▁committed ▁by ▁the ▁Ott oman ▁authorities ▁in ▁the ▁Bulgar ian ▁lands ▁and ▁en light ened ▁the ▁goals ▁of ▁the ▁Bulgar ian ▁revolution ary ▁movement . ▁As ▁an ▁é migr é ▁in ▁Roman ia ▁Vo yn ik ov ▁came ▁to ▁be ▁involved ▁in ▁theatre : ▁he ▁founded ▁a ▁Bulgar ian ▁amateur ▁the atr ical ▁company ▁in ▁Br ă ila ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 5 ▁and ▁head ed ▁it ▁until ▁ 1 8 7 0 . ▁For ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁in ▁the ▁history ▁of ▁Bulgar ian ▁theatre , ▁women ▁took ▁part ▁as ▁actress es . ▁He ▁continued ▁his ▁invol vement ▁in ▁theatre ▁in ▁Gi urg iu , ▁Buch ar est ▁and ▁Sh umen . ▁ ▁Vo yn ik ov ▁author ed ▁several ▁plays , ▁both ▁dram as ▁and ▁com ed ies : ▁Princess ▁Ray na ▁( 1 8 6 6 ), ▁Bapt ism ▁of ▁the ▁Pres lav ▁Court ▁( 1 8 6 8 ), ▁Vel is lava , ▁Bulgar ian ▁Princess ▁( 1 8 7 0 ), ▁The ▁En th ron ement ▁of ▁K rum ▁the ▁F ear some ▁( 1 8 7 1 ), ▁the ▁famous ▁The ▁Mis under stood ▁Civil ization ▁( 1 8 7 3 ), ▁The ▁Ch orb ad zh ia ▁( 1 8 8 1 ), ▁A ▁Phys ician ▁in ▁Sp ite ▁of ▁Him self ▁( 1 8 8 4 ) ▁and ▁the ▁un pub lished ▁Dim anka ▁or ▁True ▁First ▁Love . ▁His ▁plays ▁const itute ▁the ▁main ▁re per toire ▁of ▁Bulgar ian ▁National ▁Rev ival ▁theatre