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Azerbaijani professional theater took step with five immortal comedies of M.F.Akhundov. On March 10, 1873 (the 22nd in the old style), with the initiative and participation of Hasan bey Zardabi and Najaf bey Vazirov, the first play in Baku - Mirza Fatali Akhundov's comedy " Lənkəran xanının vəziri  -The Minister of Lankaran Khan" was shown by the students of the realni school. The Azerbaijani theater, which started to develop on the basis of realism from the first day of its creation, stood in a position of high idealism and became a source of human ideas, has gained the perfection of style, form and method on this basis.

The electronic database "Azerbaijani Theater" was presented to users online by the employees of the National Library of Azerbaijan. In the electronic database, the history of the Azerbaijan Theater, the founder of the National Drama Theater, ideas about theater art, Azerbaijan Theaters, Theater in publications, etc. materials that reflect it are displayed.

Those who want to get acquainted with the electronic database can use the link https://anl.az/el/emb/TEATR/index.html.