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A Marriage Proposal (sometimes translated as simply The Proposal, Russian: Предложение, romanized: Predlozheniye) is a one-act farce by Anton Chekhov, written in 1888–1889 and first performed in 1890. It is a fast-paced play of dialogue-based action and situational humour.
Chekhov in a 1905 illustration. On the Harmful Effects of Tobacco (Russian: О вреде табака, romanized: O vredye tabaka) is a one-act play by Anton Chekhov. It has one character, Ivan Ivanovich Nyukhin. First published in 1886, the play was revised by Chekhov and is best known from his 1902 version.
Portrait of Chekhov by Isaak Levitan, 1886. Anton Chekhov was a Russian playwright and short-story writer who is considered to be among the greatest writers of short fiction in history. He wrote hundreds of short stories, one novel, and seven full-length plays.
"Peasants" (Russian: Мужики, romanized: Muzhiki) is an 1897 novella by Anton Chekhov. Upon its publication it became a literary sensation of the year, caused controversy (even the Chekhov admirer Leo Tolstoy labeled it "the crime against the people") but in retrospect is regarded as one of Chekhov's masterpieces.
The Proposal is a 1957 Australian television play based on the play A Marriage Proposal by Anton Chekhov. It was made at a time when Australian drama production was rare and mostly adaptations of overseas shows. [4]
A month passes, and Tyotka gets used to her new life, full of good dinners and exhausting but joyful training sessions during which she walks on hind legs, catches sugar, dances and 'sings' (by way of accompanying music by howling). Finally, she becomes Fyodor Timofeyitch's sub in the Egyptian Pyramid. The master is delighted with Tyotka's ...
"A Misfortune", sometimes translated "Misfortune" (Russian: Несчастье, romanized: Neschast'e), is an 1886 story by Anton Chekhov. [1] [2] [3] First published in Novoye Vremya, the story concerns Sofya Petrovna, the young wife of a country notary, whose attempts to turn away a suitor only expose her own desire for him and drive her toward an affair.
"The Proposal and the Bear" is a 1968 Australian television play, based on two stories by Anton Chekhov, The Marriage Proposal and The Bear. They were filmed in the ABC's Melbourne studios using the same cast for two plays.