A classic returns: the Max Star Night10th edition of the Bohemian Pilgrimage through Valle-Inclán's Madrid in memory of the last night of Max Estrella, protagonist of Bohemian lightsAfter the tour, the group will stop at the CBA where a comic-lyrical absurdity will be enjoyed.

Max Estrella's Night It comes of age in the tenth year that Don Max returns to the streets of Madrid. And it makes its grand entrance by kicking off the events of World Theatre Day in this furious and conflictive 2007, an election year in which the stage fuels political debate, "enemies of the people" and "Afghan Taliban" populate our stages, and the wise white coats announce the suffocation of the overheated planet as the definitive apotheosis of the great global farce.

The distinguished member of the Royal Spanish Academy, a champion of the arts, and President of the cultural section of El Mundo, Luis María Anson, and the learned professor of the Complutense University, Javier Huerta, will lead the procession to the Cave of Zarathustra, accompanied by the author, master of ceremonies emeritus of this event, and director of the RESAD (Royal School of Dramatic Art), Ignacio Amestoy. There, on the Parapet of the Councils, after the readings have been made and everyone has enjoyed refreshments at Casa Ciriaco, the bell will ring, setting in motion the unorthodox Stations of the Cross following the hallucinatory footsteps of the lucid Don Max.

Prominent figures from journalism, education, and the performing arts will act as guides for the boisterous common people and the flamboyant aristocracy—a diverse mix that gathers in this city. They will speak in this order: Rosana Torres and Enrique Centeno, chroniclers of the stage; Eduardo Vasco, an expert director of our classics, whose National Theater Company he directs; Santiago Martín Bermúdez, this year's recipient of the award for outstanding national playwright; and Roberto Cerdá, a director who has revitalized contemporary theater, along with the invaluable actor Alberto Jiménez.

After visiting Larra, Calderón, Lope, and the Modernist Fritter Shop, the Picalagartos Tavern will be presented by Margarita Sánchez, the celebrated playwright, one of whose characters will be portrayed by Encarna Breis, the versatile comedian. The audience will then proceed to the Café Colón, guided by Guillermo Alonso del Real, founder and director of the Municipal School of Dramatic Art, and arrive at the Casa de Correos (Post Office), where the Community of Madrid will open its doors. Santiago Fisas, Minister of Culture, and Álvaro Ballarín, Director General of Museums, Archives, and Libraries, will receive the esteemed professor César Oliva, from the University of Murcia, and will listen to the "Charges and Discharges of Madrid Theater," which, as every year, will be presented by the court playwrights Manuel Gómez and Chatono Contreras.

The Alley of the Cat, the Spanish Theater, the Ateneo, and the Congress will be successively discussed by the master of satirical chronicles, Don Moncho Alpuente, who, together with the director of legendary and recent successes, Don Jesús Cracio, will read the Bible of the Grotesque before the concave-convex mirrors; by the illustrious Councilor of the Arts of this City, Doña Alicia Moreno; by the renowned actor, Don Miguel Gallardo; and by the candidate for the most excellent mayoralty of Madrid, Don Miguel Sebastián, with whom the street procession will conclude before arriving at the Fernando de Rojas Hall. el Círculowhere the masters Don Juanjo Granda and Don Miguel Tubía will offer us the show Crisis at the Max StarAfter the swaying anthem of BabylonianAs the attendees chanted, there would be hot chocolate in the Ballroom, as always. And since the night is young and Madrid is a melting pot, everyone will dress as they see fit.

By the Brotherhood of the Grotesque,
Don Luis Araújo.

PROGRAM
7:00 p.m. - Gathering of bohemians in front of Casa Ciriaco, Calle Mayor, 84.
Don Ignacio Amestoy, master of ceremonies, will welcome the pilgrims on behalf of Don Max and Don Latino.

7:05 p.m. - Max Estrella leaves the Cave of Zarathustra. Parapet of the Councils.
The Academician of the Spanish Language, Don Luis María Anson, and the learned professor from the Complutense University, Don Javier Huerta, will begin the evening. After the proclamation, Don Godo and Don Ángel Chicharro, innkeepers of Casa Ciriaco, will offer refreshments to the academic and festive attendees.

7:20 p.m. - Visit to the house where Figaro committed suicide. Santa Clara Street, 3.
Doña Rosana Torres, distinguished journalist and founder of this procession, and Don Enrique Centeno, sharp critic and meritorious professor, hold forth with their colleague Don Mariano José de Larra on the events that take place in this our Court of Miracles.

7:40 p.m. - Respect at the home of Segismundo's father. Calle Mayor, 61.
Don Eduardo Vasco, expert director of our classics, whose National Company he directs, will greet the master Don Pedro Calderón de la Barca on behalf of the assembled bohemians.

8:00 p.m. - Praise to the Phoenix of Wits, at the foot of his birthplace. Mayor, 46-48.
Don Santiago Martín Bermúdez, renowned national playwright, will inform Don Félix Lope de Vega Carpio of the situation of Apolo and his laurels.

8:15 p.m. - Drinking in the Modernist Buñolería, or rather, in the Chocolatería de San Ginés.
Don Roberto Cerdá, a pioneer of contemporary theater, and the chameleon-like actor Don Alberto Jiménez will face off against the squabbles of the modernist bohemian scene. And the gracious hosts of San Ginés will offer refreshments to those present.

8:30 p.m. - Meeting at the Picalagartos Tavern. Puerta del Sol/Calle de la Montera.
Margarita Sánchez, celebrated playwright, and Encarna Breis, versatile comedian, will remind us of the Pisabién of Madrid's most "echao p'alante", strongly committed to creative freedom.

8:45 p.m. - Duel at the Café Colón. Under the Tío Pepe at Puerta del Sol.
A remembrance of the incident at the Café de la Montaña, which cost Don Ramón María the loss of an arm. It will be at the Café Colón again, where Max Estrella greeted Rubén Darío, to hear the words of Don Guillermo Alonso del Real, founder and director of the Municipal School of Dramatic Arts.

9:00 p.m. - Meeting with Mateo, at the Government House. Post Office Building.
The Minister of Culture, Santiago Fisas, and Álvaro Ballarín, Director General of Museums, Archives, and Libraries, will receive the esteemed professor César Oliva, from the University of Murcia, in the very place where the dialogue between Max Estrella and the anarchist Mateo took place. Following this, they will listen to the "Charges and Discharges of Madrid Theater," which, as every year, will be presented by the court playwrights, Manuel Gómez and Chatono Contreras.

9:30 p.m. - Callejón del Gato. In front of Las Bravas.
The master of satirical chronicles, Don Moncho Alpuente, along with the director of legendary and recent hits, Don Jesús Cracio, will read the Bible of the Grotesque before the concave-convex mirrors. Everyone pay attention! [The Blanco Family, careful custodians of historical relics, will provide the necessary fuel for the final leg of the journey.]

9:45 p.m. - Corral del Príncipe, now called Teatro Español. Plaza de Santa Ana.
The illustrious councilor of the Arts of this town, Doña Alicia Moreno, will preach before the theater with the most pedigree in Spain.

10:00 p.m. - Valle-Inclán House, at the Ateneo de Madrid, on Santa Catalina Street.
In front of the plaque that commemorates Valle-Inclán's residence, the renowned actor Don Miguel Gallardo, as president of the Docta Casa, will vindicate the bohemian poet Armando Buscarini, whom he is taking to stages throughout Spain with acclaimed success.

10:15 p.m. - Tribute to the other one-armed man, Cervantes.
Before the Congress of Spain, where the two one-armed men will embrace, each with their able arm. The candidate for the most excellent mayoralty of Madrid, Don Miguel Sebastián, versed in politics and economics, will address the delegation with his words of reflection and commitment, for these are not times for frivolity.

10:45 p.m. - Fernando de Rojas Room del Círculo de Bellas Artes.
Orchestrated by stage director Juanjo Granda and composer Miguel Tubía, the satirical-cosmic grand finale, "Crisis at the Max Star," will be performed. Following this, the pilgrims' anthem, "Babylonian," from "The Pharaoh's Court," will be sung, with a special tribute to the esteemed Alonso Zamora Vicente, who adopted it as the emblem of "The Night at the Max Star" ten years after that memorable day, singing it as a duet with Esperanza Roy, their arms waving in the wind "like Babylonian palm trees." The traditional hot chocolate will then be served to replenish everyone's energy.

24.00 h.- The night is young and Madrid is mixed.
Don Luis Araújo dismisses the entourage and says that each one should do as he sees fit.