Biography

	Abelyan Hovhannes (Harutyun)
Armenian:	Աբելյան Հովհաննես Հարությունի
Russian:	Абелян Оганнес Арутюнович ;
Born:	23.10.1865 ; Shamakhi, Azerbaijan
Died:	01.07.1936 ; Yerevan, Republic of Armenia
	Description:; Actor.

Was born on October 23, 1865 in the city of Shamakhi, Azerbaijan.

Education

Received his primary education in Shamakhi.
Studied at parochial school in Baku.
Studied at Russian college in Baku.
In 1886 entered the group of "Armenian dramatic club", took lessons about voice training, diction or pronunciation from Petros Adamyan.

In 1880 took part in school performances and in tours of the group of S. Safrazyan.
In 1882 started his professional activity in the Russian group of A. Goncharov as an actor in dramatic and opera performances.
1887–1891 played in Russian and Armenian performances.
Since 1891 acted in Armenian theatres in Baku, Tiflis, etc.
In 1895 founded the troup of "Armenian acting organization".
1901–1905 along with G. Petrosyan conducted permanent theatrical group of Tiflis (since 1905 also a director).
In 1908 organized Abelyan-Armenyan theatrical group with A. Armenyan.
In 1912 headed the tours of the Armenian theatre in Moscow and Saint Petersburg.
In 1913 along with his group performed in Iran and Central Asia.
In 1917 became the president of "Armenian dramatic actors' union".
In 1925 performed in Costantinople, Zmyurnia, Egypt, Paris, Brussels, London and in the USA.
In 1925 became an actor at the first State Theatre in Yerevan (now named after Sundukyan).
Since 1926 started his tours in Caucusus, Central Asia and in the southern part of Russia.
1927-1928 was an actor at Armenian theatre in Baku.

His friendship with V. Gunia, K. Ghipiani, K. Meskhi, V. Abashidze, L. Alexi-Meskhishvili, H. Arablinski, A. Sharifzade fostered the strenghening of mutual relations of Georgian, Azerbaijani and Armenian theatres.
In 1936 The dramatic theatre of Vanadzor was named after him.
One of the streets of Yerevan bears his name.
The brother of Abelyan Alexander .

Abelyan with M. Manvelyan, Arshak Mamikonyan, Grigor Avetyan, Gevorg Ter-Davtyan.
Abelyan in the role of Dr. Stockmann.
Shakespear's "King Lear".
In the role of king Lear.
In the role of Aslan ami.
In the role of Othello.

Abelyan Hovhannes (Harutyun)

Armenian:	Աբելյան Հովհաննես Հարությունի
Russian:	Абелян Оганнес Арутюнович
Born:	23.10.1865 Shamakhi, Azerbaijan
Died:	01.07.1936 Yerevan, Republic of Armenia
Description: Actor.