Photo of a scene from The Cricket on the Hearth

M. A. Durasova as Maliutka (Mary), G. M. Khmara as John Perrybingle, and Evgeny Vakhtangov as Tackleton in act 4, scene 3 of The Cricket on the Hearth, based on the novel by Charles Dickens, directed by Boris Sushkevich, Moscow Art Theatre First Studio (premiere: November 24, 1914). Laurence Senelick Collection.

From The Director's Prism: E. T. A. Hoffmann and the Russian Theatrical Avant-Garde by Dassia N. Posner

Photograph of Perrybingle and Tackleton sitting before a cozy hearth, center, as Maliutka enters in apron and cap, left. See book: p. 32
Creator(s)	Sushkevich, Boris
Creator Role	director
Contributor(s)	Durasova, M. A. (actor) Vakhtangov, Evgeny (actor) Dickens, Charles (author) Khmara, G. M. (actor)
Subjects	Performing Arts
Date	Premiere: November 24, 1914
Related Section	Chapter 1: Meyerhold-Dapertutto: Framing the Grotesque
Keywords	MAT First Studio fourth-wall theater polemics studio
Content Type	photograph
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Rightsholder	Laurence Senelick
Copyright Status	in-copyright
Rights Granted	non-exclusive, one-time, world rights in all languages
Credit Line	Laurence Senelick Collection
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