Wien: Volkstheater |
Country: Austria (Österreich) State: Wien City: Wien Location: 1.; Burggasse / Museumsgasse / Neustiftgasse 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. Notable world premieres:
Links: www.volkstheater.at, EUTA, Wikipedia |
Front Text: "Volkstheater mit RaimundsDenkmal, Wien" Publisher: Karl Stücker's Kunstanstalt, G. Faltermeier, München; 7308 Type: Undivided Back Size: Classic Sent: from Wien to Smyrna (= Izmir, Turkey), 1899 |
Front Text: "Wien, Deutsches Volkstheater" Publisher: Postkartenverlag Frank, Wien; Schutzmarke Souverain; N. 2175 Type: Undivided Back Size: Classic Sent: from Wien to Kremsmünster, 1900 |
Front Text: "Wien. Deutsches Volkstheater" Type: Undivided Back Size: Classic Sent: from Wien to Firenze (Italy), 1903 |
Front Text: "Deutsches Volkstheater", "Wien", signed: Jandas (?) Publisher: Kunst-Verl.-Ges.; Serie Wien 1 Type: Undivided Back Size: Classic Not sent. |
Front Text: "Wien, Deutsches Volkstheater" Publisher: Walter Haertel, Wien; No. 442 Type: Undivided Back Size: Classic Not sent. |
Front Text: "Inneres des deutschen Volkstheaters. Wien VII." Publisher: K. Ledermann, Wien; 1906; 7998 Type: Undivided Back Size: Classic Not sent. |
Front Text: "Wien, Volkstheater, Gegen das Licht zu halten" Publisher: Kunstanstalt Kosmos, München - Budapest - Graz Type: Hold-to-Light-Card; Undivided Back Size: Classic Sent: from Wien to Baarn, 1913 |
Front Text: "Deutsches Volkstheater mit Raimund-Denkmal, Wien VII." Publisher: P. Leclerc, Wien V. Type: Divided Back Size: Classic Sent: from Wien to Tharandt (Germany), 1909 |
Front Text: "Wien, Deutsches Volkstheater mit dem Raimunddenkmal" Publisher: B. K. W. I. (Brüder Kohn, Wien) Type: Divided Back Size: Classic Not sent. |
Front Text: "Beim Deutschen Volkstheater Bühnentürl - Martinelli - Kramer" (Ludwig Martinelli and Leopold Kramer at the Deutsches Volkstheater stagedoor) Publisher: Verlag "Bediene dich selbst!", Wien Type: Real Photo Size: Classic Not sent. |
Front Text: "Beim Deutschen Volkstheater Bühnentürl - Paula Müller" (at the Deutsches Volkstheater stagedoor) Publisher: Verlag "Bediene dich selbst!", Wien Type: Real Photo Size: Classic Not sent. |
Front Text: "Beim Volkstheater Bühnentürl - Fürth - Köhler - Prager" (Jaro Fürth, Kurt Köhler and Wilhelm Prager at the Volkstheater stagedoor) Publisher: Verlag "Bediene dich selbst!", Wien Type: Real Photo Size: Classic Not sent. |
Front Text: "Wien, Volkstheater"; inscription: "Volkstheater"; banner: " Gustav Fröhlich in / Dr. med. Hiob Prätorius / Facharzt für Chirurgie und Frauenleiden / Komödie von Curt Goetz" Publisher: Photo Romberg, Dornbirn Type: Real Photo Size: Modern Sent: from Wien to Frauenfeld (Switzerland), 1963 |
Type: Real Photo Size: Modern Not sent. |
Postmark (13 Sep 1981) Text: "Volkstheater Wiedereröffnung 1150 Wien 2" |
Picture: after the 1981 reconstruction Front Text: "Wien - Volkstheater"; inscription: "Volkstheater"; banner: "Ferdinand Raimund: Der Bauer als Millionär" Publisher: Horowitz & Weege Ges. m. b. H., Wien; 9 Size: Modern Not sent. |
Reverse Text: "Wien, Volkstheater - Erbaut 1887-1889 von Helmer u. Fellner, Der Zuschauerraum" Publisher: Rau-Color, Wien III; P 467 Size: Modern Not sent. |
Postmark: "1150 Wien, Volkstheater, 150. Geburtstag Ludwig Anzengruber 6. November 1989" |
Picture: Raimund monument near the Volkstheater Type: "First Day Card" with stamp depicting Ferdinand Raimund and a first day postmark "200. Geburtstag Ferdinand Raimund" showing the Raimund-Theater (1990) Size: Modern Not sent. |
For other postcards of this theatre, see Wien: Cards showing various theatres. Permanent link: https://www.andreas-praefcke.de/carthalia/id/77 |