Student of the Academy of fine Arts from 1886 to 1892 he Received medals: in 1888-2 silver and a small incentive; 1889-2 silver, small consolation and graduated from the scientific course. In 1890, two 1 silver medals; in 1892-2 gold for the program "Supper at Emmaus", and the title of class artist of 1 degree. (Kondakov)
Russian Soviet theater artist. Honored. art. Of the RSFSR (1932). He graduated from the Academy of arts in St. Petersburg (1892). In the first years after the October revolution, Beyer became fascinated with the idea of creating theater for children, has become one of the founders of the Leningrad. theater for young spectators (Lentyuz). From 1921 he was the chief artist of the theater. The originality of the stage Lendusa (consisting of orchestra, proscenium and open the actual scene is almost devoid of depth) is demanded from the artist a special creativity and skill when creating a design (instantaneous changes of scene in the eyes of the viewer, the ability to expand the theatre. composition not only horizontally, but vertically at different heights). In some performances Lendusa (mostly in collaboration with Director Bryantsev) Beyer successfully solved these tasks using a clear decorative treatment of the stage portal, the introduction of volumetric machines and structures. So, in "little Humpbacked Horse" Ershov (1922) the constructive decoration of the portal was developed by Beyer in the forms of Northern architecture; the scene had the look of an ancient Palace, decorated with ancient ornaments, props were made in the spirit of Russian handicraft toys. In "Thief of fire" Gorlova (1924) the cave of prehistoric man in the rocky terrain depicted using three-dimensional machines on the proscenium and draperies the back of the stage.
