Lazar (Laza) TeleÃÂki (Serbian Cyrillic: ÃÂð÷ðp â ÃÂð÷ð âõûõÃÂúø; Kumane now Novi BeÃÂej, Serbia, then Austria-Hungary, 1841âÂÂ1873) was a Serbian theater actor and director. He was a prominent member of Serbian National Theater in Novi Sad.
He came from a poor family. His father died early and his mother took care of him and five siblings on her own.
He was married to Ana. Their daughter is Danica Bandià(1871âÂÂ1950).
TeleÃÂki was educated with great success and in 1852 he was admitted to Karlovac Gymnasium. He continued his education in Vinkovci, and in Budim he completed a preparatory school for technical studies. After that, Laza TeleÃÂki went to Prague, where he enrolled in technical studies, but due to lack of funds, he had to leave school.
After completing partial studies, he came to Novi Sad, where he got a job as a clerk in a law office of Svetozar Miletià(1861âÂÂ1862).
When Theater was founded in Novi Sad in 1861, TeleÃÂki became actor. He also translated plays from German and staged performances of Shakespearean dramas
He played mostly roles from the domestic repertoire and in the first period, his activity was occasional. During his short career, he acted in Belgrade and Zagreb together with the greats of acting, such as: Dimitrije Ruà ¾iÃÂ, Draginja Ruà ¾iÃÂ, Mià ¡a Dimitrijevià( actor), Ilija StanojeviÃÂ, Draga SpasiÃÂ, Milka Grgurova and Pera DobrinoviÃÂ.
He transmitted and adapted to our circumstances about twenty foreign dramas. He also wrote the play "ÃÂuraÃÂ BrankoviÃÂ: The Last Despot of Smederevo."