History of Philippine Music - Philippine Culture: Overview Culture

Tondo Theatre – was erected mainly to
stage Tagalog plays in 1841. Spanish dramas
were acted also there.
Teatro Castellano – better known as Teatro
de Binondo was built by Engineer Jose Bosch
for Manuel Ponce de Leon of where a variety
of songs and plays are exhibited.
Teatro Comico in Manila –Wenceslao
Retana y Gamboa mentioned the existence
of these theatre in 1790.
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