: National ▁Register ▁of ▁Historic ▁Places ▁in ▁Pacific ▁County , ▁Washington <0x0A> </s> ▁Myst ery - B ou ffe ▁( ; ▁M ister i ya - B uff ) ▁is ▁a ▁social ist ▁dram atic ▁play ▁written ▁by ▁Vladimir ▁May akov sky ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 8 / 1 9 2 1 . ▁May akov sky ▁stated ▁in ▁a ▁pre face ▁to ▁the ▁ 1 9 2 1 ▁edition ▁that ▁" in ▁the ▁future , ▁all ▁persons ▁performing , ▁present ing , ▁reading ▁or ▁publishing ▁Myst ery - B ou ffe ▁should ▁change ▁the ▁content , ▁making ▁it ▁contemporary , ▁immediate , ▁up - to - the - min ute ." ▁ ▁Plot ▁ ▁First ▁version ▁The ▁play ▁was ▁written ▁for ▁the ▁anni versary ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 1 7 ▁revolution , ▁and ▁was ▁accepted ▁by ▁the ▁Central ▁Bureau ▁to ▁be ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁festiv ities . ▁The ▁title ▁is ▁likely ▁a ▁reference ▁to ▁the ▁opera ▁buff a / op éra ▁bou ffe , ▁com ic ▁opera ▁gen res ▁popular ▁at ▁the ▁time . ▁This ▁original ▁version ▁was ▁directed ▁and ▁produced ▁by ▁V se vol od ▁Meyer hold , ▁and ▁the ▁art ▁was ▁done ▁by ▁Kaz imir ▁Male v ich . ▁The ▁premi ere ▁was ▁in ▁the ▁Theatre ▁of ▁Musical ▁D rama ▁on ▁November ▁ 7 , ▁ 1 9 1 8 . ▁ ▁May akov sky ▁himself ▁played ▁the ▁role ▁of ▁the ▁" simple ▁man ", ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁some ▁bit ▁roles ▁including ▁M eth us el ah ▁and ▁one