The Teatro Principal de la Comedia was a theatre in Havana Cuba with 834 seats which was a major venue from its opening 1921 until demolition in 1956. It was located at calle Ánimas No. 2 between Zulueta and Prado.
[Raúl Eduardo Chao ''Album de Cuba'' 1365358135 - 2016 Page 121 "Teatro Principal de la Comedia, Animas entre Prado y Zulueta, donde funcionaba anteriormente el Teatro Heredia, abrió sus puertas en 1921. Único teatro de La Habana que jamás se convirtió en cine. Fue derrumbado en 1956."] The theatre's first production on 29 October 1921 was the 1894 play ''La de San Quintín'', by
Benito Pérez Galdós
Benito Pérez Galdós (May 10, 1843 – January 4, 1920) was a Spanish Spanish Realist literature, realist novelist. He was the leading literary figure in 19th-century Spain, and some scholars consider him second only to Miguel de Cervantes ...
, presented by María Palau and Felipe Sassone.
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Theatres in Cuba
Demolished buildings and structures in Cuba
Buildings and structures demolished in 1956
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