Mestre Gil’s Theatre
The first artistic project for the creation of a puppet theatre will have been Mestre Gil’s Theatre, created by Augusto de Santa Rita (1888-1956), a poet.
Mestre Gil’s Theatre premièred in March 26, 1943 at the old café Coliseu dos Recreios, at Portas de Santo Antão; lately, it was also at Feira Popular.
That time’s press covered the initiative: “All the collaborators of Santa Rita – and they were many – deserve applause for their share of work, but we must not forget the artist Júlio de Sousa, author of the puppets, which are charming and very perfect caricatures”
Its repertoire was mostly formed by plays of Luís de Oliveira Guimarães, among which we distinguish “The Big Parade” (with puppets that satirized that time’s artists, as is the case of Villaret and Beatriz Costa); they also performed plays by Augusto de Santa Rita and Afonso Lopes Vieira.
Alves da Cunha – Teatro Mestre Gil
- Author:
- Júlio de SOUSA
- Country:
- Portugal
- Manipulation technique:
- Glove
- Dimensions:
- 70.0 x 30.0 x 13.0 (Height x Width x Depth)
- Inventary id:
- 101
Amália Rodrigues
- Author:
- Júlio de SOUSA
- Country:
- Portugal
- Manipulation technique:
- Glove
- Dimensions:
- 58.0 x 30.0 x 14.0 (Height x Width x Depth)
- Inventary id:
- 116
Amélia REY COLAÇO
- Author:
- Júlio de SOUSA
- Country:
- Portugal
- Manipulation technique:
- Glove
- Dimensions:
- 60.0 x 36.0 x 14.0 (Height x Width x Depth)
- Inventary id:
- 132
António SILVA
- Author:
- Júlio de SOUSA
- Country:
- Portugal
- Manipulation technique:
- Glove
- Dimensions:
- 57.0 x 32.0 x 11.0 (Height x Width x Depth)
- Inventary id:
- 109
Arnaldo ASSIS PACHECO
- Author:
- Júlio SOUSA
- Country:
- Portugal
- Manipulation technique:
- Glove
- Dimensions:
- 64.0 x 31.0 x 14.0 (Height x Width x Depth)
- Inventary id:
- 107
Bailarina
- Author:
- Júlio de SOUSA
- Country:
- Portugal
- Manipulation technique:
- Stick underneath
- Dimensions:
- 52.0 x 27.0 (Height x Width)
- Inventary id:
- 119
Beatriz Costa
- Author:
- Júlio de SOUSA
- Country:
- Portugal
- Manipulation technique:
- Glove
- Dimensions:
- 65.0 x 29.0 x 30.0 (Height x Width x Depth)
- Inventary id:
- 125
Berta CARDOSO
- Author:
- Júlio de SOUSA
- Country:
- Portugal
- Manipulation technique:
- Glove
- Dimensions:
- 60.0 x 40.0 x 16.0 (Height x Width x Depth)
- Inventary id:
- 108
Bruxa
- Author:
- Júlio de SOUSA
- Country:
- Portugal
- Manipulation technique:
- Glove
- Dimensions:
- 60.0 x 38.0 x 14.0 (Height x Width x Depth)
- Inventary id:
- 135
Burro
- Author:
- Júlio de SOUSA
- Country:
- Portugal
- Manipulation technique:
- Stick underneath
- Dimensions:
- 31.0 x 20.0 (Height x Width)
- Inventary id:
- 695
Cabeçudo
- Author:
- Júlio de SOUSA
- Country:
- Portugal
- Manipulation technique:
- Glove
- Dimensions:
- 54.0 x 34.0 x 10.0 (Height x Width x Depth)
- Inventary id:
- 112
Cabrinha Mé-Mé
- Author:
- Júlio de SOUSA
- Country:
- Portugal
- Manipulation technique:
- Stick underneath
- Dimensions:
- 24.0 x 8.0 x 26.0 (Height x Width x Depth)
- Inventary id:
- 150
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