Suflerzy w teatrach na ziemiach polskich w XIX i na początku XX wieku (do 1918 roku)
Scouts in theaters in Poland in the 19th and early 20th century (until 1918)

Summary/Abstract: The article presents several comments and reflections on the specifics, conditions and significance of the work of soufflers in theaters in Poland in the 19th and early 20th century. It is also a kind of contribution to the history of the native theater in the said period. Soufflers aroused admiration and aversion. It was appreciated that they help actors at work, make it easier for them, and sometimes even save them from embarrassment. On the other hand, opinions discrediting the sufferers and their work have been appearing throughout this period. He was entertaining and angering both representatives of the audience and the acting community, this souffler who “scares the audience because he whispers louder than the actor gives.” However, no one, apart from the few voices from the beginning of the 20th century, questioned the sense and need of the profession of a souffler. Wherever articulated sounds were heard from the stage, the soufflers were considered full members of the artistic band.

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