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18 December: From the cowshed to the dance-crazy Colosseum

The Viennese of the Biedermeier era were so waltz-crazy that a resourceful businessman even had a cowshed converted into a magnificent dance establishment. With success, Carl Schwenders’ “Colosseum” entertainment paradise attracts dance enthusiasts in droves. Musically, they are offered only the best. The most sought-after ensembles of the city perform, including, of course, the bands of the Strauss brothers.

Manfred Permoser

The Viennese of the Biedermeier era were so waltz-crazy that a resourceful businessman even had a cowshed converted into a magnificent dance establishment. With success, Carl Schwenders’ “Colosseum” entertainment paradise attracts dance enthusiasts in droves. Musically, they are offered only the best. The most sought-after ensembles of the city perform, including, of course, the bands of the Strauss brothers. (Full text on ORF Topos)

https://topos.orf.at/straussmania-schwender-colosseum100

Johann Stauda (Fotograf), 15., Schwenders Kolosseum – Mariahilfer Straße / Reindorfgasse, um 1880, Wien Museum Inv.-Nr. 32606, CC0 (https://sammlung.wienmuseum.at/objekt/63471/)