Copyright, 1915, by Samuel French.
| CHARACTERS |
| Helena Ivanovna Popov [a young widow, mistress of a country estate]. Grigorji Stepanovitch Smirnov [proprietor of a country estate]. Luka [servant of Mrs. Popov]. A Gardener. A Coachman. Several Workmen. |
| Place: The Estate of Mrs. Popov. |
| Time: The Present. |
[The stage shows an elegantly furnished reception room.]
Reprinted from "The World's Best Plays by Celebrated European Authors," edited by Barrett H. Clark, and published by Samuel French, by permission of, and special arrangements with, Samuel French.
THE BOOR
A Comedy
By Anton Tchekoff
[Mrs. Popov discovered in deep mourning, sitting upon a sofa, gazing steadfastly at a photograph. Luka is also present.]
Luka. It isn't right, ma'am—You're wearing yourself out! The maid and the cook have gone looking for berries, everything that breathes is enjoying life, even the cat knows how to be happy—slips about the courtyard and catches birds; but you hide yourself here in the house as though you were in a cloister and have no pleasures—Yes, truly, by actual reckoning you haven't left this house for a whole year.