place
Hungarian Theater, Pest
Hungarian Theater
also: Magyar Színház, Magyar Thalia
The Magyar Színház (Hungarian Theater) in Pest was an early home for Hungarian-language performances before the National Theater opened in 1837; its unglamorous, crowded, and socially mixed atmosphere — located near a dunghill, overrun with sheep-carts — is a recurring motif of Reform Era cultural satire.
Reading notes
- Tales (Five Stories) §3 Hungarian theater
The Magyar Színház (Hungarian Theater) in Pest was a temporary home for Hungarian-language performances before the National Theater opened in 1837; its precarious, unglamorous location — on a dunghill, overrun with sheep-carts — is a recurrent motif of Reform Era satire about the cultural struggles of the Hungarian language.