Niech żyje teatr! : o jednej ze sztuk Michaiła Kuźmina - "Wtorek Mery"

Abstract

The article is an attempt at analysing Mary’s Tuesday, one of Mikhail Kuzmin’s plays. The structure of this piece on the one hand refers to a puppet play, while on the other hand reveals the links with medieval genres. In this article, it is maintained that Kuzmin used the experiences of creating a medieval mystery play and introduced interludes in the text. As a result, the text became a sui generis mystery play about searching for happiness and complying with the etiquette. Additionally, such a reading is supported by the reference to a puppet play, which makes it possible to argue that each of the personas only plays his or her role and is but a puppet operated by the Supreme Being.