简介：Bergman'sfourthproductionofStrindberg'splay.BergmanpresentedOldManHummelasthemastermindinawebofcrimesandlies.Hishandscoveredinbloodyrags,perhapsareferencetothemurderheoncecommittedandpossiblyalsotoStrindberghimself,whosufferedfrompsoriasiswhilewritingtheplay. Therewereotherbiographicalallusionsintheproduction:animageofthehouseatKarlavägen10,wereStrindbergoncelived(atthetimeitwasalsoBergman'sStockholmaddress)wasprojectedontheblackcloththatframedthestage,andthesparsedécorincludedastatuewhosefeaturesweresomewhatreminiscentoftheactressHarrietAndersson. TheproductionwasstagedwithoutintermissiononTheRoyalDramaticTheatre'ssmallMålarsalen.IntheprogrammeBergmanreferredtoTheGhostSonataas'apieceoffantasy',atermStrindberghadusedinalettertotheatredirectorVictorCategrenin1908.Musically,theplayhasusuallybeenassociatedwithBeethoven's'Gespenstersonal'butBergmanusedBelaBartokasmusicalaccompaniment,thoughhisfourthreadingofStrindberg'splayhadthedarkmoodofBeethoven'spiece.…