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The Chișinău Diocesan Girls' School opened its doors on May 3, 1864, addressing a pressing need: in Bessarabia there were no institutions dedicated to the education of clergy's daughters. According to the 1864 circular, teaching was conducted in the Romanian language, a provision applied throughout the diocese. The school's first headmistress was Anastasia Rizo, of noble origin, invited by Archbishop Antonie.

The curriculum, approved by the Ministry of Public Education and the Chișinău Diocese, combined theoretical subjects with practical training. Students studied religion, reading and writing in Romanian, Slavonic, and Russian, arithmetic and exercises in calculation, world history and geography. The program was complemented by church singing and practical skills such as sewing, embroidery, knitting, as well as household management - baking bread and prosphora, preparing meals and preserves, caring for livestock, and cultivating gardens.

The composite, taken in 1911 at the studio of Z. N. Sumovski in Chișinău, depicts 29 graduates and 13 teachers. At the center are portraits of Bishop Serafim (Ciciagov), headmistress N. R. Mihelson, teacher V. E. Bejerian, and priests F. Ghiliarov and P. Jurikas. Among the teaching staff was Paraskovia Vasilievna Cuciurenko, a calligraphy teacher for 37 years, who in 1911 became senior educator and assistant headmistress. For her dedication, she was awarded the gold medal "For Long Service."

On the reverse of the vignette is a label from the store and workshop of frames, paintings, mirrors, and window glass owned by A. D. Kon'gova, Chișinău, Gogol Street no. 37, near the State Bank.

This graduation composite was donated at the end of 2025 to the National Museum of History of Moldova by the Dadiștian family from Drochia.

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Journal „Tyragetia"

vol. VI [XXI], nr. 2

Playbills from the collection of the National Museum of Archaeology and History of Moldova

ISSN 1857-0240
E-ISSN 2537-6330

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Playbills from the collection of the National Museum of Archaeology and History of Moldova

Tyragetia, serie nouă, vol. VI [XXI], nr. 2, Istorie. Muzeologie

This paper is the result of a research of the collection of playbills from the National Museum of Archaeology andHistory of Moldova. The majority of playbills refers to the modern period (1941-2910) and reflects mainly the activity of national theaters, while playbills of provincial theaters are in a very small number (a few copies). It was found the total lack of playbills of 1918-1940, although it is known that in the interwar period in Bessarabia there were theaters. Depending on the form and content, the playbills were distributed by us in three categories. Playbills of the first category include the standard elements: name of the theatre, name of the play, director, producer, and composer, at times even distribution of roles, date and place of performance, the address of printing house. The second category of playbills includes complex information: together with the names of the author and the actors there are images of scenes from the performance. The third category of playbills combines the elements of the first and second categories: some of them include scenes from the performance, the others – only the names of the ac- tors and authors. The same category includes playbills with images of main actors and famous authors.

List of Illustrations:
1. Playbill. The opera “A Singer from Palermo”, libretto by B. Buchbinder. Tour of the operetta troupe of the Odessa Russian Theatre at the B. Grossman’s Theatre in Chișinău, 1897.
2. Playbill. The play “Sentimental Waltz” by O. Litovsky. The Chișinău Russian Drama Theatre, 1941.
3. Playbill. The opera “Madame Butterfly” by G. Puccini. The Moldavian Opera and Drama Theatre, 1947.
4. Playbill. The play “Much Ado About Nothing” by W. Shakespeare. The Moldavian State Academic Music and Drama Theatre named after A. S. Pushkin, 1983.
5. Playbill. The opera “La Traviata” by G. Verdi. Tour of the soloist of the National Opera of Slovakia (Bratislava) Sidonia Goleakova in Chișinău, 1984.
6. Playbill. The play “Doina” by I. Druță. Tour of the Moldavian State Academic Music and Drama Theatre named after A. S. Pushkin at the Maly Theatre in Moscow, 1985.
7. Poster. The All-Union Festival “Ion Druta and Contemporary Theater”, Chișinău, 1988.
8. Playbill. The performance “Danila Prepeleac” by I. Creangă. The “Licurici” Republican Theatre, 1985.
9. Playbill. The performance “The Story of Petrișor” by P. Cărare și Gh. Urschi. The “Licurici” Republican Theatre, 1990s.
10. Playbill. The repertoire of the Tambov Dramatic Theater named after A. Lunacharsky on tour in Chișinău, 1982.
10. Playbill. The play “The Bald Soprano” by E. Ionesco. The “Eugene Ionesco” Theatre, 1990s.
11. Playbill. The play “The Loveliest Afternoon Of the Year” by John Guare. The “Eugene Ionesco” Theatre, 1990s.
12. Playbill. The play “The Sisters-in-Law” by Michel Tremblaу. The “M. Eminescu” National Theater, 1990s.
13. Playbill. The performance “What is human life” by A. Arkanov. The “Satiricus I.L. Caragiale “ Theatre, 1990s.
14. Playbill. The opera “Madame Butterfly” by G. Puccini. The Opera and Ballet Theatre, 1990s.
15. Playbill. The performance “Field Flowers” by C. Condrea. The Rybnitsa People’s Theater, 1961.
16. Playbill. The performance “The Lazy Daughter-in-Law”. The Taraclia People’s Theatre, (undated).

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The National Theater „Vasile Alecsandri” from Bălți: historical retrospective

Tyragetia, serie nouă, vol. IV [XIX], nr. 2, Istorie. Muzeologie

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Soviet propaganda posters of the Second World War in collections of the National Museum of History of Moldova

Tyragetia, serie nouă, vol. X [XXV], nr. 2, Istorie. Muzeologie

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Collection of anti-religious drawings and lithographs from the National Museum of History of Moldova

Tyragetia, serie nouă, vol. IX [XXIV], nr. 2, Istorie. Muzeologie Chișinău, 2015

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A forgotten painter – Nicolae A. Coleadici (1906-1937)

Tyragetia, serie nouă, vol. III [XVIII], nr. 2, Istorie. Muzeologie