The Cherry Orchard written by Anton Chekhov and first produced, under the direction of Stanislavski, at the Moscow Art Theatre in 1904

   Several scenes from The Cherry Orchard  (Вишнëвый сад written by the Russian playwright Anton Chekhov (1860-1904) and first produced, under the direction of Konstantin Stanislavski and Vladimir Nemirovich-Danchenko, with Scenic design by Viktor Simov, at the Moscow Art Theatre, on January 30, 1904. 

   Chekhov described the play as a comedy, with some elements of farce, though Stanislavski treated it as a tragedy.

   

First Act



Second Act

Third Act

The First Act

The Second Act

The Third Act

The Fourth Act

The cast included Olga Knipper as Madame Ranyevskaya, Maria Lilina as Anya, Maria Andreyeva as Varya, Stanislavski as Gaev, Leonid Leonidov as Lopakhin, Vasili Kachalov as Trofimov, Elena Muratova as Charlotta, Ivan Moskvin as Yepihodov, Sofia Khaliutina as Dunyasha, Alexander Artem as Firs, Nikolai Alexandrov as Yasha, Mikhail Gromov as a passer-by, and Alexander Zagarov as the stationmaster. 

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Scenery by V. A. Simov for The Cherry Orchard written by Anton Chekhov (1860 - 1904) and produced at the Moscow Art Theater on 17 January 1904.

   Scenery by V. A. Simov for The Cherry Orchard written by The Russian playwright Anton Chekhov (1860 - 1904) and produced under the direction of Konstantin Stanislavski at the Moscow Art Theater on 17 January 1904.

   The Cherry Orchard (Вишнёвый сад) is the last play by the Russian playwright Anton Chekhov. Written in 1903, it was first published by Znaniye (Book Two, 1904), and it appeared as a separate edition later that year in Saint Petersburg via A.F. Marks Publishers. On 17 January 1904, it opened at the Moscow Art Theatre in a production directed by Konstantin Stanislavski. Chekhov described the play as a comedy, with some elements of farce, though Stanislavski treated it as a tragedy.

scene from the 4th act

The Cherry Orchard (1904) written by Anton Chekho and produced at the Moscow Art Theatre in January, 1904

     Scenes from Vishnevyi Sad (The Cherry Orchard/ Giardino dei Ciliegi 1904) written by the Russian playwright Anton Chekho (1860 - 1904) and produced at the Moscow Art Theatre in January, 1904.