Word: fyodor
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Dates: during 1923-1923
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...first play of the four to be given in Boston, the Moscow Art Theatre, the most famous repertory theatre in the world, chose the rambling, pseudochronicle history play of Alexei Tolstoy, "Tsar Fyodor Ivanovitch", as has been its custom in New York and Chicago. The play affords manifold opportunities for spectacle and ensemble work, manifold chances for actors and director. These were more than taken advantage of by players and producers. A more beautifully grouped, paused, acted, and costumed production Boston has seldom seen. This much is plain in spite of the difficulties of a foreign tongue. There are those...
...fifth act. And mention must be made of the costumes. Rarely has a play been set with the beauty and display of brilliance that one sees here. In fact, if the Moscow players can extract so much from a play of the type of Tolstoy's "Tsar Fyodor", and can hold an audience enthralled that does not understand the language, one looks forward eagerly to their playing of "The Lower Depths", "The Three Sisters", and "The Cherry Orchard...