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Teatro Apolo

Teatro Apolo: open from 1892 and 1892-03.

Teatro Apolo: After closing and nearly being demolished in 1958, the Apolo was bought in 1966 by the cooperative Nuevo Teatro, later sold and renamed Cine-Teatro Lorange, and reinaugurated on 27 July 2009. Singers and playwrights of the tango world, among them Gardel, Discépolo and Tita Merello, are listed among those who appeared there.

Premiered at Teatro Apolo: Muchachita loca, Pobre corazón mio, Traiga otra caña, and Chorra.

Linked to Teatro Apolo (played in): Ignacio Corsini.

Linked to Teatro Apolo (occurred at): Nuevo and Electronic and festival era.

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Opening and closing

Our venue records; each note says what the year counts

Opened
1892Built from 1886, inaugurated March 1892 (Wikipedia).

Sources: Qué vachaché

By decade

Dated moments, each with its source, and what we filmed

  1. 1900s

    1. 1905Arturo de Bassi: Starts in theatre at the Teatro Apolo with Arturo Podestá's company.

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    2. 1907José González Castillo: His name becomes known when the Podestás stage his work at the Teatro Apolo.

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    3. 1909Francisco Bastardi: Debuts as an actor with Pablo Podestá at the Teatro Apolo.

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  2. 1910s

    1. 1915Peregrino Paulos: El distinguido ciudadano is written for the comedy of that name staged by Roberto Casaux at the Teatro Apolo.

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    2. Oct 22, 1917Enrique Santos Discepolo: Debuts as an actor in El chueco Pintos, staged by Roberto Casaux at the Teatro Apolo.

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  3. 1920s

    1. 1922Azucena Maizani: Chorus member at the Teatro Apolo.

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    2. 1922Manuel Romero: El bailarín del cabaret runs all season at the Teatro Apolo with César Ratti's company; Ignacio Corsini introduces Patotero sentimental in it.

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    3. 1924Gerardo Matos Rodríguez: Contursi and Maroni's lyric Si supieras is sung in Un programa de cabaret at the Teatro Apolo, without his consent.

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    4. Jun 6, 1924Enrique Maroni: Un programa de cabaret, written with Pascual Contursi, opens at the Teatro Apolo with the Si supieras lyric of La cumparsita; begins working as a radio announcer.

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    5. 1926Rodolfo Sciammarella: Ignacio Corsini introduces his first tango, No te engañes corazón, in La vida comienza mañana at the Teatro Apolo.

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  4. 1930s

    1. May 20, 1932Manuel Meaños: Olinda Bozán's company stages his comedy La rival de Greta Garbo at the Teatro Apolo.

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    2. 1937Francisco Amor: Acts and sings in César Ratti's company at the Teatro Apolo.

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Open from2

Open from 1892Sources disagree

Open from March 1892Sources disagree

Notes1

After closing and nearly being demolished in 1958, the Apolo was bought in 1966 by the cooperative Nuevo Teatro, later sold and renamed Cine-Teatro Lorange, and reinaugurated on 27 July 2009. Singers and playwrights of the tango world, among them Gardel, Discépolo and Tita Merello, are listed among those who appeared there.Single source

Premiered at4

Muchachita loca — premiered at Teatro ApoloApr 15, 1924Single source

Pobre corazón mio — premiered at Teatro ApoloJul 3, 1926Single source

Traiga otra caña — premiered at Teatro ApoloMay 29, 1926Single source

Chorra — premiered at Teatro ApoloApr 4, 1928Single source

Played in1

Ignacio Corsini — played in Teatro Apolo1923–1926Single source

Dates2

Took place at Nuevo1958Single source

Took place at Electronic and festival eraJul 27, 2009Single source

Corrientes stage where Tita Merello sang Discépolo's Qué vachaché in 1926 and Marcos Caplán premiered Chorra in 1928.

Where
Avenida Corrientes 1372

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