 One of the arguments taken up in the parliament was the large costs of the expensive foreign troupes.The first Swedish comedy performed on a public stage, "", was performed in October 1737 with Johan Palmberg and Beata Sabina Straas in the leading parts, and during the 1740s, the plays in was performed by native actors, in the native language, which made it accessible for the public for the first time.At this point, the theater had eight hundred seats.