Königsstädtisches Theater
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Königsstädtisches Theater | |
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![]() First Königsstädtisches Theater | |
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General information | |
Town or city | Berlin |
Coordinates | 52°31′13″N 13°24′56″E / 52.52028°N 13.41556°ECoordinates: 52°31′13″N 13°24′56″E / 52.52028°N 13.41556°E |
Opened | 1824 |
Closed | 1851 |
Demolished | 1932 |
Design and construction | |
Architect | Carl Theodor Ottmer |
Königsstädtisches Theater was the name of different theater buildings in Berlin in the 19th and 20th century.
The first Königsstädtisches Theater was built by Carl Theodor Ottmer in , a former settlement neighboring Berlin that is today part of the boroughs of Mitte, Prenzlauer Berg and Friedrichshain, and opened in 1824.[1] Its first director was Karl Friedrich Cerf, who managed it until his death in 1845.[2] An Aktiengesellschaft from its inception, the theater had to rely on financial support by the King of Prussia.[3] When the monarchy stopped its support in 1840, the theater fell on hard times.[3] Involvement in the German revolutions of 1848–49 meant that the theater was closed in 1851 by royal decree.[4]
Cerf's son, Circus Renz "Königsstädtisches Theater" from 1852 to 1854. The license then was sold to , a popular actor, who used the name for his own Wallner-Theater until 1858. In the following years, a number of different theaters used the name but none achieved any lasting success.
, had inherited the license and the name from his father, and named the building used byThe original theater building was used for various purposes after its closure.[5] It was demolished in 1932.[6]
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- ^ Freydank 1998, pp. 3, 8.
- ^ Freydank 1998, pp. 6, 12.
- ^ a b Freydank 1998, p. 12.
- ^ Freydank 1998, pp. 13–15.
- ^ "Das Königstädtische Theater" Anderes.Berlin. Retrieved 16 September 2019.
- ^ "Königsstädtisches Theater" Theatre Architecture. Retrieved 16 September 2019.
Cited sources[]
- Freydank, Ruth (1998). "Hier wurde Nante geboren: Die Geschichte des Königsstädtischen Theaters". Berlinische Monatsschrift (in German). 10.
- German theatre stubs
- 1824 establishments in Prussia
- 1851 disestablishments
- Theatres in Berlin