Abstract:

There were numerous factors that gave rise to the emergence of western theatre in the Ottoman Empire during the nineteenth century. Among these, the contribution of non-Muslim minorities, especially that of the Armenians, is particularly noteworthy as they were the ones who publicly performed western plays both in Armenian and Ottoman Turkish. Though the theatre critics of the early Republican era acknowledged their contribution, they also showed nationalistic sensitivity in evaluating issues related to the history of western theatre. Accordingly, this article aims to provide a detailed account of the contributions of the Armenians and offers a broader perspective of how theatre was shaped right before multi-ethnic Ottoman Empire transformed into a Republic.

摘要：

在十九世纪，有许多因素导致西方剧院在奥斯曼帝国的兴起。其中，非穆斯林少数民族，特别是亚美尼亚人的贡献尤其值得注意，因为他们是在亚美尼亚人和奥斯曼土耳其人中公开表演过西方戏剧的人。尽管共和党早期的剧院评论家承认了他们的贡献，但他们在评价与西方剧院历史有关的问题时也表现出民族主义的敏感性。因此，本文旨在详细介绍亚美尼亚人的贡献，并提供更广阔的视野，说明在多民族的奥斯曼帝国转变成共和国之前，剧院是如何形成的。