Peoples Theatre [Vienna]
Volkstheater
Volkstheater (Viena)
Theatre building in Vienna, Austria
theater in Wenen, Oostenrijk
Peoples Theatre
Built 1888-1889 as Deutsches Volkstheater for Verein des Deutschen Volkstheaters by Ferdinand Fellner & Hermann Helmer. Opened 14 September 1889 with Ludwig Anzengruber's drama Der Fleck auf der Ehr. 1901 and 1911 extensions of stagehouse. 1907 extension by a foyer restaurant and box office. 1939-1945 part of the Nazi Kraft durch Freude programme (name changed to Kraft-durch-Freude-Theater). 1939 rebuilding including removal of the façade statues. 1944 dome and foyers destroyed by bombs. 1945 restored (except of the dome and the front tympanon) and renamed Volkstheater. 1980-1981 general exterior and interior renovation by Rudolf Jarosch to the original Fellner & Helmer plans, including a re-construction of the original dome. Originally 1900, today 1148 seats.