Project Gutenberg 2011-11-09 Public domain in the USA. 176 Andreyev, Leonid 1871 1919 Андреев, Леонид Николаевич Andreyev, Leonid Nikolayevich Andreev, Leonid Nikolaevich Andrejev, Leonid Zilboorg, Gregory 1890 1959 22009771 Tot, kto poluchaet poshchechiny. English He Who Gets Slapped: A Play in Four Acts Translation of: Тот, кто получает пощечины Produced by Chuck Greif and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from scanned images of public domain material from the Google Print project.) "He Who Gets Slapped: A Play in Four Acts" by Leonid Andreyev is a play written in the early 20th century. The narrative revolves around the character known as "He," who has chosen to assume a clown's life in a circus after experiencing deep personal sorrow and disillusionment. The play delves into themes of identity, societal ridicule, and existential angst, revealing the dichotomy between outward appearances and inner turmoil. The opening of the play introduces us to the circus setting, populated by various characters including the clowns Tilly and Polly, the manager Briquet, and Count Mancini, Consuelo's father. As a rehearsal for the evening performance unfolds, we witness the interactions that highlight the tensions and aspirations of the characters, particularly Mancini's manipulative nature towards Consuelo, the Bareback Tango Queen. Meanwhile, "He," the new clown, exhibits a blend of humor and sadness, struggling with his identity after losing his previous life. This initial act sets the stage for an exploration of the complexities of love, ambition, and the sometimes harsh realities of existence within the circus environment. (This is an automatically generated summary.) http://www.gutenberg.org/files/37961/37961-h/images/cover.jpg en Triangles (Interpersonal relations) -- Drama Russian drama -- Translations into English Andreyev, Leonid, 1871-1919 -- Translations into English Clowns -- Drama PG Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Performing Arts/Film Browsing: Fiction 254855 254864 2024-09-16T05:55:40.239771 2023-09-16T12:13:43.605274 text/html text/html 258407 2011-11-09T07:09:08 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 486984 2011-11-09T07:09:10 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 496065 2024-09-16T05:55:46.876706 application/epub+zip 500417 2024-09-16T05:55:41.039739 application/epub+zip 133729 2024-09-16T05:55:40.600741 application/epub+zip 600344 2024-09-16T05:55:50.354693 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 569555 2024-09-16T05:55:46.406718 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 204926 2022-09-17T10:58:39.751419 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 174438 174235 2024-09-16T05:55:38.611785 2023-09-16T12:13:42.157253 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 174311 2011-11-09T07:09:08 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 65429 2011-11-09T07:09:10 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 174301 2011-11-09T07:09:08 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 65393 2011-11-09T07:09:10 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22381 2024-09-16T05:55:50.510662 application/rdf+xml 14712 2024-09-16T05:55:40.714731 image/jpeg 2172 2024-09-16T05:55:40.658734 image/jpeg 488999 2024-09-16T05:55:40.270777 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia