Boukoura Theatre
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Boukoura Theatre was a theatre in Athens in Greece, founded in 1840 and closed in 1897. It was the only permanent theatre in Athens from its foundation until 1888.[1]
History
It was preceded by the temporary Skontzopoulos Theatre (1835–1837) and the Meli Theatre (1837). At the time, there was a great interest in theatre in Greece. A theatre was considered customary for any European capital, and the Apollon Theater, Syros had been founded in the provinces.
The Italian Iosif Camillieri was given permission to build a permanent theatre on Menandrou Street in 1838, a project which was finished by the Italian Basilio Sansoni, who was given theatre monopoly in 1839.[2]
It had a horseshoe-shaped salon with 113 seats and a royal box. It was described as a theatre building that had all components customary for the theatres in Western Europe but in a more simple form.
It was inaugurated with
The theatre played a major part in modern Greek theatre history and became the stage of the first pioneering professional Greek actors of modern Greece. In 1840, the first company of Greek actors was organized by
Between 1844 and 1898, the building was owned and the theatre managed by Ioannis Boukouras, and became known by his name. In 1856, the theatre was reopened, and between 1856 and 1858, the theatre company of Grigoris Kampouroglou performed in it. It closed again in 1858, and was reopened for the third time in 1862.
References
- ^ ΦΕΣΣΑ-ΕΜΜΑΝΟΥΗΛ, ΕΛΕΝΗ (1990, Εθνικό Μετσόβιο Πολυτεχνείο (ΕΜΠ)), Η ΑΡΧΙΤΕΚΤΟΝΙΚΗ ΤΟΥ ΝΕΟΕΛΛΗΝΙΚΟΥ ΘΕΑΤΡΟΥ: 1720-1940 σελ. 506
- ISBN 9781351966177. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
- ^ Miller, William (1928). Greece. C. Scribner's sons.
- ^ Her name was Maria Angeliki Tzivitza. She was the only actress of the theatre and retired after two performances.