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''Dark Eyes'' is a play written by Elena Miramova (in collaboration with Eugenie Leontovich) that premiered in 1943. The comedy centres on three Russian-American actresses who have fallen into serious financial trouble and are urgently seeking a backer for their new play. The story is based upon an earlier Miramova work called "Love Is Not a Potato"; the play originally was titled ''To the Purple''.〔"Gossip of the Rialto." ''The New York Times.'' 20 December 1942.〕 ==List of characters== *John Field: A well-to-do widower and successful businessman who lives in Long Island with his family. *Grandmother Field: John's mother, whose birthday is the day that the play begins. *Larry Field: John's son, twenty-two years old, a self-described "bum." *Helen Field: John's daughter, younger than Larry, a girl of romantic temperament and the fiancée of Nikolai. *Pearl: A Negro maid who works for the Fields. *Willoughby: A butler employed by the Field family. *Prince Nikolai Toradje: A Georgian émigré, charming and self-assured, who has proposed to Helen shortly before the play takes place. *Natasha Rapakovich: A Russian-American actress in her late 30s, vibrant and dramatic, former lover of Nikolai. *Antonina (Tonia) Karpova: A Russian-American actress in her 30s, deeply religious and idealistic. *Olga Shmilevskaya: A Russian-American actress in her 50s, practical and able. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Dark Eyes (play)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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