A Provincial Lady (Russian: Провинциалка, romanized: Provintsialka) is a one-act play by Ivan Turgenev.[1] Written in 1850, it was first produced in January 1851 at a benefit performance for the seminal 19th-century Russian actor Mikhail Shchepkin at the Maly Theatre in Moscow.[1]
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Written by | Ivan Turgenev |
Date premiered | January 1851 |
Place premiered | Maly Theatre, Moscow |
Original language | Russian |
Genre | One-act play |
In the 20th century, the play was produced at the world-famous Moscow Art Theatre as part of a triple bill of works by Turgenev.[2] Constantin Stanislavski directed and played Count Liubin.[2] It opened on 5 March 1912.[2]
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edit- Banham, Martin, ed. 1998. The Cambridge Guide to Theatre. Cambridge: Cambridge UP. ISBN 0-521-43437-8.
- Benedetti, Jean. 1999. Stanislavski: His Life and Art. Revised edition. Original edition published in 1988. London: Methuen. ISBN 0-413-52520-1.
- Moser, Charles A., ed. 1992. The Cambridge History of Russian Literature. Rev. ed. Cambridge: Cambridge UP. ISBN 0-521-42567-0.