▁at ▁the ▁Min erva ▁Theatre ▁on ▁June ▁ 1 9 , ▁ 1 9 4 4 , ▁with ▁Th el ma ▁Gr igg ▁as ▁Andre . ▁ ▁Night ▁of ▁January ▁ 1 6 th ▁was ▁first ▁published ▁in ▁an ▁edition ▁for ▁amateur ▁the ater ▁organizations ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 6 , ▁using ▁a ▁version ▁edited ▁by ▁drama ▁professor ▁Nathan iel ▁Edward ▁, ▁which ▁included ▁further ▁changes ▁to ▁eliminate ▁elements ▁such ▁as ▁swe aring ▁and ▁sm oking . ▁Rand ▁dis av owed ▁this ▁version ▁because ▁of ▁the ▁changes . ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 0 , ▁Rand ' s ▁prot ég é ▁Nathan iel ▁Br anden ▁asked ▁about ▁doing ▁a ▁public ▁reading ▁of ▁the ▁play ▁for ▁students ▁at ▁the ▁Nathan iel ▁Br anden ▁Institute . ▁Rand ▁did ▁not ▁want ▁him ▁to ▁use ▁the ▁amateur ▁version ; ▁she ▁created ▁a ▁re vised ▁text ▁that ▁elimin ated ▁most ▁of ▁Wood s ' ▁and ▁' s ▁changes . ▁She ▁had ▁her ▁" final , ▁definit ive ▁version " ▁published ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 8 ▁with ▁an ▁introduction ▁about ▁the ▁play ' s ▁history . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 2 , ▁Rand ▁approved ▁an ▁off - B road way ▁rev ival ▁of ▁the ▁play , ▁which ▁used ▁her ▁preferred ▁version ▁of ▁the ▁script , ▁including ▁several ▁dozen ▁further ▁small ▁changes ▁in ▁language ▁beyond ▁those ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 8 ▁version . ▁The ▁rev ival ▁also ▁used ▁her ▁original ▁title , ▁Pent house ▁Leg end . ▁It ▁was ▁produced ▁by ▁Phill ip ▁and