akorn - Mighty Old Tales Retold
Fiction
A Tragic Actor
Anton Chekov
IT was the benefit night of Fenogenov, the tragic actor. They were acting “Prince Serebryany.” The tragedian himself was playing Vyazemsky; Limonadov, the stage manager, was playing Morozov; Madame Beobahtov, Elena. The performance was a grand success. The tragedian accomplished wonders indeed. When he was carrying off Elena, he held her in one hand above his head as he dashed across the stage. He shouted, hissed, banged with his feet, tore his coat across his chest. When he refused to fight Morozov, he trembled all over as nobody ever trembles in reality, and gasped loudly. The theatre shook with applause. There were endless calls. Fenogenov was presented with a silver cigarette-case and a bouquet tied with long ribbons. The ladies waved their handkerchiefs and urged their men to applaud, many shed tears….
The Murder on the Links - Chapter 16
The Murder on the Links - Chapter 15
The Murder on the Links - Chapter 14
The Murder on the Links - Chapter 13
The Murder on the Links - Chapter 12
The Murder on the Links - Chapter 11
The Murder on the Links - Chapter 10
The Murder on the Links- Chapter 9
The Murder on the Links - Chapter 8
The Murder on the Links - Chapter 7
The Murder on the Links - Chapter 6
The Murder on the Links - Chapter 5
The Murder on the Links - Chapter 4
The Murder on the Links - Chapter 3
The Murder on the Links - Chapter 2
The Murder on the Links - Chapter 1
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd - Chapters 24 - 27 - THE END
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd - Chapter 23
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd - Chapters 21 and 22
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd - Chapters 18, 19, 20
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