About the book: 1976 / The name of the playwright D. Ugryumov (1904-1973) is well known to the Soviet audience and reader. This collection includes three of the writer's most popular plays. In the play “Chair No. 16,” representatives of theatrical routine are ridiculed. The comedy “Suitcase with Stickers” takes aim at the philistine fascination with foreignness. The satirical pathos of the comedy “Call to an Empty Apartment” is aimed at exposing money-grubbing, callousness, and indifference to people. The book is illustrated. Designed for a wide range of readers.