Schauspielhaus Essen [Essen]
theatre building
Schauspielhaus Essen
1900-1906 as Kriegerheim with a theatre stage for the Rheinisch-Westfälisches Volkstheater. Also known as Städtische Volksbühne im Kriegerheim. Entrance building built 1926-1927 as municipal library by Georg Metzendorf and Jacob P. Schneider. Renamed Schauspielhaus and used by the municipal drama company. Destroyed by bombs in 1943.