A Theatrical-Tragic Chinese Tale in 5 Acts by Carlo Gozzi.  In Russian. A volume commemorating the theatrical production of Princess Turandot by Carlo Gozzi; with cover and lithographs. The volume includes the play’s text itself, introductory commentary on the production, lithographs and photo prints of the actors and stage, as well as musical notation and songs. This production, the last and most significant in the life of director and actor Yevgeny Vakhtangov (Евге́ний Багратио́нович Вахта́нгов; 1883–1922), who was also among the founders of the “Habima” Theatre in Moscow, was staged by him in 1922 at the Moscow Art Theatre and is considered to this day a theatrical masterpiece. The Moscow Art Theatre would later be named in his honor. The stage design for the production was created by Ignaty Nivinsky, a painter and designer whose stage sets left a mark on the Russian avant-garde movement. 

Included in the volume are lithograph plates, some of which display Nivinsky’s set designs for the production. 222, [2] pages + [26] plates. 33.5 cm.