Friday, February 11, 2011

Suburban Dynaline 3 Ptac

La Puerta de Alcalá


In 1875, with the entry in Madrid, Alfonso XII as king, he began a new phase in which the arts were developed. The culture was facilitated by technological advances such as electricity, telephone and public transport. Proliferated and among many other theaters, the Teatro de la Princesa , which funded by the Marquis de Monasterio, was built between 1884 and 1885 by architect Agustín Ortiz de Villajos and opened the company of Mario Emilio and the comedy " Die and you'll see "
, Breton de los Herreros and with the presence of Queen María Cristina and the dethroned Isabel II.


The building was designed in an eclectic. On a quadrangular plan arose a neo-Renaissance facade bearing giant pilasters, a porch attached to the carriages and access all topped with a pediment in the central body, while the interior decoration was done with Moorish motifs.
Dressing rooms, offices and other units were originally installed in other places due to lack of space. For this reason we decided to expand the theater in 1918 by commissioning the architect Pablo Aranda
building a new plant, changing the original appearance of the facade. In another reform was integrated back porch in the lobby and altered the design of the room and finally in 2003 the Board added the Princess, with capacity for 120 spectators.
Google Since the late nineteenth began lavishing actress María Guerrero, operating under license from the English Theatre. His artistic commitments hinder its obligations to the theater as her husband and businessman, Fernando Díaz de Mendoza , decide to purchase the Princess Theatre in 1908 and moved his residence to the upper floors of the building to the death of actress 1928. After his death the theater was acquired by the State Conservatory of Music and Speech and in 1931 was renamed the Teatro Maria Guerrero . The Civil War caused the closure of the premises until 1940, when reopened as the National Theatre and in 1978 it became the headquarters of the National Drama Centre. In 1996 he was declared of Cultural Interest.
Sources: "Madrid Villa y Corte" Peter Montoliú Camps, "Urbanity," "Postcards Old Madrid" Ediciones La Librería, "The English and American Illustration," "City of Madrid", "Regional Historical Archive "" Old Madrid "," English Society of Library "," Municipal Museum. "
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