The Cherry Orchard The Cherry Orchard The Cherry Orchard () is the last play by Russian playwright Anton Chekhov. Written in 1903, it was first published by "Znaniye" (Book Two, 1904), and came out as a separate edition later that year in Saint Petersburg, via A.F. Marks Publishers. It opened at the Moscow Art Theatre on 17 January 1904 in a production directed by Konstantin Stanislavski. Chekhov described the play as a comedy, with some elements of farce, though Stanislavski treated it as a tragedy. Since its first production, directors have contended with its dual nature. It is often identified as one of
How the Devil Married Three Sisters denoted "BP"). It is sometimes also considered an analogue of the "Bluebeard type" tales, though strictly under the Aarne-Thompson system, "Bluebeard" is classed as type 312. texts Published in German English translations Retellings critical studies How the Devil Married Three Sisters How the Devil Married Three Sisters is an Italian fairy tale found in Thomas Frederick Crane's "Italian Popular Tales" (1885). It was collected and originally published in German as ""Der Teufel heirathet drei Schwestern"" by Widter and Wolf in 1866. It is classified as Aarne-Thompson tale type 311, "The heroine rescues herself and her sisters". Italo Calvino's retelling, entitled