| Without a Dowry | |
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| Written by | Aleksandr Ostrovsky |
| Date premiered | 10 November 1878 |
| Place premiered | Maly Theatre in Moscow |
| Original language | Russian |
| Genre | Realistic drama |
Without a Dowry (Russian: Бесприданница) is a play by Alexander Ostrovsky that premiered on 22 November [O.S. 10 November] 1878 at the Maly Theater and first published in the January 1879 issue of Otechestvennye Zapiski.[1] Met with indifference by the contemporary critics, later it came to be regarded as a classic of the Russian theatre.[2] Yakov Protazanov directed a cinematic adaptation, Without a Dowry, which was released in 1937, and Eldar Ryazanov also adapted it into a popular 1984 film.
- ^ The play's title has also been translated into English as The Girl without a Dowry, The Dowerless Bride, and The Poor Bride.
- ^ Lakshin, Vladimir (1982). "Alexander Nikolayevich Ostrovsky". Iskusstvo Publishers, Moscow. Life in Art series. Retrieved 2012-03-01.