Moscow Drama Troop of 1854-1855

[Nora Favorov]

Dear Seelangers,
I am working on a translation of Sofia Khvoshchinskaya's Gorodskie i
derevenskie.  In it there is a reference to a Moscow drama troop of
1854-1855.  The context is as follows:  Erast Sergeevich, contributor to the
"tolstye zhurnaly" of the day (1862) and a self-described "deyatel'", is
reflecting on his years as a writer.
"Ovcharov v nastoyashchuiu minutu prishel k ubezhdeniiu, chto, veroyatno, v
to stesnitel'noe vremya on i tochno khotel karat' svoim perom poryadok
veshchej i govoril o nem gor'kuiu pravdu pochti bessoznatel'no, ne dumaya,
govoril dazhe v svoikh teatral'nyx zametkakh o moskovskoj dramaticheskoj
truppe 1854-1855 godov...."

I would like to include an endnote on this reference, but so far haven't had
any luck finding any background information.  Any help would be appreciated.
Best wishes,
Nora Favorov

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