Abstract

This article focuses on the study of a partial manuscript copy of Calderón’s play Bien vengas mal, found in the BNE under the call number Ms. 15633.We specifically pay attention to the information that this manuscript contains regarding the theatrical trajectory of this play during the 17th century. On the one hand, we analyze the cast of actors that appears at the beginning of the manuscript, identifying each and every one of its members in order to show how this cast belongs to the company of the theatrical director Pedro de la Rosa; at the same time, we establish the possible date of this cast. On the other hand, we examine the origin of the manuscript, how it fits with the information we have related to the performance of Bien vengas mal and its relation to Antonio de Escamilla, who helped copy the manuscript and owned it.