Photo of a scene from The Cricket on the Hearth
From Chapter 1: Meyerhold-Dapertutto: Framing the Grotesque
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From Chapter 1: Meyerhold-Dapertutto: Framing the Grotesque
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 Chapter 2: Tairov-Celionati: Mime-Drama and Kaleidoscopic Commedia
Alexandra Exter, curtain design for the Moscow Kamerny Theatre (1914). Paper, pencil, gouache, whitewash, silver, bronze, 53 × 73.9 cm. КП 179315. Copyright © A. A. Bakhrushin State Central Theatre Museum, Moscow.