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...deaf old porter Ferapont is in the capable hands of James Greene, who is obliged to wear shabby or worn-out clothing and whose figures stick through holes in his black mittens. He carries out his menial chores without complaint. Michael Parish and Tom Klunis do yeoman service in small straightforward roles of lieutenants Fedotik and Rode...

Author: By Caldwell Titcomb, | Title: Chekhov's 'Three sisters' Admirably Staged | 8/5/1969 | See Source »

...pink-walled Kremlin the postman brought the usual batch of patriotic letters for Tovarishcha Stalina, the usual donations ranging from 50,000 to 1,000,000 rubles for Red Army weapons.*The one Comrade Stalin liked the best and the one Pravda featured came from gnarled, patriarchal Ferapont Golovaty, father of four, grandfather of ten, keeper of the bees and assistant chief of a collective farm in the Saratov region...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: RUSSIA: . . . Tovarishchu Stalinu | 6/5/1944 | See Source »

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