It adopted the style of syncretic theatre, which combined dramatic and comedic action with musical and vocal scenes, including choral and dance ensembles.
Marko Kropyvnytskyi, Mykhailo Starytsky Ivan Tobilevich and others were first named as part of coryphaei Ukrainian theatre in this book.
In 1885, the only theatre troupe at that time split up: Marko Kropyvnytskyi and his actors separated from Mikhailo Starytsky and his supporters.
The performances were attended by many Poles, who, according to the journalist of the magazine "Kurjer Lwowski," "Shevchenko's speech is more understandable than local Russians.
The theatre's repertoire included performances such as A Zaporozhian beyond the Danube, The Bartered Bride, Gal'ka, Kateryna, and Kotliarevsky's Eneida.