▁been ▁argued ▁that ▁this ▁could ▁have ▁been ▁screen ed ▁rather ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁play . ▁ ▁The ▁second ▁sequence ▁shows ▁how ▁Gl um ov ' s ▁di ary ▁was ▁st olen . ▁It ▁was ▁linked ▁to ▁the ▁play ▁by ▁the ▁actor ▁running ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁stage ▁to ▁re app ear ▁on ▁screen ▁clim bing ▁along ▁the ▁building ' s ▁fac ade ▁up ▁to ▁the ▁roof ▁where ▁he ▁was ▁picked ▁by ▁an ▁air plane . ▁Event ually , ▁he ▁jump ed ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁air plane ▁to ▁fall ▁into ▁a ▁car ▁that ▁brought ▁him ▁back ▁to ▁the ▁front ▁door ▁of ▁the ▁the ater . ▁At ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁this ▁sequence , ▁the ▁actor ▁came ▁back ▁on stage , ▁holding ▁in ▁his ▁hand ▁a ▁film ▁re el . ▁ ▁The ▁third ▁sequence ▁shows ▁met ap hor ically ▁the ▁contents ▁of ▁Gl um ov ' s ▁Di ary , ▁using ▁several ▁stop ▁motion ▁substitution s ▁rem in is cent ▁of ▁early ▁films ▁by ▁George ▁Mé li ès . ▁It ▁ends ▁up ▁with ▁the ▁wed ding ▁of ▁Gl um ov ▁and ▁M ash en ka ▁and ▁Gl um ov ▁answering ▁requests ▁for ▁money ▁from ▁the ▁other ▁protagon ists ▁with ▁a ▁fig ▁sign . ▁ ▁Cast ▁Gr ig ori ▁Aleks and rov ▁as ▁Gl um ov / G ol ut vin ▁▁ ▁Aleks andr ▁Anton ov ▁as ▁J off re ▁▁ ▁Serge i ▁M . ▁Eisen stein ▁as ▁Him self ▁Mik h ail ▁G om or ov ▁as ▁Tur us ina ▁V era ▁Mu zyk ant