Traveling troupe. A novel in 2 parts

It was hard for the actors of the small troupe of Kotomtsev that they did not receive an engagement for the winter season, they have to wander around small county cities and try to attract the audience there, and not in the capital. This audience, however, with much greater pleasure, will not look at Ostrovsky’s plays (and the merchants will also be offended that they laugh at them), but magicians, clowns and trained dogs. And so the actors turn out to be as silk, but are still trying to stake up performances with the hope of getting a sufficient fee. And as if there was little his problems for them, a young merchant son, captivated by the beauty of one of the actresses, was linked behind them. As always with N.A. Leikina, the reader is waiting for the honed style of the Satyrian master, laughter through tears and many interesting household details and take time