Carlos Arniches
Carlos Arniches Barreda (11 October 1866 – 16 April 1943) was a Spanish playwright, born in Alicante. His prolific work, drawing on the traditions of the género chico, the zarzuela and the grotesque, came to dominate the Spanish comic theatre in the early twentieth century. After starting his career as a novelist and journalist, Arniches turned to theatre in 1888 with the publication of his first play, Casa editorial.
Also recorded as Carlos Arniches Barreda · Carlos Arniches Barrera
Carlos Arniches
Carlos Arniches Barrera (libreto) y Eduardo Montesinos López (partitura). · Arniches C, Montesinos E. El tío de Alcalá: juguete cómico-lirico. Madrid: R. Velasco · Public domain
- Name
- Carlos Arniches
- Born
- 11 October 1866
- Birthplace
- Alicante, Spain
- Died
- 16 April 1943
- Place of death
- Madrid, Spain
- Occupation
- playwright
- Nationality
- Spain.
- Fields
- dramaturgy.
- Known for
- Father Cigarette.
- Languages
- Spanish.
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Carlos Arniches Barreda (11 October 1866 – 16 April 1943) was a Spanish playwright, born in Alicante. His prolific work, drawing on the traditions of the género chico, the zarzuela and the grotesque, came to dominate the Spanish comic theatre in the early twentieth century. After starting his career as a novelist and journalist, Arniches turned to theatre in 1888 with the publication of his first play, Casa editorial.
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Much of his work is set in lower-class Madrid and uses colloquial language, song, dance and music. Arniches was complimented in a 1935 interview by Federico García Lorca, often a scathing critic of contemporary Spanish theatre, as 'more of a poet than almost any of those who are writing theatre in verse at the moment'. Following the end of the Spanish Civil War, the social dramas of Carlos Arniches were among the relatively non-controversial plays allowed by the new government.
Carlos Arniches.
Ramón Cilla · This is a retouched picture, which means that it has been digitally altered from its original version. Modifications: watermark removed. (1891-10-24). " Carlos Arniches ". Madrid Cómico (453). ISS
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• Name — Carlos Arniches • Born — 11 October 1866 • Birthplace — Alicante, Spain • Died — 16 April 1943 • Place of death — Madrid, Spain • Occupation — playwright • Illustration — El tío de Alcalá (zarzuela, 1906).
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Carlos Arniches is recorded as writer, playwright and librettist.
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1866
Carlos Arniches born at Alicante.
1943
Carlos Arniches died at Madrid.
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