People are preparing to watch the bullfight. The doors open and the bullfighters enter. One of them receives the banderilla and tries to stick it in the bull without success. After many turns and movements with the capes, the bull is finally hit and the audience screams. The forcados enter the bullring and walk towards the bull as it is repeatedly hit. In the background, the excitement of the screaming audience and of the vendors intensifies.

Glove-puppet

Not specified

Santa-Rita Augusto de (aka Santa-Rita)

Portugal

Lisbon

Typewriting

Dom Roberto

Bullfighting

Spanish bullfighting

Comical

Portuguese

Bullfighter

Bull

Fight with an animal

Play in verse

Uma toirada

The bullfight

In the first part, Roberto talks to the Intendente (Police officer) about the beauty of the play that is about to start; he asks him for permission to perform it. The Intendente allows him to speak; he is thus symbolising censorship. Roberto introduces himself as a “child of the people” but also as “the grandson of Gil Vicente”, the famous Portuguese playwright (1465?-1536?); he requests a round of applause. In the second and third parts, Roberto simply reveals the title of the plays that are to be performed.

Typed or electronic text with handwritten annotations

Censorship

Police

Augusto de Santa Rita, Prólogo (first page with the censorship approval stamp).