The Circo Price, also known as El Price, is a 2,142-seat concert venue and former circus in Madrid. The circus was originally located in the Jardin de las Delicias, a park which lay at the corner of the

Paseo de Recoletos Paseo de Recoletos is a wide boulevard in central Madrid leading from Plaza de Cibeles to Plaza de Colón. From west to east it consists of: * Two southward lanes * The pedestrian walk * A southward bus lane * Three southward lanes * Three north ...

and the calle de la Veterinaria, now calle Barbara de Braganza. In 1880 the impresario Thomas Price, part of the English family of

equilibrist Tightrope walking, also called funambulism, is the skill of walking along a thin wire or rope. It has a long tradition in various countries and is commonly associated with the circus. Other skills similar to tightrope walking include slack rope ...

clowns, the Price Brothers obtained permissions to construct a permanent circus hall and theatre in the Plaza del Rey. It was for many years colloquially known as the "Circo de Parish" after its manager Leonard Parish (d. 1930), who followed in his father's () footsteps. During this period the theatre became a major venue for

zarzuela () is a Spanish lyric-dramatic genre that alternates between spoken and sung scenes, the latter incorporating operatic and popular songs, as well as dance. The etymology of the name is uncertain, but some propose it may derive from the name of ...

s.Del Barquillo a Chueca: transformación y glamour de un barrio ... – Page 41 Bernardo Veksler – 2005: "25 En paseo de los Recoletos y Bárbara de Braganza se levantó, en 1868, el Circo Price, que se mantuvo en el lugar durante ocho ... Durante tres décadas estuvo instalado en la casa de las siete chimeneas, cambiando más tarde su denominación por la de Circo Parrish. A principios del siglo XX, recupera su viejo nombre y presenta espectáculos circenses, conciertos, zarzuelas y bailes de máscaras."

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Theatres in Madrid Circuses Buildings and structures in Arganzuela District, Madrid Zarzuela {{Europe-theat-struct-stub