The play takes place in a provincial town on the banks of the Volga. Larisa Dmitrievna Ogudalova, the romantic beauty—daughter of a penniless noble widow and, of course, without a dowry—falls head over heels in love with the handsome Sergey Sergeevich Paratov, a shipowner and splendid, but unscrupulous and calculating man who, for his own whim, is willing to stake not only his own life but also someone else’s. For some time he returns her feelings, but marrying a poor girl is absolutely not in his plans—so he suddenly leaves...
Characters and cast:
Kharita Ignatyevna Ogudalova — Anna Nikritina
Larisa Dmitrievna, her daughter — Nina Olkhina
Mokiy Parmeyevich Knurov — Aleksandr Larikov
Vasily Danilich Vozhevatov — Pavel Pankov
Sergey Sergeevich Paratov — Semiletov Nikolay
Yuliy Kapitonich Karandyshev — Ryabinkin Sergey
Robinson — Vasily Sofronov