The creation of the theater in Tyumen (1858) was a very loud and important event in the region. February 8, 1858 in the information newspaper "Tobolsk Province Gazette" - "Local News" wrote: "... In Tyumen, a noble performance! How can this be so? Until now, we knew Tyumen as a trading city, famous for its wide hospitality, where cards were considered the most convenient entertainment ... Where did the actors come from for the Tyumen noble theater? Nobility there, as in all of Siberia, no, the district bureaucracy is very small, is it from the merchant class? .. This is the first time that the participation of the Tyumen merchants in a noble theater should please everyone who cares every step forward in our social life ... ".
