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Complementing Volume VII of the series, which covers the same years and contains documentation from various archives, this work presents the information contained in the announcements of popular entertainments which appeared in the Diaro de Madrid from its foundation in 1758. Many of the performances mentioned in Volume VII are fleshed out, to produce a

Surviving theatrical contracts throw light on the remarkable degree of theatrical activity throughout 17c Spain.

En 1639 el escribano madrileño Juan García de Albertos fue nombrado Escribano de la Comisión de las comedias. Sus protocolos notariales contienen más de 2.000 escrituras relacionadas con actores y actividad teatral de 1634 a 1660. Esta riquísima colección ofrece un fascinante panorama de la vida teatral de Madrid y su comarca, en toda su

Original studies of theatrical life in Spain in the 17th century.This volume contains papers read at the Zamora conference, 24–26 April 1990, entirely based on hitherto unpublished documentation. The topics include studies of corrales de comedias, autos sacramentales, festivities and popular theatre, audiences and texts. The authors are: STEFANO ARATA, PIEDAD BOLANOS, CATALINA BUEZO, JOSE