Apollo Kino Theater

50sSNIPES on June 3, 2024 at 3:30 pm

The original Apollo Theatre before being destroyed in the September 6, 1944 bombings was built between 1928 and 1930, and opened its doors in 1931 featuring a capacity of 650 seats.

• In order to satisfy the Emden population’s need for entertainment, distraction and information during the difficult war years, alternative cinemas were opened in Emden, as well as in Wilhelmshaven. The film screenings after the bombings then immediately took place in the hall of the “Sternburg” restaurant on Auricher Strasse, the hall of the “Mundt” restaurant on Wolthuser Landstrasse (now Wolthuser Strasse) and in the casino of the Emden barracks. The alternative cinema in the “Sternburg” restaurant, called “Lichtspiele” with 250 seats, were immediately belonged to the Jentsch family (possibly the same owners before their theater was destroyed). The operation of the alternative theaters “Lichtspiele” and “Die Kurbel” were then discontinued towards between the late-1940s and early-1950s.

Otto Neubauer reopened the Apollo Theatre in 1950 after a few years of reconstruction. Information serves as follows: The beige walls of the building were decorated with coffee-brown burlap and wood paneling and were atmospherically lit from the projection room, along with the ceiling made of acoustic panels that was divided into coffered sections and the gold-tinted curtain. The projection surface had an area of ​​30 square meters and was given acoustic life by a Eurodyn sound film amplifier.