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A comedy by Anton Chekhov.
Translated by George Calderon.
[Starring] Luise Rainer and Jeanne de Casalis with Michael Hordern and Geoffrey Keen
The action of the play takes place on Sorin's estate.
(Second performance on Friday at 8.15)

Contributors

Author:
Anton Chekhov
Translated by:
George Calderon
Producer:
Harold Clayton
Assisted by:
Kenneth Buckley
Settings:
Barry Learoyd
Medvedenko:
Norman Claridge
Masha, Shamrayef's daughter:
Tatiana Lieven
Sorin, Peter Nikolayevitch (Madame Arkadina's brother):
Allan Jeayes
Treplef, Constantine Gavrilovitch (Madame Arkadina's son):
Geoffrey Keen
Nina, daughter of a rich land-owner:
Luise Rainer
Yakof:
Michael Rose
Pauline, Shamrayef's wife:
Nora Gordon
Dom, Eugene Sergeitch, a doctor:
Sydney Tafler
Shamrayef, Ilya Afanasyevitch, a retired Lieutenant, Manager of Sorin's estate:
John Salew
Madame Arkadina, Irina Nikolayevna, an actress:
Jeanne de Casalis
Trigorin, Boris Alexeyevitch, a writer:
Michael Hordern
Housemaid:
Josephine Hunter
Cook:
Geoffrey Barrie

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