!!!Raimundtheater

Raimundtheater, theatre in Vienna's 6%%sup th/%  district, established 
by an association of Viennese citizens in 1893; it was opened with a 
Zauberspiel (fairy-tale play), "Die gefesselte Phantasie" 
("Fantasy fettered"), by F.  Raimund, its managing director until 1896 
was A.  Mueller-Guttenbrunn. At first mainly popular plays were 
staged, later operettas took their place; between 1921 and 1924 plays 
were reintroduced as the main focus by the managing director R.  Beer. 
After 1945, under managing director R. Marik (1948-1976), operetta 
again became very popular, with stars like J.  Heesters, M.  Roekk 
etc. A number of famous actresses and actors started their career in 
the Raimundtheater, e.g. H.  Niese, P.  Wessely, A.  Hoerbiger, K.  
Skraup, others gave guest performances there (A.  Sandrock, E. Duse). 
The Raimundtheater was restored and modernised in 1984/85, since 1987 
it has formed part of th association of theatres,  Vereinigte Buehnen 
Wien, concentrating on  operettas and  musicals.

!Literature
E. Breslmayer, Die Geschichte des Wiener Raimundtheater 
von 1893 bis 1973, doctoral thesis, Vienna 1975; M. Kinz, 
Raimundtheater, 1985.


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