ld a ▁and ▁Mar f ush a , ▁women ▁servants ▁ ▁Production ▁history ▁ ▁The ▁play ▁premier ed ▁at ▁the ▁Alexand rin sky ▁Theatre ▁on ▁ 1 8 ▁February ▁ 1 9 1 5 , ▁directed ▁by ▁V se vol od ▁Mey erk hold . ▁The ▁premi ere , ▁according ▁to ▁Gi pp ius , ▁was ▁ ▁" nothing ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁ordinary . ▁Some ▁were ▁ra ving ▁with ▁delight , ▁others ▁sp at ▁hat red , ▁and ▁the ▁press ▁got ▁b ers erk . ▁Gi pp ius , ▁Meyer hold , ▁Sav ina ! ▁- ▁what ' s ▁not ▁to ▁get ▁mad ▁over , ▁especially ▁when ▁the ▁c ensor ship ▁is ▁so ▁fier ce , ▁there ▁is ▁little ▁else ▁to ▁write ▁about ? .. ▁ ▁Sav ina ▁played ▁of ▁course ▁her ▁own ▁hero ine , ▁not ▁mine , ▁but ▁did ▁it ▁br illi antly ." ▁The ▁author ▁( like ▁many ▁review ers ) ▁noted ▁the ▁extraordinary ▁Second ▁Act ▁with ▁its ▁master fully ▁st aged ▁' y outh ▁assembly '. ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁Ar z am ast se va , ▁a ▁host ▁of ▁hidden ▁conflicts ▁and ▁under curr ents ▁marked ▁this ▁rather ▁trouble d ▁Alexand r ink a ▁production . ▁The ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 6 - year - old ▁F ino ch ka ▁was ▁somewhat ▁in exp lic ably ▁given ▁to ▁Alexand r ink a ' s ▁second ▁prima , ▁Ek ater ina ▁Ros h ch ina - In s ar ova , ▁who ▁was ▁ 3 2 ▁at ▁the ▁time