The Philistines
Play by Maxim Gorky written in 1901
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Gorky at the Moscow Art Theatre with the cast, 1902
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Written by | Maxim Gorky |
Date premiered | 26 March 1902 ( 1902-03-26 ) |
Place premiered | Moscow Art Theatre |
Original language | Russian |
Genre | Realistic drama |
Setting | Bessemenov's house in Moscow, early 1900s |
The Philistines ( Russian : Мещане , romanized : Meshchane ) is the debut play by Maxim Gorky written in 1901. It was first published by Znaniye in 1902, subtitled: "The Scenes in the House of Bessemenov. The Drama sketch in 4 Acts". [1]
The play premiered on 26 March 1902 at the Moscow Art Theatre , directed by Konstantin Stanislavski and Vasily Luzhsky , the latter taking the leading part of Bessemenov. The production enjoyed astounding success, even though every phrase considered 'too risky' had been cut out by the censors. [1]
In the course of its first year 60 thousand copies of The Philistines were sold. In 1903 it was awarded the Griboyedov Prize . [1]
References
- 1 2 3 Commentaries to The Philistines . Commentaries. The Works by M. Gorky in 30 volumes. Khudozhestvennaya Literatura. 1949-1956
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