staged the > first tiatr ‘Italian Bhurgo’ which was an adaptation of the Italian play > ‘Italian Boy’ at New Alfred Theatre, Mumbai. Hence he is called the > ‘Creator of Tiatr’. > > > > · *Mary Vaz* > > Mary Vaz was an excellent character artiste who has performed numerous > roles in almost all the tiatrs directed by stalwarts of Konkani stage > including her husband Jacinto Vaz’s ‘Gorvali’, ‘Dadagiri’, ‘Maim ani Sun’, > etc. She has also acted in the tiatrs of Kid Boxer, C. Alvares, Alexinho de > Candolim, etc. With the support of her tiatrist husband late Jacint Vaz, > Mary Vaz came on the tiatr stage when it was difficult for women to step in > this profession at that time. > > > > · *Alex Piedade Fernandes * > > *Alex Piedade Fernandes* popularly known as * ‘Alex Mestri’* has done a > yeoman’s service to tiatrs by directing music for innumerable tiatrs in the > 1940’s, 50’s and 60’s. Being a musician, he was not very well known on the > tiatr stage but among the tiatr artistes, he was very popular and no tiatr > at that time went on to be staged without the music of the kantaram written > by Alex Mestri. Before stepping on the tiatr arena, Alex Mestri excelled as > a choir master in the Nuvem Church for almost 10 years. > > > > · *Tony Friend* > > *Amarald Minguel Antonio Fernandes* popularly known as *Tony Friend*, was > a superb singer with a melodious voice and an actor who has influenced the > tiatr audience in the past. Born in the picturesque village of Sancoale, he > first came on the tiatr stage in a village tiatr. Thereafter, professional > tiatr artistes like Joao Inacio, Champion Peter introduced him in their > tiatrs. He has also acted in the tiatrs of well-known directors like > Airistides Dias, Prem Kumar, Robin Vaz, etc. Besides tiatrs, he was a > phenomenon in *Khells* or *Zomnivoilo Khell*. He was also a very good > lyricist and has enriched the Goan *Kantar* with his valuable > contribution. His songs are still aired on the All India Radio, Panaji. He > has to his credit more than 200 songs. He has also written and directed his > own tiatrs ‘Bekar Empregad’, ‘Durdoxea’, etc. > > > > > > · *Shrirang Narvekar* > > Shrirang erected makeshift pandals in Mapusa and Panjim. The Mapusa pandal > was named as Shri Shantadurga Natya Griha and the Panjim pandal as Shri > Mahalaxmi Natya Griha. He must have organized thousands of tiatrs in these > make-shift pandals which were known to the people as ‘Narvekarache Mattov’. > There will be no veteran tiatr artiste who has not been helped by Shrirang > Narvekar for staging his/her tiatrs. > > On the Konkani stage, Srirang has acted as a ‘professor’ in the play > ‘Tachi Koramot’ written by Pundalik Narayan Dande. Besides organising the > tiatrs, Shrirang Narvekar also acted in the Konkani film ‘Sukhachem Sopon’. > His role as ‘Laximan Sheth’ in that movie has been memorable. He was a > writer too. After he toured Russia, he wrote ‘Mhaji Russia-chi Bhonvddi’, a > book in Konkani in Roman Script which has also won a literary award from > Konkani Kala Kendra, Mapusa. > > > > · *Xavier Fernandes* > > Hailing from Cortalim, Xavier Fernandes was born on 29th January 1952. He > was a versatile writer–director of Konkani tiatr stage. At the age of 17, > he wrote and directed a tiatr, ‘Mhoji Khud Tujem Ghor’ which bagged him > first place at Tiatr Competition organised by Goa Cultural and Social > Centre, Panaji. This encouraged him to write a play for Akashvanni for > which he won third place. Along with renowned tiatrist Rosario Rodrigues > he staged many *khell tiatrs* all over Goa. He also toured Mumbai twice > to perform his *khell tiatrs*. Later on Xavier had to leave for Muscat > for better prospects. There he presented many plays. ‘Khoro Gunneaum’, > ‘Fonddant’, ‘Bhoinichem Kortub’, ‘Ott (Vot)’, ‘Ixttachi Bhoinn’, ‘Mhoji > Khud Tujem Ghor’, ‘No. 13 (Tera)’, ‘I Love You’ are some of the names of > tiatrs written by him. > > > > Since the actual birthdates of J. R. Fithna, Assis Joao Afonso alias > Affonceka and Sebastiao Gabriel D’Souza (Karachiwala) are not available, > they will also be remembered in this month. > > > > > > · *J.R.Fithna * > > J.R.Fithna was handsome and very talented young lad who naturally fitted > into a female role. He even went to pierce his ears so that he could wear > earrings, as at that time one could not find clip-on earrings. He was also > a good composer and singer. He was first seen on the tiatr stage in one of > Saib Rocha’s tiatr. As he grew older, he did the role of an old lady so > perfectly that most of the directors preferred him for an old lady’s role. > His memorable performances were in J. P. Souzalin’s ‘Bhott Ailolo > Pomburpechea Festak’, ‘Tiklem Cheddum’, C. Alvares’s ‘Are Puzadkara’, > ‘Mhoji Vhoni’, ‘Mog Kazar ani Doth’ and Jacint Vaz’s ‘Ghorvali’. > > > > · *Assis Joao Avelino Afonso alias Affonceka* > > *Assis Joao Avelino Afonso* was known to people in the name of > *‘Affonceka’*. He was born in Corjuem, Aldona. He was a great writer, > director and actor who contributed immensely for the development of tiatr > in the 1920’s, 30’s and 40’s. He stepped on the tiatr stage at the age of > 22 in the tiatr ‘Maurice ani Juliana’. He wrote his first tiatr ‘Lawry ani > Barina’. which was performed at the gaiety Theatre in 1924. This tiatr went > ‘houseful’ and many people had to go back because of non-availability of > tickets. Thereafter Affonceka wrote many more tiatrs. > > > > · *Sebastiao Gabriel D’Souza* > > Hailing from Aldona, Sebastiao was one of the greatest tiatr artistes in > the history of tiatr and was known to tiatr lovers as *‘Karachiwala’*. He > adapted Shakespeare’s numerous world classics to Konkani tiatr in the early > years of the existence of tiatr like Hamlet, Winter’s Tale, Merchant of > Venice, etc. It was evident from this that he was well educated. He also > wrote his own tiatrs like ‘Carlos Magno’, ‘Kustoba’, etc. He was also an > exemplary lyricist and also published his tiatrs and songs in book form. > > > > > > > > This month the programme will be held on 30th January 2015 at 4:00 pm at > the Conference Hall of Tiatr Academy of Goa, Campal Trade Centre, Campal, > Panjim. > > > > > On this occasion, well known Konkani writers Shri. Brazinho Soares > ‘Kalapurkar’ and Shri. Alvaro Gomes will speak on the lives and > contribution to tiatrs of these late artistes. > > > > All tiatr lovers are requested to attend this programme. > > > > > > > > > > *(Jose Alexandre Rodrigues)* > > Member Secretary > > > > > > > > *Attached: *Photos of above 8 late artistes. Photo of Sebastiao Gabriel > D’Souza (Karachiwala) not available. > > > > > > > > >
