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Spanish-language dramatic company attracts large audiences
On this day in 1891, the Solsona Dramatic Company, a family-operated,
Spanish-language, professional dramatic company was reportedly
attracting large audiences in San Diego, Texas. After arriving from
Laredo at the end of the previous month, the Compañía Dramática Solsona
had first attracted small audiences, but its popularity quickly grew. By
March 1892 the company had apparently moved to San Antonio and performed
each Sunday on a regular basis at the Teatro Salón San Fernando, which
operated loosely under the auspices of San Fernando Cathedral. The bill
included a full-length drama of a moralistic, instructional nature with
religious overtones, followed by a juguete cómico, a short
comic play with songs. Compañía Solsona greatly helped to establish the
theater as an important gathering place for the Mexican-American
community in San Antonio.
- Links to Related Handbook of Texas Online Articles
- SOLSONA DRAMATIC COMPANY
- MEXICAN-AMERICAN THEATER
- SAN DIEGO, TX
- SAN ANTONIO, TX
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