Fritz Holl

"Now the shapeless acutally becomes shapeless." - Herbert Ihering on the appointment of Fritz Holl. Ihering, Herbert. Der Volksbühnenverrat, in: Der Volksbühnenverrat, in : Der Kampf ums Theater und andere Streitschriften 1918 bis 1933, Berlin, 1974. 
 'Fritz Holl' (* October 14, 1883 in Worms; † April 3, 1942 in Vienna) was a human being who did a lot of theater and was in charge of the Volksbühne from 1923-28. 
== Life and work ==
==== before ∇ ====
Before he applied for the 4th season of Who is the boss here? , he was Oberspielleiter (not to be confused with Obergauleiter, another very responsible german position these days) in Stuttgart. He won his season, among others, against Karl Heinz Martin. The reactions were frenetic ... not. He was perceived us a guy from the province unworthy or running a theatre in the middle of what by that time was the place to be.
==== ∇ ====
The fact that he hired Erwin Piscator was perhaps his greatest attraction, but it must also have caused him a few sleepless nights, especially since the invitation was not even from himself. In any case, the Volksbühnen e.V. reached the highest number of members in 1928, which was probably not due to Holl's boss skills. In any case, he was in the middle of a dispute as the Volksbühne once again demonstrated its Janus-facedness and this time split into pro and anti-Piscator camps. As in any conflict, the Antis won and Piscator ended his cooperation with the Workers-Theater in 1927. Davies, Cecil William. Theater for the People: The Story of the Volksbühne. United Kingdom, Manchester University Press, 1977. Anyway, Holl had enough and quit his duties prematurely (and therefore followed the footsteps of two of his predecessor bosses). Dietze, Antje. Ambivalenzen des Übergangs: Die Volksbühne am Rosa-Luxemburg-Platz in Berlin in den neunziger Jahren. Deutschland, Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, 2014. 
==== after ∇ ====
Holl then continued as he had started before the ∇, which must have had a positive effect on his sleep behavior. His tendency to be a boss but also to be Horst was also noticeable after 1933 when, among other things, he headed the career advice center of the Reichtheaterkammers - a very high national, brown institution these days - in order to check other potential bosses for their suitability. Perhaps the talent for this ran in the family, because his younger brother was also the boss from 1946 to 1958 for theater, music and film at the Hessian Ministry of Culture. What a lucky bunch the Holls where!
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