Theater on Franz-Josefs-Kai

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Theater am Franz-Josefs-Kai, photography by Michael Frankenstein

The theater on Franz-Josefs-Kai in Vienna , also called Treumann-Theater or Quai-Theater , was located at the then address Franz-Josefs-Quai 19, from 1888: 1. , Morzinplatz 4. It only existed from 1860 to 1863 , but played an important role in the first phase of the Viennese operetta .

It was built by the operetta tenor Karl Treumann (1823–1877) with imperial approval as a temporary (interim theater) made of wood and opened on November 1, 1860. The architect was Ferdinand Fellner the Elder . With its neo-renaissance facade, the house was an early witness of the Ringstrasse style .

Schedule and artist

A whole series of operettas were premiered here. Treumann was able to win Franz von Suppè (1819–1895) as musical director; In 1860, with Das Pensionat , he succeeded in juxtaposing the extremely successful pieces by Jacques Offenbach with a Viennese counterpart. In the theater on Franz-Josefs-Kai, Suppé's operettas Die Kartenschlägerin , Ten Girls and No Man and Fleet Boy were premiered in 1862/63 . On February 1, 1862, on the occasion of a gala performance in the presence of Emperor Franz Joseph I, Johann Nestroy's last work, Chief Evening Wind , was shown with the author in the title role. Treumann succeeded in engaging important actors: the soubrette Anna Grobecker began her career in Vienna on this stage, the actor Friedrich Hopp performed here for the last time.

Building history

The fire in the theater in 1863, painting by Leopold Munsch (1826–1888)

Like the Franz-Josefs-Kai , the building site was created by removing the Vienna city walls from 1858, in this case the Gonzaga Bastion. The economic trigger for the construction of the theater was that Treumann wanted to avoid the high rent payments that he had to make as the director of the Carltheater . The permit for the building was issued until 1863. In May 1863 the provisional arrangement was made by the k. k. Ministry of the Interior extended to 1865; At the same time, the first preparatory work for the construction of a permanent, brick-built theater began. The theater fell victim to a fire on the night of June 9th to June 10th, 1863. The last performances were: Eulenspiegel as Schnipfer , Posse by Anton Bittner (1820–1881), as well as Ten Girls and No Men , comic operetta by Franz von Suppè. After the damaging fire , Treumann gave up the plan to build his own theater and on August 19, 1863 again took over the management of the Carltheater.

A few days after the fall of the theater, the media reported that the new Hofburgtheater would be built on the site of the Treumann Theater.

The Hotel Métropole , which opened in 1873, was built on the property at Franz-Josefs-Kai from 1871 . In 1888 the traffic area was named Morzinplatz. The Métropole served as the headquarters of the Vienna Gestapo from 1938 to 1945 . The hotel, which had been badly damaged by bombs, was subsequently torn down and today's Leopold-Figl- Hof was built on the site .

literature

Web links

Commons : Treumann Theater  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Complete street and house scheme of the Imperial and Royal Capital and Residence City of Vienna . Seventh edition. Geitler, Vienna 1863, p. 8. - Online .
  2. ↑ The Treumann Theater. In:  Wiener Zeitung , No. 130/1863, June 10, 1863, p. 760, column 3. (Online at ANNO ). Template: ANNO / Maintenance / wrz.
  3. ^ The fire of the Treumann Theater. In:  Wiener Zeitung , Abendblatt, No. 130/1863, June 10, 1863, p. 520, column 1. (Online at ANNO ). Template: ANNO / Maintenance / wrz.
  4. ^ Theater news. According to the latest advice (...). In:  Der Zwischen-Akt , No. 163/1863 (VI. Year), June 24, 1863, p. 3 (unpaginated), column 1. (Online at ANNO ). Template: ANNO / Maintenance / zwa.

Coordinates: 48 ° 12 '46.1 "  N , 16 ° 22' 27.7"  E