Bürgertheater
Vienna, Austria
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The Bürgertheater was a theatre in Vienna's Third District, erected in 1905 by architects Franz von Krauss and Josef Tölk at Vordere Zollamtsstraße 13. Its official opening on December 7, 1905, featured a performance of *Der alte Herr* attended by Vienna's mayor Karl Lueger. Under the direction of actor-author Oskar Fronz, the theatre initially struggled until 1910, when it shifted to operetta performances with Edmund Eysler as house composer. From the 1920s onward, it became known for revue-operettas, particularly those starring Karl Farkas and Fritz Grünbaum. After closure during World War II, the theatre reopened in 1942 and later became a satellite venue of the Theater in der Josefstadt. A 1953 rebranding as the Broadwaybühne proved unsuccessful and financially ruinous, leading to eventual closure. The building was demolished in 1960 during Vienna's "great death of the theatres," replaced by the headquarters of the Zentralsparkasse, designed by Arthur Perotti and Anton Potyka.
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- Type
- theatre building, opera house
- Place
- Vienna, Austria
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