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Old Theatre, Hirschl Theatre

Teatrul vechi
Old Theatre, Hirschl Theatre
Teatrul vechi
Old Theatre, Hirschl Theatre
Original function:
theatre/opera
cinema
Current function:
abandoned
Settlement:
Address:
Strada Gheorghe Lazăr 3
Historical Hungarian county:
Arad
Country:
Romania
GPS coordinates:
46.1696417889, 21.3173381768
Google map:

History

The theatre was built between 1817-1818 in Baroque style by Jakob Hirschl, an Arad merchant of Viennese origin. In the beginning, German and Hungarian companies, travelling companies, with actors such as Déryné Széppataki Róza (1793-1872) and Petőfi Sándor, performed in the hall. After the construction of the new theatre (1874), the old theatre was converted into a prop store, and in 1907 the city's first permanent cinema, the Urania, was opened here, which operated until 1967.

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