Teatro Español (Madrid)
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Teatro Español, formerly Teatro del Príncipe and Corral del Príncipe, is a public theatre administered by the Government of Madrid, Spain. The original location was an open-air theatre in medieval tim
Façade of Teatro Español facing Plaza de Santa Ana
Teatro de la Cruz
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The Teatro de la Cruz was, for nearly 200 years, the principal theater for comedy in Madrid. Founded in 1584 by the Hermandad de la Soledad, it quickly became the premier venue of its time for Spanish
Teatro Español (Madrid)
…which had its own group of followers, the "chorizos," and were in constant struggle with the "polacos," who preferred the performances of the rival Teatro de la Cruz. By this time, Leandro Fernández de Moratín premiered La comedia nueva at Teatro del Príncipe. On 11 July 1802, the theatre was engulfed by fire, and…
An image of Teatro de la Cruz