Teatro Zorilla
type: Item
label: Duláang Zorrilla sa Maynila @tl
alternative label: TEATRO CIRCO DE ZORRILLA
Field: architecture
Type of information: Performance venue
City: Manila
Country: Philippines
Internal image: PH_Manila_zorilla.jpg
opening date: 1893-08-17T00:00:00Z
context: In the early 1900s, Avenida Rizal was abounded with theaters and restaurants; Teatro Libertad and Zorilla Theater, attracting the well-dressed crowd to their zarzuella shows and operas on weekends. [Source: Wikipedia]The Teatro Zorrilla or Zorrilla Theatre, also known as the Duláang Zorrilla sa Maynila ("Zorrilla Theater in Manila") in Tagalog, was a prominent theatre in the Philippines. Once located along Calle Iris (now a part of C.M. Recto Avenue), Manila, the theatre was named after José Zorrilla (1817 - 1893), a Spanish poet and playwright. The building, which had a seating capacity of 900 people, was officially opened on 17 August 1893, and it was the venue for Spanish-language and Tagalog-language stage performances