Carlos Villalongin Dramatic Company Records
Scope and Contents Note
Consists of plays and promptbooks, photographs, broadsides, and ephemera relating to a Mexican and Mexican American theatrical troupe. Contains 163 volumes of plays and promptbooks in printed or manuscript form which include 265 plays or short theatrical pieces; dates given range from 1848 to 1924, and 102 items are undated. Photographs date from approximately 1883 to 1924 and show Mexican and Mexican American stage actors and directors, especially members of the Villalongin and Hernández families. Broadsides and other ephemera date from about 1905 to 1945 and include programs, promotional fliers, and tickets.
Dates
- Creation: 1848-1945,
- Creation: 1974
- Creation: Majority of material found within 1886-1926
Language of Materials
Spanish, English
Access Restrictions
Unrestricted.
Use Restrictions
Standard copyright restrictions apply.
Biographical Sketch
Theatrical troupe which performed in Texas and northern Mexico during the first quarter of the twentieth century; also known as La Companía Dramática Hernández-Villalongin and as La Companía Cómico Dramática Carlos Villalongin. Carlos Villalongin was a Mexican actor and director, born in Chihuahua, Mexico, in 1872, into a theatrical family. Villalongin joined the troupe of Encarnación Hernández, whose daughter he later married. After the death of Encarnación, Villalongin became increasingly involved in the management of the company, and several other members of his family joined the group. During the period of the Mexican Revolution, the troupe moved its base of operations to San Antonio, Texas, although it continued to tour. The company disbanded about 1924, but Carlos Villalongin continued to direct and produce theatrical performances in San Antonio until shortly before his death in 1936.
Full Extent
7.5 linear feet
Abstract
Plays and promptbooks, photographs, broadsides, and ephemera realting to the Carlos Villalongin Dramatic Company, a Mexican and Mexican American theatrical troup.
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- Title
- Carlos Villalongin Dramatic Company Records
- Status
- Edited Full Draft
- Author
- Nettie Lee Benson Latin American Collection
- Date
- 2006
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
Revision Statements
- 2017 October: Carla O. Alvarez added box and folder information for plays and promptbooks.
- 2021 May: Edited by Carla O. Alvarez to fix compliance check errors to prepare for the migration to new TARO website.
- 2021 November: Edited by Devon Murphy to update control access terms and formatting based on the TARO Control Access List.
- 2025 January: Date normalization by Carla O. Alvarez.
- 2025 July: Revised by Ryan Sullivant to fix validation errors prior to ingestion into ArchivesSpace.
- 2026: Edited by Carla O. Alvarez.
Repository Details
Part of the Benson Latin American Collection, The University of Texas at Austin Repository
2300 Red River Street
Austin Texas 78712 United States
(512) 495-4578
bensonspecialcollections@austin.utexas.edu