Another play this author of The Boor met with little success until it was staged by the MAT under the direction of Constantin (*) Stanislavsky; that play ends with Irinia Arkadina's son Treplev committing suicide partly because of his jealousy regarding the writer Trigorin.
Michael Frayn's Wild Honey is an adaptation of an early, untitled play by this man. His one-act plays include one in which Smirnov tears a chair in half while demanding money from, then falling in love with, Mrs. Popov. Another of his plays features a governess named Charlotta who performs magic tricks and an eccentric manservant named Firs. Another play this author of The Boor met with little success until it was staged by the MAT under the direction of Constantin (*) Stanislavsky; that play ends with Irinia Arkadina's son Treplev committing suicide partly because of his jealousy regarding the writer Trigorin. In another of his plays, Lopakhin buys Madame Ranevskaya's estate and plans to cut down the title landmark. For 10 points, name this Russian playwright of The Seagull and The Cherry Orchard.
Michael Frayn's Wild Honey is an adaptation of an early, untitled play by this man.
Anton Pavlovich Chekhov