“The boy who will come from”. Būmanis ‘legacy in the culture and civil law of Būmanis’ “most intimate friend”. Act II – Click

But why did Rudolf Blaumanis turn to a brand new guy at the time, a self-taught man who played various musical instruments without any school, because he just enjoyed doing it and gave in? In addition, with such a significant job offer.

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A lot of the signs given from the sidelines have accumulated over time – Būmanis is the foster son of Blaumanis, the literary godson, the most intimate friend, whatever that means. Pēteris Rudzītis introduces a broader view, telling “Australian Latvian” and Blaumanis biographer Birkert in 1968 that it was in nature for Blaumanis to see new talents and show others among writers and actors. Rudzitis thought that this is why Blaumanis himself wrote the roles for himself, the young actor – not only in “Skroderdienās”, but before that in the play “From the Sweet Bottle”, moreover, in both of them he called the role Pičuka, .

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