"A Marriage Proposal (sometimes translated as simply The Proposal, Russian: \u041F\u0440\u0435\u0434\u043B\u043E\u0436\u0435\u043D\u0438\u0435) is a one-act farce by Anton Chekhov, written in 1888-1889 and first performed in 1890. It is a fast-paced play of dialogue-based action and situational humour."@en . "1890Z"^^ . "A Marriage Proposal"@en . . . .