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He who gets slapped ; a play in four acts

In 1924 the legendary Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer movie studio began production of its first film, an adaptation of a play by the eminent Russian playwright and novelist Leonid Andreyev. Starring Lon Chaney and Norma Shearer, two early icons of the silver screen, "He Who Gets Slapped" was released in November 1924 and remains one of the most acclaimed films of the silent era. In this 1922 volume, discover the original Andreyev play about a brilliant scientist who becomes the star clown in a Parisian circus after being betrayed by his wife. Featuring an introduction by famed psychoanalyst Gregory Zilboorg, this is a must-read for fans of the classic film, enthusiasts of Silver Age Russian literature and those interested in a dark tale of circus life.

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  • "Paul Beaumont is a scientist who labored for years alone to prove his radical theories on the origin of mankind. Baron Regnard becomes his patron, enabling him to do research while living in his mansion. One day, Beaumont announces to his beloved wife Marie and the baron that he has proved all his theories and is ready to present them before the Academy of the Sciences. He leaves the arrangements to the baron. However, after Beaumont goes to sleep, Marie steals his key, opens the safe containing his papers, and gives them to the baron. It is clear that Marie and the baron are lovers. On the appointed day, Paul travels to the Academy with the baron. He is aghast when the baron, instead of introducing him, takes credit for Paul's work himself. After he recovers from the shock, Paul confronts him in front of everyone, but the baron tells them that Paul is merely his assistant and slaps him. All of the academicians laugh at his humiliation. Paul later seeks comfort from his wife, but she brazenly admits she and the baron are having an affair and calls him a clown. Paul leaves them. Five years pass by. Paul is now a clown calling himself "He who gets slapped", the star attraction of a small circus near Paris. His act consists of him getting slapped every evening by other clowns. - Wikipedia."
  • "In 1924 the legendary Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer movie studio began production of its first film, an adaptation of a play by the eminent Russian playwright and novelist Leonid Andreyev. Starring Lon Chaney and Norma Shearer, two early icons of the silver screen, "He Who Gets Slapped" was released in November 1924 and remains one of the most acclaimed films of the silent era. In this 1922 volume, discover the original Andreyev play about a brilliant scientist who becomes the star clown in a Parisian circus after being betrayed by his wife. Featuring an introduction by famed psychoanalyst Gregory Zilboorg, this is a must-read for fans of the classic film, enthusiasts of Silver Age Russian literature and those interested in a dark tale of circus life."@en

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  • "He who gets slapped; a play in four acts, by Leonid Andreyev. Translated from the Russian with an introd. by Gregory Zilboorg"@en
  • "He who gets slapped, a play in four acts, by Leonid Andreyev. Translated from the Russian with an introduction by Gregory Zilboorg"
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