La Verbena del la Paloma

…century was Tomás Bretón’s one-act La verbena de la Paloma (1894; “The Festivities of Paloma”), which used stock characters to represent the diverse neighbourhoods of Madrid during the festivities in honour of the Virgin of Paloma, the patron saint of Paloma Street. Another favourite was Ruperto Chapí’s La revoltosa (1897;…