▁of ▁the ▁dem ons . ▁This ▁version ▁of ▁the ▁play ▁last ed ▁three ▁seasons . ▁ ▁Second ▁version ▁After ▁two ▁years , ▁May akov sky ▁re work ed ▁the ▁text ▁of ▁his ▁play . ▁This ▁second ▁version ▁premier ed ▁in ▁the ▁First ▁Theatre ▁of ▁the ▁R S FS R ▁on ▁May ▁ 1 , ▁ 1 9 2 1 . ▁A ▁printed ▁edition ▁of ▁the ▁second ▁version ▁was ▁released ▁in ▁June ▁of ▁that ▁year . ▁This ▁version ▁of ▁the ▁play ▁last ed ▁about ▁ 1 0 0 ▁shows . ▁ ▁Later ▁versions ▁ ▁A ▁ 6 0 - min ute ▁animated ▁film ▁adaptation ▁of ▁the ▁play ▁was ▁made ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 9 , ▁directed ▁by ▁David ▁Ch erk ass ki y . ▁It ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁animated ▁feature ▁to ▁be ▁made ▁in ▁Ukraine . ▁The ▁Soviet ▁government ▁b anned ▁screen ings ▁outside ▁of ▁the ▁Ukrain ian ▁SS R . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁the ▁director ▁of ▁the ▁film ▁uploaded ▁it ▁to ▁Y outube . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁after ▁several ▁dec ades ▁of ▁the ▁play ▁not ▁being ▁seen ▁anywhere , ▁the ▁Moscow ▁A . R . T . O . ▁theatre ▁put ▁on ▁an ▁updated ▁version ▁of ▁the ▁play ▁which ▁was ▁dub bed ▁" M yst ery - B ou ffe . ▁The ▁C lean ▁Vari ant ", ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁texts ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁and ▁second ▁versions . ▁It ▁premier ed ▁in ▁France ▁on ▁May ▁ 1 , ▁ 2 0 0 7