Frankfurt am Main, Hesse, Germany — Central Europe

Das Neue Theater/ The New Theatre

Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, August 25, 2022

1. Das Neue Theater/ The New Theatre Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

Hier stand

Das Neue Theater

Leitung Arthur Hellmer bis 1935
Mit Max Reimann bis 1919

Erbaut 1910-1911
Zerstört 1943 durch Bombenangriff

(English translation:)

Here stood The New Theatre, directed by Arthur Hellmer and Max Reimann until 1919, and then solely by Hellmer until 1935. Built 1910-11, destroyed by bombing in 1943.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Entertainment.

Location. 50° 6.624′ N, 8° 39.804′ E. Marker is in Frankfurt am Main, Hessen (Hesse). Marker is at the intersection of Mainzer Landstraße and Karlstraße, on the left when traveling west on Mainzer Landstraße. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Mainzer Landstraße 55, Frankfurt am Main HE 60329, Germany. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Hauptbahnhof - Main Station (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Oskar Schindler (approx. half a kilometer away); Guiollettstrasse 62: Das Britische Konsulat / The British Consulate (approx. half

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a kilometer away); Elisabeth Schumacher (approx. 0.6 kilometers away); Das Waisen-Karussel / The Orphan Carousel (approx. 0.6 kilometers away); First Euro Coins (approx. 0.6 kilometers away); Ehemalige Gestapozentrale / Former Gestapo Headquarters (approx. 0.7 kilometers away); George C. Marshall and the Marshall Plan (approx. 0.7 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Frankfurt am Main.

Also see . . . Neues Theater (Frankfurt am Main) (Wikipedia, in German).

As to what made this theatre special (in translation): "In the 1920s, the theater developed into one of the most innovative and successful German stages, where numerous world premieres took place. The ensemble consisted primarily of young actors at the beginning of their careers, such as Hans Albers, Käthe Dorsch, Lucie Englisch, Heinrich George, Trude Hesterberg, Marianne Hoppe, Victor de Kowa, Theo Lingen, Günther Lüders and Helene Weigel. In all, the curtain rose on over 900 premieres, including the world premiere and first performances of Leo Tolstoy's The Living Corpse (1913), Arthur Schnitzler's
Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, August 25, 2022

2. Das Neue Theater/ The New Theatre Marker - wide view, looking west
The marker is visible here on the interior face of the rightmost pillar.
Comedy of Words (1915) and Georg Kaiser's The Burghers of Calais (1917)."

(Submitted on September 7, 2022.)

Das Neue Theater/ The New Theatre Marker - view from interior steps image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein

3. Das Neue Theater/ The New Theatre Marker - view from interior steps

Credits. This page was last revised on September 7, 2022. It was originally submitted on August 28, 2022, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 62 times since then and 6 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 28, 2022, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.