1 3 8 ▁cry stal ▁l amps , ▁convenient ▁make - up ▁rooms , ▁re he ars al ▁bal let ▁classes , ▁a ▁small ▁hall ▁for ▁cre ative ▁meet ings ▁and ▁chamber ▁concert s , ▁the ▁whole ▁factory ▁with ▁fake ▁and ▁property - rooms ▁sh ops . ▁The ▁new ▁theatre ▁has ▁a ▁mini - print ing ▁house ▁and ▁modern ▁sound ▁recording ▁studio . ▁The ▁light ▁and ▁sound ▁equipment ▁— ▁from ▁the ▁best ▁produ cers ▁of ▁the ▁USA , ▁Germany , ▁England ▁and ▁Japan , ▁a ▁rot ating ▁scene , ▁variable ▁volume ▁of ▁the ▁aud itor ium . ▁ 1 ▁ ▁The ▁history ▁▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 5 ▁Carl ▁Mill ö cker ' s ▁oper etta ▁Der ▁B ett el student ▁opened ▁the ▁first ▁season ▁Russian ▁theatre ▁of ▁the ▁musical ▁comedy . ▁From ▁ 1 9 3 7 ▁to ▁ 1 9 4 1 ▁and ▁from ▁ 1 9 4 3 ▁to ▁ 1 9 4 8 ▁– ▁Republican ▁opera ▁and ▁bal let ▁theatre . ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 9 ▁– ▁the ▁State ▁musical ▁and ▁drama ▁theatre ▁of ▁the ▁Republic ▁of ▁M ord ov ia . ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 9 ▁– ▁the ▁State ▁theatre ▁of ▁the ▁musical ▁comedy . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 2 ▁– ▁the ▁State ▁musical ▁theatre ▁of ▁the ▁Republic ▁of ▁M ord ov ia . ▁Since ▁ 1 9 9 4 ▁the ▁theatre ▁is ▁named ▁after ▁ ▁of ▁the ▁hon ored ▁artist ▁ ▁and ▁the ▁national ▁actor ▁of ▁M ord ov ia ▁Ill ar ion