Its theme concerns the conflict of the old aristocracy and new bourgeois merchant class in turn of the century Russia.
First performed in 1904, it has been performed internationally, including an New York performance in its original Russian. Its theme concerns the conflict of the old aristocracy and new bourgeois merchant class in turn of the century Russia. It characters include Lyubov Andreyevna, Gayev, and Varya, whose lack of earnings causes his noble family to lose its estate to Lopakhin, the son of a peasant. FTP, identify this Chekhov play, whose title symbol represents the gentry class which is effectively 'chopped' down by modern changes.
First performed in 1904, it has been performed internationally, including an New York performance in its original Russian.
{The Cherry Orchard}