The Complete Plays"The most complete collection of the Russian playwright's repertoire."—Vogue This stunning new translation presents the only truly complete edition of the plays of one of the greatest dramatists in history. Anton Chekhov is a unique force in modern drama, his works interpreted and adapted internationally and beloved for their brilliant wit and understanding of the human condition.This volume contains work never previously translated, including the newly discovered farce The Power of Hypnotism, the first version of Ivanov, Chekhov's early humorous dialogues, and a description of lost plays and those Chekhov intended to write but never did. |
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... Theatre, for instance, played “Surgery,” a dialogue between a country doctor and a sexton, as one of its recital pieces; and other stories, such as “The Witch” and “Robbers,” were produced by the Art Theatre studios and amateur groups ...
... Theatre, for instance, played “Surgery,” a dialogue between a country doctor and a sexton, as one of its recital pieces; and other stories, such as “The Witch” and “Robbers,” were produced by the Art Theatre studios and amateur groups ...
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... Theatre, and Nikolay Solovtsov, who was to create the title role in The Bear. In 1879 Chekhov moved to Moscow to enter the medical school at the university, funded by a scholarship from the Taganrog municipal authorities. He arrived to ...
... Theatre, and Nikolay Solovtsov, who was to create the title role in The Bear. In 1879 Chekhov moved to Moscow to enter the medical school at the university, funded by a scholarship from the Taganrog municipal authorities. He arrived to ...
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... Theatre, the Imperial dramatic playhouse in St. Petersburg, and produced there on January 31, 1889, after much hectic rewriting in an attempt to make the playwright's intentions clearer and to take into account the strengths and ...
... Theatre, the Imperial dramatic playhouse in St. Petersburg, and produced there on January 31, 1889, after much hectic rewriting in an attempt to make the playwright's intentions clearer and to take into account the strengths and ...
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... Theatre in 1896: the actors misunderstood it, the audience misapprehended it. Despite protestations of unconcern to Suvorin (“I dosed myself with castor oil, took a cold bath — and now I would not even mind writing another play ...
... Theatre in 1896: the actors misunderstood it, the audience misapprehended it. Despite protestations of unconcern to Suvorin (“I dosed myself with castor oil, took a cold bath — and now I would not even mind writing another play ...
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... Theatre, founded in 1897 by his friend Nemirovich-Danchenko and the wealthy dilettante K. S. Alekseev, who acted under the name Konstantin Stanislavsky. Chekhov was one of the original shareholders in the enterprise. He admired his ...
... Theatre, founded in 1897 by his friend Nemirovich-Danchenko and the wealthy dilettante K. S. Alekseev, who acted under the name Konstantin Stanislavsky. Chekhov was one of the original shareholders in the enterprise. He admired his ...
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