Об­ра­зуй­те от слова POPULAR од­но­ко­рен­ное слово так, чтобы оно грам­ма­ти­че­ски и лек­си­че­ски со­от­вет­ство­ва­ло со­дер­жа­нию тек­ста.

For years the old town theatre was a failure. It was very expensive but not comfortable, and most of the plays performed were ______.