1869-1917
Anastasia Bagrationi-Davitashvili was a chair of Tbilisi unit of the Society for the Spreading of Literacy Among Georgians. She contributed to the development of Georgian theatre.
Anastasia Bagrationi-Davitashvili was married to Ivane Machabeli, a Georgian writer, translator, publicist and active member of the national-liberation movement.
“Because of death of Anastasia Machabeli, the council of the professional union of Georgian actors, at its meeting on 4 August 1917, discussed the great contribution of the late Anastasia Machabeli to the development of Georgian theatre and her tireless work for material and spiritual improvement of Georgian actors and resolved: to name the first pension, which will be granted to an actor of the actors’ union, after Anastasia Machabeli whilst instead of having a wreath amde, to give 25 rubles to the administration of soup kitchen at the Georgian gymnasium.”
The newspaper Sakartvelo.
Issue #196. 6 September, 1917