El Coliseo de la Cruz: 1736-1860

A detailed study of the construction and history of the Coliseo de la Cruz, the first modern public theatre in Madrid, built on the site of the city's oldest permanent playhouse. The Coliseo de la Cruz, the first modern public theatre in Madrid, was constructed [1736-37] on the site of the city's 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 b