▁close ▁to ▁Wed ek ind ' s ▁Spring ▁Aw ak ening ▁which ▁Meyer hold ▁( another ▁German ) ▁directed ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 7 . ▁The ▁attacks ▁from ▁the ▁' pat ri otic ' ▁camp ▁continued ▁throughout ▁the ▁play ' s ▁run ▁in ▁Alexand r ink a . ▁The ▁final ▁st raw ▁was ▁provided ▁by ▁the ▁article ▁in ▁Nov o ye ▁V re my a ▁by ▁Vik tor ▁Bur en in ▁who , ▁while ▁ign oring ▁the ▁play ▁as ▁such , ▁launched ▁a ▁personal ▁attack ▁on ▁the ▁M ere zh kov sk ys ▁and ▁Fil osof ov . ▁After ▁that ▁the ▁play ▁was ▁performed ▁only ▁once , ▁on ▁ 2 2 ▁April . ▁ ▁In ▁her ▁After word ▁to ▁the ▁ 1 9 1 6 ▁Og ni ▁edition ▁Gi pp ius ▁described ▁The ▁Green ▁Ring ▁as ▁a ▁" d ream ▁play ", ▁cons ci ously ▁' under written ' ▁so ▁as ▁to ▁provide ▁little ▁more ▁than ▁gu idel ines ▁" for ▁actors ▁yet ▁un born ..." ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁author , ▁" M ey er hold ▁totally ▁understood ▁[ this ], ▁while ▁Sav ina ▁perce ived ▁the ▁play ▁as ▁nothing ▁more ▁than ▁a ▁chance ▁to ▁grab ▁this ▁pre cious ▁part ▁and ▁create ▁another ▁beautiful ▁character ▁to ▁add ▁to ▁her ▁gallery ." ▁In ▁Alexand r ink a , ▁the ▁director ▁failed ▁to ▁build ▁anything ▁' re volution ary ' ▁out ▁of ▁this ▁material . ▁Instead , ▁it ▁fl our ished ▁in ▁the ▁Moscow ▁Art ▁Theatre ' s ▁Second ▁Studio ▁production , ▁where ▁the