Chekhov and F.C. Philips

[Ernest Sjogren]

Dear Mr. Shatsev,

> Philips, Looking Glass, Lena, etc.

There is this mention from 1887, which is at least a clue, although it seems 
that the play mentioned is in English:  "Mr. Philips' novel, 'As in a 
Looking Glass,' was dramatized in four acts by Mr. F. C. Grove, under the 
same title at the Opera Comique in May.  It was a powerful, if somewhat 
morbid play, and the remarkable impersonation of the leading character by 
Mrs. Bernard-Beere made it one of the most striking successes of the year." 
THE ANNUAL REGISTER... FOR THE YEAR 1887; London, 1888. 
http://tinyurl.com/bjgqsu

It appears that the main character's name is Lena, "impersonated" by Mrs. 
B-B.  Another brief reference can be found here, from THE NEW YORK TIMES 
(November 15, 1892, page 5): http://tinyurl.com/b68r86 (I have not accessed 
the entire article).

Ernie Sjogren

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