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Konstantin Stanislavski established a theatre for the workers at the Alekseyev family factory as part of his reforms to the business. A reading room, public readings, a choir and a stage structured the employees’ leisure time and helped maintain discipline. Stanislavski the factory owner—known in business life as Konstantin Alekseyev—drew on two kinds of experience: as a director, he organised everyday life at the factory, while as a theatre director, he transfor…