Mikhail Lentovsky

Reading notes

• A Little Something §11 Lentovsky

  Mikhail Lentovsky, the real and celebrated impresario of the Hermitage garden theater, known for spectacular costume-heavy productions -- the mother's 'exotic Spaniard' turns out to be the manager himself in costume.

• My Wives §3 Mr. Lentovsky

  Mikhail Lentovsky (1843-1906), the real and famous Moscow theatrical impresario known for spectacular popular entertainments, here cast as the (fictional) producer of the operetta the narrator is suing.

• Unclean Tragedians and Leprous Playwrights §4 Mikh. Val. Lentovsky

  Mikhail Valentinovich Lentovsky, the real, flamboyant Moscow impresario whose spectacular popular theater -- crowded with pyrotechnics, trapdoors, and formula melodrama -- is this whole piece's target.

• To F. O. Shekhtel, 26 April 1886. Petersburg. §6 Lentovsky

  Mikhail Lentovsky was a flamboyant Moscow theatrical impresario and actor known for spectacular, crowd-pleasing popular entertainments, including féeries. Chekhov's tone here -- calling him scatterbrained and hard to refuse -- reflects Lentovsky's reputation as a colorful, larger-than-life figure whose personal charm made his theatrical demands difficult to turn down even without pay.

• To Al. P. Chekhov, 25 December 1882. Moscow. §9 Lentovsky

  Mikhail Valentinovich Lentovsky, a prominent Moscow theatrical entrepreneur and impresario; Nikolai's failure to write to him cost the family a lucrative commission.

• To Al. P. Chekhov, February 1883. Moscow. §6 Lentovsky

  Mikhail Lentovsky, the flamboyant Moscow theatrical impresario, cited here as someone who has been trying to reach the dilatory Nikolai for a year without an answer.

• To N. A. Leikin, 11 November 1884. Moscow. §9 Lentovsky's masquerade

  A costume ball/masquerade evening staged by the flamboyant Moscow impresario Mikhail Lentovsky, a popular entertainment venue of the day.

• Mummers §21 Lentovsky's Hermitage

  Mikhail Lentovsky was a real, flamboyant Moscow theatrical impresario whose Hermitage Garden theater was known for lavish, crowd-pleasing popular spectacle rather than serious drama.

• The Mysteries of One Hundred and Forty-Four Catastrophes §50 Lentovsky

  Mikhail Lentovsky, the real, flamboyant Moscow theatrical impresario and actor famous for spectacular popular entertainments -- another topical cameo among the ball guests.