Reading of The Seagull written by Anton Chekhov, Moscow Art Theater actors, on May 7, 1899

Reading of The Seagull written by Anton Chekhov, at the Moscow Art Theater on May 7, 1899, photographed by Peter Pavlov  

  

The Lower Depth, written by A. Maxim Gorky (1868-1936), starring Klesch & Krivoy Zob & VISHNEVSKY (Tatar) probably at the Moscow Art Theatre in 1902

Some scenes from The Lower Depth (Na dne 'At the bottom,' 1902), written by the Russian playwright A. Maxim Gorky (1868-1936), and produced under the direction of Konstantin Stanislavski (1863 - 1938) and Vladimir Nemirovich-Danchenko, with the scenic design by Viktor Simov, at the Moscow Art Theatre, on December 31, 1902. 

The cast included Georgy Burdzhalov as Kostyliov, Elena Muratova as Vassilissa, Maria Andreyeva as Natasha, Vladimir Gribunin as Medvediev, Aleksei Kharlamov as Vassily Pepel, Alexander Zagarov as Kleshch, Margarita Savitskaya as Anna, Olga Knipper as Nastya, Maria Samarova as Kvashnia, Vasily Luzhsky as Bubnov, Vasili Kachalov as the Baron, Mikhail Gromov as the Actor, Ivan Moskvin as Luka, Alexander Adashev as Alyoshka, Alexander Vishnevsky as Tatar, and Nikolai Baranov as Krivoy Zob; Stanislavski played Satin for the first five performances, after which Serafim Sudbinin took over. Gorky saw the production nearly a year later, on October 18, 1903.

Klesch & Krivoy Zob & VISHNEVSKY (Tatar) 



Pepel & Natasha& & VISHNEVSKY (Tatar)

                                         Act III

Moscow Art Theater production of The Lower Depths staged by Konstantin Stanislavky

At the Bottom by A. M. Gorky in Moscow, 1902

Scenes from At the Bottom (or The Lower Depth, 1902) written by the Russian playwright A. Maxim Gorky (1868-1936), starring Ivan Moskvin and Vasily Kachalov as the Baron probably at the Moscow Art Theatre on December 18, 1902



World Premier, Closing scene, act 3

Konstantin Stanislavsky in the role of Satin

Trifles (1916), written by Susan Gaspell and performed in 1917

A scene from Trifles (first published and performed in 1916), written by the American playwright Susan Gaspell (Pulitzer-Prize winner, 1876-1948) and performed originally starring Marjorie Vonnegut, Elinor M. Cox, John King, Arthur E. Hohl, and T. W. Gibson, at the Washington Square Theatre, New York City, in January 1917

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Trifles (1916), written by Susan Gaspell and performed at State College of Washington, Pullman, Washington in 1924

A scene from Trifles (first published in 1916), written by the American playwright Susan Gaspell (Pulitzer-Prize winner 1876-1948) and performed at the State College of Washington, Pullman, Washington, with the stage designed by Miss Hulda and executed by William Jackson in 1924

The Miracle (Das Mirakel 1911) written by the German playwright Karl Vollmöller and directed by Max Reinhardt at New York Century Theater in 1924

Scenes from The Miracle (Das Mirakel, first published in 1911) written by the German playwright Karl Vollmöller (1878-1948) and produced by Morris Gest, under the direction of Max Reinhardt (a leading pioneer in the German Expressionist movement, 1873 - 1943), at the Century Theatre, New York City, starring Rosamond Pinchot as the Nun and Lady Diana Cooper and Maria Carmi alternating nightly in the role of the Madonna, having run for 175 performances from Jan. 16, 1924 to June 1924

Norman Bel Geddes (American theatrical designer 1893 - 1958) designed the costumes for The Miracle, who also designed the scenery, which replicated a Cathedral and featured burning incense.

Geddes designed the entire Century Theatre to transform it into a cathedral.

Bertram Park [Diana, Viscountess Norwich (Lady Diana Cooper) as the Madonna]

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Uncle Vanya (Дядя Ваня – Dyadya Vanya 1897) written by Anton Chekhov, having received its Moscow première in 1899 in a production by the Moscow Art Theatre under the direction of K. Stanislavski

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.

 

The First Act
Serebryakov (Aleksandr Leonidovich Vishnvsky) The Second Act, Opening
The Third Act
Sonya (Liliana Stanislavsky) & Tlegin “Waffles” (Alexandre Artem)
The Fourth Act Final Moments of the Fourth Act
Serebryakov (V.V. Luzhsky) 1905?	Sonya (V. A. Petrova) 1905?	クニッペル(エレーナ・アンドレーヴナ)
Helena (Olga Knipper)	Serebryakov (Aleksandr Leonidovich Vishnvsky)	Tlegin “Waffles” (Alexandre Artem)
Marina (Maria Samarova)	レミャローヴァ(マリーナ)	ラエフスカヤ(マリヤ・ワシーリエヴナ)