LEFT: A photograph from the 1898 Moscow Art Theater production of "The Seagull." On the left is M. Roksanova (Nina), and on the right is Stanislavsky in the role of Trigorin. The demure Moscow Art theater stuffed seagull can be seen on the bench by Stanislavky's knees.

RIGHT: A photograph from the 1898 Moscow Art Theater production of "The Seagull." On the left is V. Luzhsky in the role of Sorin. V. Meyerhold in the role of Treplev is in the center, and M. Roksanova in the role of Nina is on the right.