Bürgertheater
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The Bürgertheater was a theatre
in Vienna
.
The Wiener Bürgertheater was erected in 1905 in the Third District (3 Bezirk
), at Vordere Zollamtsstraße 13. It was designed by the architects Franz von Krauss and Josef Tölk. The official opening took place on December 7, 1905, with the performance of Der alte Herr (The Old Man), by Beatrice Dvorsky. The mayor of Vienna, Karl Lueger
, was present.
The first director was the actor and author Oskar Fronz, who managed the theatre until his death in 1925. At first it was not successful, and in 1910 Fronz adapted the Bürgertheater for operetta performances. Edmund Eysler
became the house composer. From 1926, Revue-operettas were common, particularly featuring Karl Farkas
and his partner, Fritz Grünbaum
. The theatre was closed in the early years of the Second World War, but was reopened in 1942, under the direction of Robert Valberg.
In September 1945, Franz Stoss took over the directorship, and the Bürgertheater became a satellite theatre for the Theater in der Josefstadt
. In 1953, a new director Harald Röbbeling renamed the Bürgertheater Broadwaybühne (Broadway
-stage) in an attempt to give it a new direction - but this resulted in a financial fiasco and the theatre had to be closed down. The building was subsequently used, among other uses, to house the transmission hub for the American occupying force. It was also used for a sales exhibition which had previously been at the Vienna stock exchange.
During the 1959-61 great death of the theatres in Vienna - in which the Wiener Stadttheater (in Laudongasse) and the "Scala", the former Johann Strauss Theater, were also affected - the Bürgertheater was demolished in 1960. The headquarters of a Viennese bank, Zentralsparkasse der Gemeinde Wien, was erected on the site, with a bridge over the adjoining slip road, designed by Arthur Perotti and Anton Potyka.
Theatre
Theatre is a collaborative form of fine art that uses live performers to present the experience of a real or imagined event before a live audience in a specific place. The performers may communicate this experience to the audience through combinations of gesture, speech, song, music or dance...
in Vienna
Vienna
Vienna is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Austria and one of the nine states of Austria. Vienna is Austria's primary city, with a population of about 1.723 million , and is by far the largest city in Austria, as well as its cultural, economic, and political centre...
.
The Wiener Bürgertheater was erected in 1905 in the Third District (3 Bezirk
Bezirk
Bezirk means "district" in German and can refer to:* The primary Subdivisions of East Germany from 1952* The districts of Austria* Some of the Districts of Switzerland...
), at Vordere Zollamtsstraße 13. It was designed by the architects Franz von Krauss and Josef Tölk. The official opening took place on December 7, 1905, with the performance of Der alte Herr (The Old Man), by Beatrice Dvorsky. The mayor of Vienna, Karl Lueger
Karl Lueger
Karl Lueger was an Austrian politician and mayor of Vienna. The populist and anti-Semitic politics of his Christian Social Party are sometimes viewed as a model for Hitler's Nazism.- Career :...
, was present.
The first director was the actor and author Oskar Fronz, who managed the theatre until his death in 1925. At first it was not successful, and in 1910 Fronz adapted the Bürgertheater for operetta performances. Edmund Eysler
Edmund Eysler
Edmund Samuel Eysler , was an Austrian composer.-Biography:Edmund Eysler was born in Vienna to a merchant family...
became the house composer. From 1926, Revue-operettas were common, particularly featuring Karl Farkas
Karl Farkas
Karl Farkas was an Austrian actor and cabaret performer.In accordance with the wishes of his parents, he was to study law, but decided to follow the call of the stage...
and his partner, Fritz Grünbaum
Fritz Grünbaum
Fritz Grünbaum was an Austrian Jewish cabaret artist, operetta and pop song writer, director, actor and master of ceremonies....
. The theatre was closed in the early years of the Second World War, but was reopened in 1942, under the direction of Robert Valberg.
In September 1945, Franz Stoss took over the directorship, and the Bürgertheater became a satellite theatre for the Theater in der Josefstadt
Theater in der Josefstadt
The Theater in der Josefstadt is a theater in Vienna in the eighth district of Josefstadt. It was founded in 1788 and is the oldest still performing theater in Vienna...
. In 1953, a new director Harald Röbbeling renamed the Bürgertheater Broadwaybühne (Broadway
Broadway theatre
Broadway theatre, commonly called simply Broadway, refers to theatrical performances presented in one of the 40 professional theatres with 500 or more seats located in the Theatre District centered along Broadway, and in Lincoln Center, in Manhattan in New York City...
-stage) in an attempt to give it a new direction - but this resulted in a financial fiasco and the theatre had to be closed down. The building was subsequently used, among other uses, to house the transmission hub for the American occupying force. It was also used for a sales exhibition which had previously been at the Vienna stock exchange.
During the 1959-61 great death of the theatres in Vienna - in which the Wiener Stadttheater (in Laudongasse) and the "Scala", the former Johann Strauss Theater, were also affected - the Bürgertheater was demolished in 1960. The headquarters of a Viennese bank, Zentralsparkasse der Gemeinde Wien, was erected on the site, with a bridge over the adjoining slip road, designed by Arthur Perotti and Anton Potyka.
Premieres
- Der unsterbliche Lump by Edmund Eysler, 15 October 1910
- Der gute Kamerad by Emmerich KálmánEmmerich KalmanEmmerich Kálmán was a Hungarian-born composer of operettas.- Biography :Kálmán was born Imre Koppstein in Siófok, on the southern shore of Lake Balaton, Hungary in a Jewish family.Kálmán initially intended to become a concert pianist, but because of early-onset arthritis, he focused on composition...
, 27 October 1911 - Der Frauenfresser by Edmund Eysler, 23 December 1911
- Der lachende Ehemann by Edmund Eysler, 19 March 1913
- Ein Tag im Paradies by Edmund Eysler, 23 December 1913
- Frühling am Rhein by Edmund Eysler, 10 October 1914
- Die -- oder keine by Edmund Eysler, 9 October 1915
- Der berühmte Gabriel by Edmund Eysler, 8 November 1916
- Der dunkle Schatz by Edmund Eysler, 14 November 1918
- Der fidele Geiger by Edmund Eysler, 17 January 1919
- Der ledige Schwiegersohn by Edmund Eysler, 20 April 1923
- Clo-Clo by Franz LehárFranz LehárFranz Lehár was an Austrian-Hungarian composer. He is mainly known for his operettas of which the most successful and best known is The Merry Widow .-Biography:...
, 6 March 1924 - Das Land der Liebe by Edmund Eysler, 27 August 1926
- Ihr erster Ball by Edmund Eysler, 21 November 1929
- Donauliebchen by Edmund Eysler, 25 December 1932
- Wiener Musik by Edmund Eysler, 22 December 1947