4 ▁and ▁premier ed ▁at ▁the ▁Alexand rin sky ▁Theatre ▁on ▁ 1 8 ▁February ▁ 1 9 1 5 , ▁directed ▁by ▁V se vol od ▁Meyer hold . ▁The ▁Moscow ▁Art ▁Theatre ▁production , ▁directed ▁by ▁V ak ht ang ▁M ched el ov , ▁opened ▁on ▁ 7 ▁December ▁ 1 9 1 6 . ▁The ▁play ▁was ▁first ▁published ▁in ▁Pet ro grad ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 6 ▁by ▁the ▁Og ni ▁Publish ers . ▁ ▁Background ▁The ▁Green ▁Ring , ▁a ▁play ▁about ▁' f athers ▁and ▁sons ' ▁of ▁the ▁new ▁generation , ▁was ▁written ▁in ▁January ▁ 1 9 1 4 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 3 ▁Gi pp ius ▁remembered : ▁" It ▁was ▁about ▁the ▁pre - W ar ▁youth , ▁the ▁te en agers ▁of ▁the ▁time . ▁The ▁con co cted ▁story line ▁aside , ▁it ▁all ▁came ▁out ▁of ▁my ▁own ▁communication ▁with ▁the ▁young ▁people ▁of ▁Saint ▁Petersburg , ▁the ▁ones ▁who ▁attended ▁my ▁' S und ays ' ." ▁ ▁As ▁the ▁director ▁V se vol od ▁Meyer hold ▁and ▁the ▁Alexand r ink a ▁cast ▁started ▁to ▁re he arse ▁the ▁play , ▁the ▁major ▁set back ▁occurred . ▁The ▁play ▁had ▁to ▁be ▁taken ▁through ▁the ▁The atr ical ▁Committee . ▁" Since ▁M ere zh kov sky ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁it ▁in ▁Saint ▁Petersburg , ▁we ▁sent ▁it ▁an onym ously ▁to ▁its ▁Moscow ▁department . ▁To ▁our ▁utter ▁amaz ement ▁the ▁local