| The Philistines | |
|---|---|
 Gorky at the Moscow Art Theatre with the cast, 1902 | |
| Written by | Maxim Gorky |
| Date premiered | 26 March 1902 (1902-03-26) |
| Place premiered | Moscow Art Theatre |
| Original language | Russian |
| Genre | Realisticdrama |
| Setting | Bessemenov's house in Moscow, early 1900s |
The Philistines (Russian:Мещане,romanized: Meshchane) is the debut play byMaxim Gorky written in 1901. It was first published by Znaniye in 1902, subtitled: "The Scenes in the House of Bessemenov. The Drama sketch in 4 Acts".[1]
The play premiered on 26 March 1902 at theMoscow Art Theatre, directed byKonstantin Stanislavski andVasily Luzhsky, the latter taking the leading part of Bessemenov. The production enjoyed astounding success, even though every phrase considered 'too risky' had been cut out by the censors.[1]
In the course of its first year 60 thousand copies ofThe Philistines were sold. In 1903 it was awarded theGriboyedov Prize.[1]
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