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, Sergio Suárez Ramírez
La intensa actividad escénica desarrollada durante el siglo XIX, que irradió el teatro por todos los rincones de España, tuvo a las compañías y a sus integrantes, los actores, como los protagonistas indiscutibles. Ellos, con su empeño artístico, y el público aficionado con su acompañamiento en sus representaciones, personalizaron esa rica vida escénica. Pero, el oficio de actor no estuvo exento de dificultades: constantes desplazamientos; contratos temporales y cambios de compañías con demasiada frecuencia; sueldos que apenas permitían una vida holgada; escasa consideración social y poca formación para el ejercicio profesional, que acabaron por convertir esta actividad laboral en un duro oficio. Se traza en este estudio un perfil del actor decimonónico a partir del rastreo documental y los datos obtenidos en una capital de provincia (Badajoz, Extremadura), que registró una importante actividad teatral, conocida a través de la prensa conservada durante las cuatro últimas décadas del siglo.
The intense stage activity developed during the 19th century, which spread the theater to all corners of Spain, had the companies and their members, the actors, as the indisputable protagonists. They, with their artistic endeavor, and the amateur public with their accompaniment in their performances, personalized that rich stage life. But, the role of actor was not without difficulties: constant displacements; temporary contracts, and company changes too often; salaries that hardly allowed a comfortable life; little social consideration and little training for professional practice, which ended up turning this work activity into a tough job. In this study, a profile of the nineteenth-century actor is drawn from the documentary tracking and the data obtained in a provincial capital (Badajoz, Extremadura), which recorded an important theatrical activity, known through the press preserved during the last four decades of the century.
L'intensa attività scenica sviluppatasi nel corso dell'Ottocento, che ha diffuso il teatro in ogni angolo della Spagna, ha avuto come protagonisti indiscussi le compagnie e i loro membri, gli attori. Loro, con il loro impegno artistico, e il pubblico amatoriale con il loro accompagnamento nelle loro esibizioni, hanno personalizzato quella ricca vita scenica. Ma il ruolo dell'attore non è stato privo di difficoltà: spostamenti costanti; contratti temporanei e cambi aziendali troppo frequenti; stipendi che permettevano a malapena una vita agiata; poca considerazione sociale e poca formazione per la pratica professionale, che hanno finito per trasformare questa attività lavorativa in un lavoro duro. In questo studio, un profilo dell'attore ottocentesco è tratto dal tracciamento documentario e dai dati ottenuti in un capoluogo di provincia (Badajoz, Extremadura), che ha registrato un'importante attività teatrale, conosciuta attraverso la stampa conservata negli ultimi quattro decenni di il secolo.
The intense stage activity developed during the 19th century, which spread the theater to all corners of Spain, had the companies and their members, the actors, as the indisputable protagonists. They, with their artistic endeavor, and the amateur public with their accompaniment in their performances, personalized that rich stage life. But, the role of actor was not without difficulties: constant displacements; temporary contracts, and company changes too often; salaries that hardly allowed a comfortable life; little social consideration and little training for professional practice, which ended up turning this work activity into a tough job. In this study, a profile of the nineteenth-century actor is drawn from the documentary tracking and the data obtained in a provincial capital (Badajoz, Extremadura), which recorded an important theatrical activity, known through the press preserved during the last four decades of the century.
