Masters of the stage (1946)

A quote by M. Gorky against the background of a theater curtain.

The building of the Moscow Art Academic Theater of the USSR named after M. Gorky (MKhAT).

Busts and photographs of V. Nemirovich-Danchenko and K. Stanislavsky in the foyer.

Directors' chairs of V. Nemirovich-Danchenko and K. Stanislavsky in the auditorium.

The directors' desk.

On the table are performance programs, photographs, drawings, sketches of costumes and scenery.

Photographs in a book and on the pages of an album. I. Moskvin with bouquets of flowers.

Theater actors enter the room.

Colleagues congratulate I. Moskvin.

A quote against the background of a photograph.

Dissolve: a poster for a performance based on A. Tolstoy's play "Tsar Feodor Ioannovich", photographs, M. P. Bolduman as Boris Godunov.

Fragment of the performance "Tsar Feodor Ioannovich".

Fragment of the play "Tsar Feodor Ioannovich".

Fragment of the play "Tsar Feodor Ioannovich".

A quote against the curtain.

Fragment of a rehearsal of the play "Tartuffe" by J.B. Poquelin (Moliere).

A fragment of a rehearsal of the play "Tartuffe" by J.B. Poquelin (Moliere).

A quote by M. Gorky against the background of the curtain. O.L. Knipper-Chekhova enters the dressing room.

Photographs of O.L. Knipper-Chekhova in roles.

A playbill for the play "The Seagull" by A.P. Chekhov.

A photograph of A.P. Chekhov on the table. O.L. Knipper-Chekhova tells about the first production of the play "The Seagull".

The story is interspersed with photographs, pages of an album and a director's copy of the text, and theatre programmes.

On the table are a portrait of A.P. Chekhov and flowers in a vase.

The Moscow Art Theatre medal.

Theatre programmes.

The curtain.

Drawings.

Curtain.

Soffits.

Scenery for the play based on A.P. Chekhov's "The Cherry Orchard".

View from the window onto the garden.

Blossoming trees.

A quote against the background of trees.

Drawing.

Theatre schedule.

Desk.

Pages of the play with director's edits.

Fragment of the play "The Cherry Orchard".

Fragment of the play "The Cherry Orchard".

Quote by V.I.Nemirovich-Danchenko.

Dissolve: change of scenery.

Finale of the play "The Cherry Orchard".

Gorky (Nizhny Novgorod), natural landscapes.

Moscow, Moscow Art Theatre. V.I.Kachalov smokes in his office.

Photographs by V.I.Kachalov.

The actor sits down at the table.

Photographs by A.P.Chekhov and A.M.Gorky. V.I.Kachalov sorts through documents on the table.

Photographs, letters, newspaper clippings. V.I.Kachalov reads excerpts from his memoirs.

The reading is interspersed with photographs and editing of texts.

Photos by V.I.Kachalov.

Theatre program for the play based on A.M.Gorky's "The Lower Depths".

Fragment of the play "The Lower Depths".

Fragment of the play "At the Bottom".

Fragment of the play "The Lower Depths".

Gorky (Nizhny Novgorod), natural landscape.

Moscow, Moscow Art Theatre.

On the table are photographs and the novel by F.M. Dostoevsky "The Brothers Karamazov". V.I. Kachalov takes a book. V.I. Kachalov looks at his watch, gets up, opens the curtains, takes off his jacket.

Photograph of V.I. Kachalov in the role and the novel by F.M. Dostoevsky.

The actor puts on his jacket, takes a book in his hands, sits down on the sofa. V.I. Kachalov reads the monologue of Ivan Karamazov.

Gallery of portraits of the actors of the Moscow Art Theatre.

Foyer of the theatre.

Theatre building.

Quote by M. Gorky against the background of the curtain.