Gedenktafel Rudolf Beer

The memorial plaque with a portrait relief of Rudolf Beer was unveiled on November 5, 1985, on the façade of the People's Theatre. Rudolf Beer, a victim of the violence of National Socialism, was. The plaque was realized through the initiative of Professor Rolf Kutschera, by donations from former students, through a contribution from the People's Theatre, and with the support of the Cultural Office of the City of Vienna. Rudolf Beer was a well-known actor and director who had worked at many theatres in Germany and Austria between 1912 and 1938. In 1933, he had to leave Germany due to the antisemitic policies of the NS regime and returned to Vienna. From 1933 until his death in 1938, he served as the director of the Scala. After the National Socialists seized power in Austria, Rudolf Beer was arrested and severely beaten. He took his own life on May 9, 1938.