The Actor's Death
The Actor's Death
This afternoon, in a side street off Üll?i, the popular actor Zoltán Zetelaki lost consciousness and collapsed.
Passersby took him to the nearest clinic, but even with the latest scientific knowledge could offer - including an iron lung - their attempts to save his life were in vain. The illustrious actor was in mortal agony for a long time before passing away at half past six this evening. His body has been interred at the Anatomical Institute.
Despite the tragic event this evening's performance of King Lear went ahead uninterrupted. Zetelaki was a little late, and looked exceptionally tired in the first act (here and there visibly requiring the help of the prompt), but thereafter gradually found himself, and the death of the King was portrayed with such powerful conviction that he received effusive applause.
Afterwards he was invited to supper, but never went. Saying:
- It's been a hard day.
translation of A Színész Halála from Örkény István's One Minute Novellas (Egyperces Novellák) . The usual apologies apply.
Today is the 50th Anniversary of Nikita Khrushchev's speech denouncing Stalin.Nikita Khrushchev began the process of de-Stalinization 50 years ago, with a speech given at the 20th Communist Party Congress, held February 14-25, 1956.
