Keywords: Digin Siranush.jpg original caption Mrs Siranush Alixanian her real name was Mehropé Kantargian famous Armenian actress Siranush Alixanian 1857-1932 known for her Shakespearean roles as well as being a representative of the 'breeches' trend playing men s roles like Hamlet recurring from 1902 on was a subject of adulation In a short time the figure of actress making young girls dream and Armenian mothers tremble became a synonym of the emancipated woman Teotig Theotoros Laptshindshiyan Ամէնուն Տա եցոյցը 1907 Everyone's Yearbook 1907 V H Der Nersesian Publishers Constantinople 1907 publishing date 1907 Author public domain PD-old DEFAULTSORT Alixanian Actresses from Armenia Black and white photographic portraits of women Actresses Ottoman Armenians 1857 births Births in Istanbul 1932 deaths |