The Cherry Orchard
Play - Revival
Jolson's 59th Street Theatre (January 22, 1923 - March 30, 1923)
Jolson's 59th Street Theatre (May 26, 1923 - May 31, 1923)
Data not verified
- First Preview:
- Opening Date: January 22, 1923
- Closing Date: May 31, 1923
- Previews:
- Performances:
Playwright: Anton Chekhov
Synopsis
Russian aristocrat Lyubov returns from Paris to her childhood estate, which is due to be sold. Anton Chekhov's 1903 play highlights the growing irrelevancy of the Russian upper classes as the former peasant class begins to gain power.
Notes:
The Cherry Orchard was presented in repertory as part of the Moscow Art Theatre's season.
Opening Night Cast
| Nikolai Alexandroff | Yasha | |
| Peter Baksheieff | Lopakhin, Ermolai Alekseevich | |
| Alexei Bondirieff | A Vagrant | |
| Leo Bulgakov | Postal Official | |
| Varvara Bulgakova | Dunyasha | |
| Vladimir Gribunin | Simeonov-Pishchik, Boris Borisovich | |
| Olga Knipper-Tchekhova | Ranevskaya, Lyubov Andreevna | |
| Ivan Lazarieff | Stationmaster |
Opening Night Production Credits
| Anton Chekhov | Writer | |
| William Ovlatt | General Manager | |
| F. Ray Comstock | Producer | |
| Morris Gest | Producer | |
| The Moscow Art Theatre (under the direction of Constantin Stanislavsky) | Producer |