Notes
[1] Cf. De sobremesa, vol. II, p. 86, "Por algo soy hijo dequien mereció el nombre de 'médico de los niños.'"
[2] In the interview just mentioned.
[3] Cf. Juan Valera, Obras completas, vol. XXXI, pp. 15-23.
[4] It must be remembered that the word comedia (comedy) isused in Spanish for a play with a happy ending; the subject matter maybe very serious; similarly a drama denotes a play with a sad ending.Spanish nomenclature is followed in translation, except in a few caseswhere the word 'farce' is added for clearness. It will be observed thatthe order of plays is not quite chronological in some cases. Moreover,there are no dates of production for a few pieces; this means that someare, through oversight, not dated in the printed Spanish edition, otherswere produced privately, and still others were never represented on thestage.
[5] Not yet included in the published volumes of the Teatro.
[6] See the Autocrítica prefixed to Gente conocida, Teatro, vol.
2, pp. 85-87.
[7] De sobremesa, vol. I, p. 65.
[8] The most famous Italian writer of comedies (1707-1793).
[9] E. Gómez de Baquero, in La España moderna, Jan. 1906, pp.160-166.
[10] An account of Los intereses creados is incorporated inthe Notes.
