This author's lesser-known plays include The Harmfulness of Tobacco and The Tragedian in Spite of Himself. Noted for using silent pauses and simultaneous conversations, he stated the maxim that "If a gun [hangs] on the wall in the first act, it must fire in the last." For 10 points—name this playwright who insisted that a f
This author's lesser-known plays include The Harmfulness of Tobacco and The Tragedian in Spite of Himself. Noted for using silent pauses and simultaneous conversations, he stated the maxim that "If a gun [hangs] on the wall in the first act, it must fire in the last." For 10 points—name this playwright who insisted that a family losing its ancestral estate was a comedy in his The Cherry Orchard.
This author's lesser-known plays include The Harmfulness of Tobacco and The Tragedian in Spite of Himself.
Anton Pavlovich {Chekhov}