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Phillip Brian Thomason Libros

El Coliseo De La Cruz, 1736 1860

The Coliseo de la Cruz, the first modern public theatre in Madrid, was constructed (1736-37) on the site of the citys 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