<P> In 1904, Stanislavski finally acted on a suggestion made by Chekhov two years earlier that he stage several one - act plays by Maurice Maeterlinck, the Belgian Symbolist . Despite his enthusiasm, however, Stanislavski struggled to realise a theatrical approach to the static, lyrical dramas . When the triple bill consisting of The Blind, Intruder, and Interior opened on 15 October (O.S. 2 October), the experiment was deemed a failure . </P> <P> Meyerhold, prompted by Stanislavski's positive response to his new ideas about Symbolist theatre, proposed that they form a "theatre studio" (a term which he invented) that would function as "a laboratory for the experiments of more or less experienced actors ." The Theatre - Studio aimed to develop Meyerhold's aesthetic ideas into new theatrical forms that would return the MAT to the forefront of the avant - garde and Stanislavski's socially conscious ideas for a network of "people's theatres" that would reform Russian theatrical culture as a whole . Central to Meyerhold's approach was the use of improvisation to develop the performances . </P> <P> When the studio presented a work - in - progress, Stanislavski was encouraged; when performed in a fully equipped theatre in Moscow, however, it was regarded as a failure and the studio folded . Meyerhold drew an important lesson: "one must first educate a new actor and only then put new tasks before him", he wrote, adding that "Stanislavski, too, came to such a conclusion ." Reflecting in 1908 on the Theatre - Studio's demise, Stanislavski wrote that "our theatre found its future among its ruins ." Nemirovich disapproved of what he described as the malign influence of Meyerhold on Stanislavski's work at this time . </P> <P> Stanislavski engaged two important new collaborators in 1905: Liubov Gurevich became his literary advisor and Leopold Sulerzhitsky became his personal assistant . Stanislavski revised his interpretation of the role of Trigorin (and Meyerhold reprised his role as Konstantin) when the MAT revived its production of Chekhov's The Seagull on 13 October (O.S. 30 September) 1905 . </P>

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