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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.
Anton Pavlovich Chekhov [a] (/ ˈ tʃ ɛ k ɒ f /; [3] Russian: Антон Павлович Чехов [b], IPA: [ɐnˈton ˈpavləvʲɪtɕ ˈtɕexəf]; 29 January 1860 [c] – 15 July 1904 [d]) was a Russian playwright and short-story writer. His career as a playwright produced four classics, and his best short stories are held in high esteem ...
He was influenced by Christopher Fry during the resurrection of verse drama, and by Anton Chekhov. One of his own favourite plays was Everly , which never got beyond a rehearsed reading. [ 1 ] Wrang-Gaites , written for his sons to enjoy, [ 20 ] : 3 was originally performed by the York Theatre Royal Activists in 1973 [ 20 ] : 5 and was later ...
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.
"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.
Double bill: The Proposal by Anton Chekhov, translation by Constance Garnett, and Arms and the Man by George Bernard Shaw. Directed by John Clements; The Alchemist by Ben Jonson, directed by Peter Dews; 1971. The Rivals by Richard Brinsley Sheridan, directed by John Clements; Dear Antoine by Jean Anouilh, translated by Lucienne Hill, directed ...
The most detailed and, in retrospect, insightful review came from D.N. Ovsyaniko-Kulikovsky, who, writing for Zhurnal Dlya Vsekh, [2] hailed Chekhov as "an independent force blazing in literature the trail of its own". The critic subjected to thorough analysis Chekhov's method who "...never gives us a well-worked, all-round portrait of his ...
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.