DOI issue:
No. 185 (August 1912)
DOI article:Deubner, L.: The Munich exhibition (Ausstellung München), 1908
DOI Page / Citation link:https://doi.org/10.11588/diglit.20778#0233
The Munich Exhibition, igo8
power of these ideas to carry conviction. The per-
formances which followed “As You Like It,”
clothed by Julius Diez in a joyous, richly-coloured
garb; the pastoral play, “ The May Queen,” which
H. Buschbeck has arranged with a most tender
poetic feeling; and the “ Tanzlegendchen ” to which
Hans Beatus Wieland has given an extraordinarily
picturesque effect by the decorations and costumes
designed by him for it—all emphasised the merits
of this reform in the most striking way.
As only a comparatively small sum of money
was set aside for the construction of the building,
it was incumbent on the architect to exercise the
strictest economy, and by dispensing with an
upper-stage he was able to cover both auditorium
and stage with one roof. The wardrobes have been
placed under the auditorium, which takes the form
of a sloping amphitheatre divided into twenty-two
rows of seats. A refreshment room was likewise
dispensed with. In various ways, then, both space
and money have been economised, and a very
appreciable saving of the latter has been effected
by the use of plaster fora large part of the interior
wall surface. The auditorium has no plaster deco-
ration ; the ceiling is panelled with pine slightly
toned, while the walls are lined with stained oak
relieved by inlays of darker wood. The curtain is of
blue silk with applique embroidery, by Margarete
von Brauchitsch. The auditorium terminates in
a row of boxes communicating with the foyer, the
walls of which Julius Mossel has decorated with
symbolical paintings. The orchestra, in front of
and below the stage, has been so arranged that
it can be easily covered over when no musical
accompaniment is required. The stage itself is at
once simple and practical. It is only 26 feet
(8 metres) deep ; a landscape forms the background,
but there is no visible connection between it and
the floor, which has been expressly made low,
while in place of the coulisses there are tower-like
sliding structures which make possible a great
variation of scenery. It is well to add that the
architect has carried this undertaking through with-
out any material recompense, and out of pure
enthusiasm for the cause of reform.
Another noteworthy structure to be seen in the
new park is the Chief Restaurant built from the
designs of Prof. Emanuel von Seidl, who has thus
enriched his native city with an adornment com-
bining usefulness and beauty in superlative degree.
COUNTRY HOSTELRY, MUNICH EXHIBITION
FRANZ ZELL, ARCHITECT
power of these ideas to carry conviction. The per-
formances which followed “As You Like It,”
clothed by Julius Diez in a joyous, richly-coloured
garb; the pastoral play, “ The May Queen,” which
H. Buschbeck has arranged with a most tender
poetic feeling; and the “ Tanzlegendchen ” to which
Hans Beatus Wieland has given an extraordinarily
picturesque effect by the decorations and costumes
designed by him for it—all emphasised the merits
of this reform in the most striking way.
As only a comparatively small sum of money
was set aside for the construction of the building,
it was incumbent on the architect to exercise the
strictest economy, and by dispensing with an
upper-stage he was able to cover both auditorium
and stage with one roof. The wardrobes have been
placed under the auditorium, which takes the form
of a sloping amphitheatre divided into twenty-two
rows of seats. A refreshment room was likewise
dispensed with. In various ways, then, both space
and money have been economised, and a very
appreciable saving of the latter has been effected
by the use of plaster fora large part of the interior
wall surface. The auditorium has no plaster deco-
ration ; the ceiling is panelled with pine slightly
toned, while the walls are lined with stained oak
relieved by inlays of darker wood. The curtain is of
blue silk with applique embroidery, by Margarete
von Brauchitsch. The auditorium terminates in
a row of boxes communicating with the foyer, the
walls of which Julius Mossel has decorated with
symbolical paintings. The orchestra, in front of
and below the stage, has been so arranged that
it can be easily covered over when no musical
accompaniment is required. The stage itself is at
once simple and practical. It is only 26 feet
(8 metres) deep ; a landscape forms the background,
but there is no visible connection between it and
the floor, which has been expressly made low,
while in place of the coulisses there are tower-like
sliding structures which make possible a great
variation of scenery. It is well to add that the
architect has carried this undertaking through with-
out any material recompense, and out of pure
enthusiasm for the cause of reform.
Another noteworthy structure to be seen in the
new park is the Chief Restaurant built from the
designs of Prof. Emanuel von Seidl, who has thus
enriched his native city with an adornment com-
bining usefulness and beauty in superlative degree.
COUNTRY HOSTELRY, MUNICH EXHIBITION
FRANZ ZELL, ARCHITECT