The Gypsy Baron
At the end of the 19th century, a conductor of one of Romani choruses, Nikolai Shishkin created the first ever Romani theatre troupe. The first appearance of the troupe was in the operetta "Gypsy Songs in Characters" (), with the main troupe of Arcadia Theatre. This was in 1886. The operetta ran for several years. On 13 April 1887 the first performance of Strauss's operetta "The Gypsy Baron" with Roma (Shishkin's troupe) playing the roles of Roma took place in the Maly Theatre.