“The theater presents something very strange - not a hall, not an arena, not an arena, maybe some kind of “Olympic Circus”, but some of the spectators believe that this is a gladiatorial circus; and others, perhaps, will think that this is a place for knightly tournaments. Unfortunately, the audience only sees the inside of the building: for it is not within the decorator’s means to show both the inside and the outside of the building at the same time. But if viewers saw the façade of the proposed building, they would be very pleased. They would have seen a majestic and gloomy building with an inscription in golden words across a blue field: “... Russian literature, entrance from the courtyard”...