Teatro en Alicante, 1901-1910: Cartelera y Estidio

With this volume, the scope of the Fuentes series widens both geographically and chronologically. The first volumes dealt with Madrid, concentrating, although not exclusively, on the 16th and 17th centuries. Later volumes covered Alcala de Henares, Tudela and Cordoba. In the present volume Francisco Reus Boyd-Swan lists the plays performed in the theatres of Alicante during the first decade of the 20th century. Recent critics have become aware of the need to treat the theatre of the provinces of Madrid in the 19th and 20th centuries as seriously as that of the capital, and to study it in equal depth. In his Introduction the author recounts the history of the 12 theatres which were in use in the period and studies legislation affecting the theatres, special performances, times and prices of performances and analyses the theatre-going public and the types of plays presented. The main listing of plays is in chronological order, supported by indexes of playwrights, librettists and composers. The illustrations include plans of theatres and reproductions of contemporary posters.#BAT00060CFG025