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The National Theatre and Dance Museum on Google Arts & Culture The National Theatre and Dance Museum ( Portuguese : Museu Nacional do Teatro e da Dança ) is a museum in Lisbon , Portugal . [ 1 ]
Teatro São Luiz is a theatre located in the Chiado district of Lisbon. It opened on 22 May 1894. The theatre was purchased by Lisbon City Council in 1971 and underwent major remodelling, beginning in 1998. Teatro da Trindade is in the Chiado neighbourhood. Built in the 19th century, it is one of the oldest theatres in Lisbon still in operation.
The theatre quickly became an important cultural and artistic centre of the elite of Lisbon. It attracted many famous European actors including Sarah Bernhardt (1899), Eleonora Duse (1898), Coquelin Cadet , Gabrielle Réjane , and Jeanne Julia Bartet (1902), as well as the actor and director André Antoine , creator of Théâtre Libre .
The theatre was built on the north side of Rossio square on the site of the old Estaus Palace, built around 1450 as a lodging for foreign dignitaries and noblemen visiting Lisbon. In the 16th century, when the Inquisition was installed in Portugal, the Estaus Palace became the seat of the Inquisition.
The Teatro Tivoli is a theatre located on the Avenida da Liberdade, in the Portuguese capital of Lisbon. It is also used as a cinema. The theatre, which celebrated its 100th anniversary in 2024, is presently known as the Teatro Tivoli BBVA as a result of sponsorship by the Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria. The Tivoli has 1149 seats and has been ...
Teatro do Salitre was one of the first theatres in Lisbon, capital of Portugal. It opened on 27 November 1782, changed its name to Teatro de Variedades in 1858, and was demolished in 1879. For much of its existence it was one of the two leading theatres in Lisbon, together with the Teatro da Rua dos Condes .
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The theatre was then taken over by José Détry, a Frenchman who had been living in Lisbon for many years and had founded the city's gas lighting company in 1846. The theatre re-opened on 12 September 1853 with a French troupe. One reviewer was very enthusiastic because the company, which mainly performed vaudevilles, had a "lot of ...