"Chekhov and Tolstoy Reunited in ‘Love Stories’: The Mint Theater Company pairs stage adaptations of short stories by the 19th-century Russian authors. They mesh like mismatched matryoshka dolls."
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"Learn the Meaning of Life With Three Questions in 'Chekhov / Tolstoy: Love Stories': The Mint Theater stages Miles Malleson's adaptations of two Russian tales at Theatre Row."
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"Two Tales By Russian Masters Brought To The Stage in The Mint's 'CHEKHOV/TOLSTOY: LOVE STORIES'"
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"The best to be said for this uneven pair of one-acts is that they expand our knowledge of a distinctive playwright (better known as a character actor) whose output might be altogether forgotten if not for this intrepid theatre company."
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"The production offers up more of an educational curiosity than a successful page-to-stage transfer."
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2/5 Stars. "Russian Masters are sparsely served."
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2/5 Stars. "The premise is intriguing: so how to account for the strangely sleepy production that is 'Chekhov/Tolstoy Love Stories'?"
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"As produced by the Mint Theater Company, 'Chekhov/Tolstoy: Love Stories' is pleasant enough. However, from these two master writers one expects something more filling rather than just a meal made up of hors d'oeuvres. The evening may leave you feeling hungry and unfulfilled rather than totally satisfied."
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