| Description | Large collection of transcribed letters, personal histories and recollections of Michael Chekhov gathered by Deirdre du Prey for her complete book, 'The Actor is the Theatre.' Includes 'My Memories of Michael Chekhov', by Beatrice Straight, 1976; Three Lessons Given to Beatrice Straight and Deirdre Hurst by Michael Chekhov, New York, March 1935; copies of Dartington archive documents of various dates; 'Dorothy Elmhirst and Michael Chekhov' excerpts by Ramona Lumpkin, 1969; Chekhov's New School for Social Research lecture, 'The Theatre of the Future', Dartington Hall, 1936; 'The Path of the Actor' (Put Aktoria), 1936.
Russian-English translations include: The Actor's Problem: Preface to the Memoirs of M A Chekhov' by P Novitsky, Moscow, 1927; a copy letter, Vera Soloviev to Deirdre Hurst, 30 Apr 1974; Excerpts from the book of Seraphima Birman 'Meetings Given Me by Fate'; extracts from 'The Wind from the Caucasus' by Andrei Bely, 1929; M Chekhov's 'Questionnaire'; 'Stanislavski's Method of Acting' by Chekhov, c1922; 'The First Studio Sullerzhitsky-Vackhtangov-Tchekhov' P A Markov (copyright the Group Theatre Inc) 1934.
Lastly, various extracts from Chekhov's biography 'Life and Encounters'; 'Theme for a Play Suggested by Michael Chekhov', Ridgefield, 26 Mar 1941; and 'Michael Chekhov: An Intimate Glimpse', by Mala Powers, 1975. |