The Teatro Coliseo is a theatre in Retiro neighbourhood in Buenos Aires , Argentina which opened on July 8, 1905.
7-639: The Coliseum Theatre was opened in 1905 by the British clown Frank Brown , of great importance in the origins of the Creole circus and theater in Argentina, as a circus hall. On August 27, 1920 from the terrace of the same Enrique Telémaco Susini made one of the first radio broadcasts in history, inaugurating there the LOR Radio Argentina. The theater was closed in 1937, and its building bought by
14-814: The Brothers Carlo circus. He took the name Pepino el 88 while performing with the criollo clown, José Podestá . After an accident in 1893 he only performed as a clown. In 1910 he was part of a performance to celebrate the Argentine centenary, but the tent was destroyed by arson. Some of his those who admired his art were Roberto Payró and Carlos Pellegrini . Rubén Darío wrote about him: Franck Brown como los Hanlon Lee sabe lo trágico de un paso de payaso y es para mí un buen jinete de Pegaso. Salta del circo al cielo raso; Banville le hubiera amado así; Franck Brown, como los Hanlon Lee sabe lo trágico de un paso... . ( Franck Brown as
21-464: The Hanlon Lee knows how tragic a step as a clown and it's for me a good Pegasus rider. Jump from the circus to the ceiling; Banville would have loved him like that; Franck Brown, as the Hanlon Lee he knows how tragic a step ... ) [1] He retired in 1924 and lived with his wife, Ecuyere, Rosita of La Plata (Rosalia Robba) who had been married to Antonio Podestá, one of
28-489: The Italian Institute of Culture in the theater building. 34°35′48″S 58°23′00″W / 34.5966°S 58.3833°W / -34.5966; -58.3833 This article about a theatre building in Argentina is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Frank Brown (entertainer) Frank Brown (6 September 1858 Brighton , England – 9 April 1943, Buenos Aires , Argentina )
35-637: The Italian government, designed some projects for its transformation into a cultural center, where exhibitions and events were held. However, the ideas were cut short by the outbreak of World War II, the building was partially demolished in 1938, and the ruins were vacant lot behind a wall. In the following years, the Italian government decided to build a new building to house part of the Consulate General of his country in Buenos Aires, preserving
42-576: The theater. In 1961 was inaugurated the current theater with the representation of The Saint of Bleecker Street of Giancarlo Menotti by the company's Teatro Argentino of La Plata . The architects Mario Bigongiari and Maurizio Mazzocchi and brothers Luis and Alberto Morea were given charge of remodeling the room and the building of the Buenos Aires Coliseum, with the transfer of the Italian Consulate and installation of
49-400: Was a clown, acrobat and circus entrepreneur with a long career in Argentina, where he was known as El Payaso Inglés ( The English Clown) . Coming from a circus family where both his father and grandfather had been clowns, Brown performed acrobatics and clowning from childhood, and was part of tours to Moscow and Mexico. He arrived in Buenos Aires in 1884 when he was around 26 and worked in
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