3000 Theatre Scenes in Europe and America from 1890 to 1935: Uncle Vanya (Дядя Ваня – Dyadya Vanya first published in 1897) written by Anton Chekhov (1860-1906), having received its Moscow première in a production by the Moscow Art Theatre under the direction of Konstantin Stanislavski, on November 7, 1899

Saturday, 6 November 1999

Uncle Vanya (Дядя Ваня – Dyadya Vanya first published in 1897) written by Anton Chekhov (1860-1906), having received its Moscow première in a production by the Moscow Art Theatre under the direction of Konstantin Stanislavski, on November 7, 1899

Many scenes from Uncle Vanya (Дядя Ваня – Dyadya Vanya first published in 1897) written by the Russian playwright Anton Chekhov (1860-1906), having received its Moscow première in a production by the Moscow Art Theatre under the direction of Konstantin Stanislavski, with the scenic design by Viktor Simov, on November 7, 1899.

The cast included Alexander Vishnevsky as Vanya, Vasily Luzhsky as Professor Serebriakov, Olga Knipper as Yeliena, Maria Lilina as Sonia, Alexander Artem as Telyeghin, Maria Samarova as Marina, and Stanislavski as Astrov. Leo Tolstoy saw the production on February 6, 1900.