im ▁be y ▁H ag ver di ye v , ▁J al il ▁M amm ad g ulu za de h ▁and ▁S ule yman ▁San i ▁Ak h und ov , ▁were ▁organiz ers ▁of ▁the atr ical ▁spect acles . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 8 8 , ▁a ▁the atr ical ▁tr oupe ▁was ▁created ▁in ▁B aku ▁by ▁active ▁participation ▁of ▁S . M . G an iz ade ▁and ▁N . N ar iman ov . ▁In ▁ 1 8 9 7 , ▁the ▁first ▁professional ▁collect ive ▁– ▁“ Mus lim ▁D rama ▁Tr oupe ” ▁– ▁was ▁established . ▁Re per toire ▁of ▁pre - re volution ary ▁theatre ▁consisted ▁of ▁works ▁of ▁A zer ba ij ani ▁play w right s ▁( M . F . A kh und ov , ▁N . V az iro v , ▁H . V az iro v , ▁N . N ar iman ov , ▁A . H ag ver di ye v , ▁J . M amm ad g ulu za de ▁and ▁others ), ▁and ▁also ▁Russian ▁( N . V . G og ol , ▁I . S . T urg ene v ▁and ▁L . N . T ol sto y ) ▁and ▁western ▁European ▁class ics ▁( W . Sh akespe are , ▁Sch iller ▁and ▁M oli ère ). ▁A zer ba ij ani ▁theatre ▁became ▁the ▁center ▁of ▁spread ing ▁of ▁en light en ment ▁and ▁dem ocracy ▁ideas ▁from ▁its