ABSTRACT
. . .So familiar is the theme of ‘The Cherry Orchard,’ either as a living play or dramatic text to almost all theater-goers that it is needless to outline its action. Its overtones of charm and helplessness and sentimentality lend themselves to acted interpretation so perfectly that it was reported when the piece was played in this country a few seasons since by Russian players in their native language that audiences entirely unfamiliar with the narrative and not comprehending the lines followed its course with ease.
