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In 1828 the orchestra has been bought from count Tchernyshev from 27 persons by theatrical management. It was found out, that these musicians in an orchestra ' not igryvali ' and ' play a harm '. The part them was given in ' by pupils ', others - in ' Turkish music ', the third - in musical office to copy notes. Even tools of a count orchestra have appeared unsuitable for game.

In 1829 musicians of count Sologub, and again any of them have been bought could not be defined in an orchestra. Of ten musicians of four have made fake assistants, the others - choristers. Thirteen musicians of Petersburg landowner Afrosimova too have shown weak preparation and have been defined in chorus.

The Hobby for serf theatre was frequent here again, in Petersburg, whim of blase rich men. Some notable ' theatre-goers ' did not know a limit to the imaginations. At count P.M.Skavronskogo serf actors should sing not only on a scene, but also in a daily life. The grandee has ordered, that all servants talked to it drawlingly - a recitative.

Rich man Kologrivov, coming to 10th of XIX century to Petersburg brought with itself a serf orchestra: ahead, occupying all space, in six-seater crew the wide figure of the owner of theatre, in an invariable brown dress coat rose, with enormous pudrenym a wig what carried in XVIII century Behind lordly crew the chain of carts with actors, musicians, singing lasted. Actors made strange impression: all of them were ' on one person '. It occurred because the landowner ordered ' to all to be cut under skobu and to paint hair with a black paint '. Blondes in domestics Kologrivov did not suffer.

- Mister Kologrivov, after all in Petersburg many good theatres, what for you bring the actors? - Have asked the landowner.

- At me on a scene, - that explained, - as I will come to look, all actors and choristers exchange bows, and I it exchange bows. To you you will come in theatre, anybody the nobility does not want me and does not bow.

Just as it took place in Moscow, some Petersburg serf theatres were low-power and hardly deserved the theatre name.