In the 1878-1879 season she worked in Taganrog, the next year returned to Odessa and in 1880 found herself in Vilno where she succeeded the recently deceased prima A.N.

In winter 1881-1882 Goreva worked with the Tiflis theatre, then in the spring found herself in St Petersburg's Alexandrinka and had success as Maryitsa in Dmitry Averkiyev's Kashirskaya Starina (Old Times in Kashira).

[1] After two unsuccessful attempts to sign a long-term contract with Alexandrinka, Goreva spent some time in Europe (where she played with numerous troupes, notably in Berlin, Leipzig and Prague).

The Goreva Theatre lasted for just two years, folded for financial reasons but left a strong mark upon the city's cultural life and received good press.

[3] According to the Russian Theatre Encyclopedia, "Goreva had classic good looks, beautiful voice and great scenic temperament, slightly marred by the penchant for excessive pathos.