Little Eduard sees a revelation at Muuga Manor, where Eduard Vilde got his \u2018first stripes\u2019 (got the strap for the first time): a statue of Venus towers in the palace vestibule. Regardless of the fact that she has no hands, Venus is so big and beautiful, naked and unattainable. Eduard promises himself to find that woman and begins his quest for Venus, which leaves lots of stripes in his heart and caresses his soul.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Eduard Vilde\u2019s life and the characters of his books intertwine in the play. Suddenly \u2013 when he wants to start writing in peace in his home, which Estonia\u2019s government has promised him for a long time and has finally given to him \u2013 all of Vilde\u2019s wives drop into his study. There are so many of them that they can hardly fit into the room.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
His first wife comes and threatens to kill herself using morphine. His second wife is present the whole time and is busy hiding revolvers belonging to revolutionaries in their roasting oven. A captivating Jewess arrives in the evening of his life and makes old Vilde\u2019s weary heart wobble like a car that has blown out a tire on a highway. Additionally, his father comes, because of whom Vilde was called the overseer\u2019s son, Konstantin P\u00e4ts and Juhan Liiv appear, peasants coming from the Mahtra Uprising ask him to write about the injustice they have been subjected to, Ludvig Sander and Tiit Piibeleht, Eeva Marland make appearances, and the M\u00e4ek\u00fcla milkman with his milk pail\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","lavastus_tag":[511],"venue":[414],"class_list":["post-11400","lavastus","type-lavastus","status-publish","hentry","lavastus_tag-last-performances","venue-the-eduard-vilde-museum"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n