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StraußtheaterStraußtheater, former theatre in Vienna´s 4th district (Favoritenstraße 8), built in 1908 and opened with a performance of "1001 Nacht" ("Arabian Nights") by J. Strauß the Younger. Completely renovated and opened under the new name of "Scala" in 1931; later used as a cinema and from 1948 as a theatre for the Russian occupying forces. After the signing of the State Treaty between Austria and the allied powers the theatre continued to be operated until mid-1956, torn down in 1959/60.
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