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art. The original plan was to have 82 boxes on three floors but width limitations meant that the number had to be reduced to 68. Seating in the stalls was 236, while there was a balcony with a capacity of 178 and a gallery for 200. The second floor was ornamented with the names of leading international writers and composers, as well as the
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witnessed a long period of instability. Lacking its own theatre company, it offered space to travelling companies, resulting in unreliable performances and a failure to become associated with a specific genre. However, it did attract some of the most famous
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caught fire. The fire spread rapidly, there was intense smoke and general panic, and people could not see where to go to escape because the gas lighting had been turned off and because there was no direct route to the exit at the rear, meaning they could not be guided by lights from outside. About
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ball on 13 February 1859. Born in Porto, AntĂłnio
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