A Chekhov Circus
A guide to the short stories of Anton Chekhov
A sycophantic clerk accidentally sneezes on his superior, and cannot apologise enough for the insult.
A pompous academic waits in irritation for his incompetent assistant.
A resentful clerk dreams of avenging himself on his superiors, but he can only take out his frustrations on a cockroach.
A pompous snob lectures a guest about the inherent inferiority of the lower classes, only to learn that his guest comes from a modest background.
A father is distraught when his daughter runs off with an actor.
A wolf accidentally kidnaps a puppy during a raid on a farm.
A rich man is touched when his staff at work present him with an album, but he is unconcerned the next day when his children rip it to pieces.
Normally a sober man, Strizhin has a bit too much to drink at a party and then imbibes from the wrong bottle when he gets home.
A man recovers from typhus only to learn that he has infected his beloved sister.
A lawyer connives to win the heart of a married woman.
A Chekhov Circus 