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El Coliseo de la Cruz, 1736-1860 - Phillip Brian Thomason

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Title
El Coliseo de la Cruz, 1736-1860 - estudio y documentos
Author
Phillip Brian Thomason
format
Hardback
Publisher
Tamesis Books
Language
Spanish
UK Publication Date
20050714

Description

The Coliseo de la Cruz, the first modern public theatre in Madrid, was constructed [1736-37] on the site of the city's oldest permanent playhouse, the Corral de la Cruz, dating from 1579.

The corral, an open-air courtyard theatre, was surrounded by private boxes in neighbouring houses [recently studied in this series by Charles Davis], which only intermittently contributed to the municipal coffers; by 1736, moreover, it was decrepit and ill-suited to current staging requirements. The city authorities therefore replaced it by an up-to-date, fully self-contained theatre building with a proscenium stage.

The new coliseo was fashioned in the Italian style, but maintained many characteristics of the corral theatres, such as the cazuela [separate women's gallery], and continued to attract a varied audience, representing virtually every level of Madrid society.
Finally, in 1859, the Coliseo de la Cruz, by now inadequate and in ill repair, was demolished to alleviate traffic congestion at the Puerta del Sol.

PHILLIP B.THOMASON is Professor of Spanish at Pepperdine University, California.


El Coliseo de la Cruz, el primer teatro pblico moderno de Madrid, fue
construido [1736-37] en el solar del corral de comedias ms antiguo de la
ciudad, el Corral de la Cruz, inaugurado ya en 1579.
El corral, con su patio al aire libre, haba estado rodeado de aposentos
particulares situados en las casas colindantes [estudiados recientemente en esta serie por Charles Davis], cuyos dueos contribuan relativamente poco a los fondos municipales; en 1736, adems, estaba deteriorado y poco adecuado para la nueva escenografa. Por tanto, el Ayuntamiento lo derrib, reemplazndolo por un teatro moderno, enteramente cubierto, con proscenio y decorados en perspectiva.
El nuevo coliseo estaba diseado al estilo italiano, pero retena muchos
elementos de los corrales de comedias, entre ellos la cazuela de las
mugeres, y sigui atrayendo a un pblico variado, que inclua prcticante todos los estratos de la sociedad madrilea.
Finalmente, en 1859, el Coliseo de la Cruz, ya desfasado y deteriorado a su vez, fue derribado para aliviar los problemas de trfico en la Puerta del Sol.

PHILLIP B.THOMASON es profesor de espaol de Pepperdine University, California.

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