Tuschinski Theatre
Reguliersbreestraat 26-28
Between 1918 and 1921 the Tuschinski Film Theatre
arose on Reguliersbreestraat. It was the brainchild of the
legendary Abram Icek Tuschinski (1886-1942), a Polish Jew who
arrived in the Netherlands, fleeing the pogroms in his birthplace.
His career began in Rotterdam, where he ran four cinemas and a
hotel for emigrants who were on their way to America.
InIn 1917, together with his brothers-in-law Gerschtanowitz and Ehrlich, he moved to Amsterdam, where he intended to realize his dream of building a film palace. He chose a seedy corner of Amsterdam as the location; it was know as Duvelshoek (Devil's End), a run-down district in the inner city. Having bought the land, he pulled down the existing buildings. A plan for the cinema was designed by Hijman Louis de Jong. However, he didn't manage to complete the commission, due to quarrels with Tuschinski - who was appropriately nicknamed the 'Napoleon of Devil's End'.
Tuschinski adjusted the design for his palace entirely according to his own fancy and employed decorators who each left their individual mark on the building. Thus the final result was a potpourri of architectural styles, including Art Nouveau and Art Deco, and Amsterdam School. At the time, some critics referred to it condescendingly as 'cream-cake architecture' or the 'flighty film palace'. Towards the close of the 1930s Tuschinski encountered financial problems and the film palace was taken over by Germans. Neither Tuschinski nor his brothers-in-law would survive the war. A plaque dedicated to their memory hangs in the main hall of the cinema. The remarkable building was recently restored (2002) and today is one of the most popular cinemas in Amsterdam.
Collectie en mediatheek
Programma
1968-05-01
Programma voor de Jom Ha'atsmaoeth-viering in
Tusschinski in Amsterdam op 1 mei 1968.
Collectie > Documenten > 00009941
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Groepsfoto
1930 (ca.)
Cast en crew van de film "De Kribbebijter" met oa Lou de Bree, Max
Tak, Rudy Meyer, vermoedelijk in Tuschinski, 1935.
Collectie > Fotos > 40001701
Oh Pimprinella!
1926
Oh Pimprinella!
Collectie > Literatuur > 12006637
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Film (de "De Tien Geboden")
1924
titel, Film (de "De Tien Geboden"). auteur, Danvers, M. maker, Danvers, M. bron,
De Vrijdagavond, vol. 1(1924), nr. 35, p. dl.2, 141. materiaal, bericht. ...
Collectie > Joodse pers > 20005079
Tien jaar Tuschinsky-theater
1931
titel, Tien jaar Tuschinsky-theater. auteur, XZY. maker, XZY. bron, De Vrijdagavond,
vol. 8(1931), nr. 31, p. dl.2., 80. materiaal, bericht. ...
Collectie > Joodse pers > 20008226
Emigrantencabaret La Gaite
1930-1940
titel, Emigrantencabaret La Gaite. makers, La Gaite Emigrantencabaret La Gaite
Busch, Eva Nelson, Rudolf Frank, Lisl Aurich, Otto Rosen, Willy. ...
Collectie > Audiovisueel > 20000406
