Mellini-Theater [Hannover]
Theatre building in Hannover, Germany
theater in Hannover
Mellini-Theater
Built 1889 as a variety and operetta theatre for the magician Hermann Mellini. 1677 seats. Ca. 1933-1945 part of the Nazi Kraft durch Freude programme. 1943 severely damaged by bombs. From 1946 basement used as chamber theatre (Junge Bühne, later Kammerspiele). Demolished 1954 in favour of a bank building.