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were among the modest amusement parks on the outskirts the few places of entertainment for the Berlin proletariat in the decades around the turn of the century before last. Here's a little variety could be found from the dreary everyday life in the factories, tenements and backyards. In particular, the booths allowed insights into a world outside of these gloom, a world of exoticism and wonder.
It went on this little dusty fairgrounds little less modest. The earning potential of the Showmen were as low as the demands of ordinary people in terms of dispersion. Its accessibility for relatively undemanding attractions in the singing game halls, "specialty theaters" and acting positions expected from naive. Compared to the daily monotony but had loudly promoted "global sensation" is actually entertaining.
It is not surprising that this activity of Heinrich Zille exerted a special fascination. He drew in the true sense of the word an unvarnished picture of the Berlin hype before and behind the scenes - humorous and sarcastic in his own way always, more or less. heite
"Well as a white angel with det Triko - The hype
" Wat schubberst de uff de Lola for rum. "-
there seems indeed by allens "
The fire-eaters
" A dog's life! For three days I have brought
yet warm in the mouth. "
as" lichtbildnerischer notepad "He used his camera. Zilles photographic plates, which include the hustle at the then suburban bustle unique authentic impressions to teach until the late 60s were discovered.
Some of the stalls are shown so-called "Piktusse, smaller show positions of modest performances in which the discrepancy between the announcements and the actual potential was very large. Often the audience was here literally "ripped off", which could lead to the operators of the game permit has been revoked.
Thus, a "Piktus" was often only available to men. Frankly clad ladies, more or less overt indications of the rush hour and "clearly ambiguous" figures in the front area could expect erotic performances, or even services, which generally were not offered. Instead, the visitors got to see trivia. If he wanted more, he had to special payments for so-called "extra cabinets' pay, but again not provided the hoped ...
The "Roses from the South," it is probably such a Piktus. On the lower photo is the show booth of "Miss Pauline," the "greatest female athlete and Cannon Queen of the Present" to see - "no competitors" and "alive". .
Figures:
Jule Hammer: booths, beer and strong women. Hannover 1987 (above)
Friedrich Air: My Photo-milieu. Hannover 1967 (below)
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