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'' (''Teatro Odeón'' in Spanish) was a

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. It was built by Don Emilio Bieckert in the end of the 19th century. In July 1896, it hosted the first ever

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screening in

. It was demolished in 1991 in order to make space for the

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. Currently the Odeon Tower is being built on the site, and a new theater is being built on one side of the tower to replace the former.

Major performances

*1897, Maria Guerrero and Fernando Diaz de Mendoza *1898, María Tubau *1903, Carmen Cobeña, André Antoine *1907,

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*1913,

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*1927,

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*1937, Margarita Xirgu *1950, Madeleine Renaud and Jean Louis Barrault *1951, Diana Torrieri and

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*1954,

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and Paolo Grassi *1962, Niní Marshall *1967, Libertad Lamarque *1976, Nati Mistral

Principal concerts

Gallery

File:Teatro_Odeón_(ca._1985).jpg, Main entrance in 1985. File:Teatro_Odeón.jpg, View of Esmeralda street. File:Royal_Hotel_y_Teatro_Odeón.jpg, Royal Hotel and Teatro Odeón. File:Horacio_Coppola_-_Buenos_Aires_1936_-_Corrientes_y_Maipú.jpg, Photo of Horacio Coppola.

References

* * Theatres in Buenos Aires Buildings and structures demolished in 1991 Music of Argentina 19th-century establishments in Argentina National Historic Monuments of Argentina Demolished buildings and structures in Argentina {{Argentina-theat-struct-stub