sentences:  In the current publication, the Arcade edition was translated from Brecht's final revision in 1954 by Gerhard Nellhaus (and by Brecht himself, who made his own English version of the first scene).The Bentley translation is based on public domain material of 1926, many years before Brecht finished revising the play.In 1931, Brecht himself directed the play, in Berlin starring Peter Lorre.