Dancing was one of the favourite leisure activities in the 19th century society in Barcelona.
Since the first seasons the theater organized masquerade balls, almost always associated with the period of Carnival. The balls organized in the Liceu became the reference for all other soirées and balls that took place in Barcelona, influencing the fashion of all social classes in the city, being the gateway to new fashionable dances, and even the entrance for new instruments like the saxophone.
This collection includes the accurate documentation generated each year: hiring orchestras, the participation of foreign theater companies, the decoration of the room or the specifications for the celebration of balls, among others.
Balanç econòmic de març de 1867 a març de 1868, acompanyat de rebuts i comprovants de pagaments de les diverses activitats com els balls de màscares i despeses corrents de manteniment i reparació. El balanç està signat per part de la junta: director (A. Gussi), comptable (J. Damians), vocal-secretari J. Pons. Un dels pagaments es fa al procurador Sixto Taxonera per un judici verbal per problemes amb un lloguer
