Abstract
Forty-four weeks of work beginning on Sunday 8 July 1736, and culminating on 11 May 1737, produced the first modern public theatre in the city of Madrid. Constructed on the site of the first permanent theatre at a total cost of some 515,809 reales, it was undoubtedly a spectacle to behold for the Madrid citizenry of that time, so accustomed to the starkness and modesty of the corrales. The building served the public as a theatre for over 120 years. On 3 July 1859, the demolition project for the theatre was advertised for bids in both the Gaceta de Madrid and the Diario Oficial de Avisos de Madrid, and by 15 October the city architect, Don Juan Jose Sanchez Pescador, had inspected the site and declared the project complete. La Esperanza of 15 November 1859 reported: ‘Ya esta empedrado en forma de calle y pronto se abrira al transito publico el solar del teatro’.
Sign-in/Register to access full text options 
Free) 
Talk to us
Join us for a 30 min session where you can share your feedback and ask us any queries you have
Schedule a call
