Revizor: Episode Four, “After Penza”

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N o t e s and t e x t translated f r o m the Russian by D a v i d Chambers and Daria Krizhanskaya Staging notes and commentary compiled by Roman KondratenkoAddition a l co m men ta ry trans la ted f r o m the Russian by Andrei Shenin rehearsal notes for this scene, Meyerhold frequently refers to the Chambermaid as usomeOne like Carmen" (trans. note).2. This character was also invented by Meyerhold (trans. note).3. Why do we have several scenes one after another where we have stoves onstage? It can't be by accident. There shouldn't be any accidents in art! Since the plot is sa loose, we need a stove as a starting point for each scene: a "dance from the stove." Also, each scene needs b t &Qm a stove. By the was Osip's monol o p gets "heated" by the Chambermaid's laugh and Khlestalcov's by Annra Ancireevm's presence. &go1 is "heated" by Vertinsky [Ahksatzdy iVikokwk6 (1889-19g1, a cdehratal Russian Swkf s o n p r i t n and cabmet mtktJ. -MeyerhoidThe Mqed-mM &ojject/Rwkor set &sign for r & at by Roma Kon&a&o and k*tioEl$ arnQ ixqxekd numerous w a n t photos and drawings of the 1926 original {trans. note).