At the beginning of the 20th century, the first battens of “bat” in Russia opened in the Hamovniki house in Khamovniki. It was conceived, according to the literary critic of Nikolai Efros, as "an intimate circle for mutual amusement and fun of the actors of the Art Theater in the post -lane clock." However, later, Kabar became a full -fledged theater and after the revolution toured North and South America and Europe. Anastasia Kaganovich tells the story of the "bat." Evening, half of the tenth.