Question: The original work by Anton Chekhov involving a disillusioned schoolmaster, which inspired a later play by this British playwright, was written specifically for whom?

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On the Harmful Effects of Tobacco: On the Harmful Effects of Tobacco (Russian: О вреде табака , "O vredye tabaka " ) is a one-act play written by Russian author Anton Chekhov; it has one character, Ivan Ivanovich Nyukhin.  First published in 1886, the play was revised by Chekhov and is best known from his 1902 version.  This was first published in English in "The Unknown Chekhov" (1954), a collection of writings.

Melikhovo: Melikhovo (Russian: Ме́лихово ) is a writer's house museum in the former country estate of the Russian playwright and writer Anton Chekhov.  Chekhov lived in the estate from March 1892 until August 1899, and it is where he wrote some of his most famous plays and stories, including The Seagull and Uncle Vanya.  The estate is located about forty miles south of Moscow near Chekhov.

Platonov (play): Platonov (Russian: Платонов , also known as "Fatherlessness" and "A Play Without a Title") is the name in English given to an early, untitled play in four acts written by Anton Chekhov in 1878.  It was the first large-scale drama by Chekhov, written specifically for Maria Yermolova, rising star of Maly Theatre.  Yermolova rejected the play and it was not published until 1923.

Birth house of Anton Chekhov: The Birth house of Anton Chekhov is the place in Taganrog, Russia, where the famous writer Anton Chekhov was born.  It is now a writer's house museum.  The outbuilding on the territory of a property on Chekhov Street (formerly Kupecheskaya Street, later Alexandrovskaya Street, and renamed in honor of Chekhov in 1904, soon after his death) in Taganrog was built in 1859 of wattle and daub, plastered and whitened.  The area taken up by the small outbuilding is 30.5 sq. meters.  The house and grounds were owned by the merchant Gnutov in 1860, and by the petit bourgeois Kovalenko in 1880-1915.

Tatiana Repina: Tatiana Repina (Russian: Татьяна Репина ) — is a one-act drama play written by Russian writer Anton Chekhov in 1889.  It is a sequel of Alexey Suvorin's play "Tatiana Repina", with the same characters.  Chekhov's drama was dedicated to Suvorin.  Chekhov was friends with him and actively participated in the production of his "Tatyana Repina" play in Moscow.

Chekhov Gymnasium: The Chekhov Gymnasium in Taganrog on Ulitsa Oktyabrskaya 9 (formerly Gymnasicheskaya Street) is the oldest gymnasium in the South of Russia.  Playwright and short-story writer Anton Chekhov spent 11 years in the school, which was later named after him and transformed into a literary museum.  Visitors can see Anton's desk and his classroom, the assembly hall and even the punishment cell which he sometimes visited.

The Cherry Orchard: The Cherry Orchard (Russian: "Вишнëвый сад" , "Vishnevyi sad " ) is the last play by Russian playwright Anton Chekhov.  Written in 1903, it was first published by "Znaniye" (Book Two, 1904), and came out as a separate edition later that year in Saint Petersburg, via A.F. Marks Publishers.  It opened at the Moscow Art Theatre on 17 January 1904 in a production directed by Konstantin Stanislavski.  Chekhov described the play as a comedy, with some elements of farce, though Stanislavski treated it as a tragedy.  Since its first production, directors have contended with its dual nature.  It is often identified as one of the three or four outstanding plays by Chekhov, along with "The Seagull", "Three Sisters", and "Uncle Vanya".

The Duel (2010 film): Anton Chekhov's The Duel is a 2010 film directed by Dover Kosashvili.  The film is an adaptation of an 1891 novella by Anton Chekhov, The Duel.  Set in a seaside resort in the Caucasus, the story centers on Laevsky (Andrew Scott), an aristocratic civil servant, and his mistress Nadya (Fiona Glascott), whom Laevsky is trying to abandon.  The screenplay was written by Mary Bing.  "The Duel" was filmed in Croatia.  The film's cast is made up of British and Irish actors.  It has generally received positive reviews.

Three Sisters (play): Three Sisters (Russian: Три сeстры́ , "Tri sestry " ) is a play by the Russian author and playwright Anton Chekhov.  It was written in 1900 and first performed in 1901 at the Moscow Art Theatre.  The play is sometimes included on the short list of Chekhov's outstanding plays, along with "The Cherry Orchard", "The Seagull" and "Uncle Vanya".

Wild Honey (play): Wild Honey is a 1984 adaptation by British playwright Michael Frayn of an earlier play by Anton Chekhov.  The original work, a sprawling five-hour drama from Chekhov's earliest years as a writer, has no title, but is usually known in English as "Platonov", after its principal character "Mikhail Platonov", a disillusioned provincial schoolmaster.

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Answer: Maria Yermolova