Stefan Jaracz Theatre [Łódź]
Stefan Jaracz Theatre
Theatre building in Łódź, Poland
theater in Łódź
Opened 1909 as home to the Polish municipal theatre company, after a fire had destroyed its previous home on another site. During the German occupation in World War II, renamed Theater zu Litzmannstadt (Litzmannstadt is the name the Germans had given the city during the occupation). 1945 renamed Teatr Wojska Polskiego [Theatre of the Polish Army]. Re-opened 22 Mar 1945 with Stanisław Wyspiański's Wesele. 1949 renamed Teatr im. Stefana Jaracza in honour of the Polish actor, Stefan Jaracz (1883-1945).