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work premiered at the Moscow Art Theatre on October 27, 1915 to tepid critical reviews, but tremendous popularity with audiences who applauded continuously through fourteen curtain calls. The production marked the professional debut of lauded Russian actress Faina Ranevskaya who portrayed one of the smaller roles. The Alexandrinsky Theatre staged the work the following month (premiere November 27, 1915) in a staging by Nikolai Vasilyevich Petrov. Numerous

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