Überbrettl

Überbrettl (German pronunciation: [ˈʔyːbɐˌbʁɛtl̩] super-cabaret)[dubious – discuss] was the first venue in Germany for literary cabaret, or Kabarett, founded 1901 in Berlin by Ernst von Wolzogen.

The German Kabarett concept was imported from French venues like Le Chat Noir in Paris, from which it kept the characteristic atmosphere of intimacy.

He chose the initial name both to parody Friedrich Nietzsche's Übermensch concept and to contrast the widespread Brettl (i.e. "(stage-)board") variety shows without further artistic ambitions.

The great hall was lavishly decorated in an Art Nouveau style by August Endell, nevertheless the extensive costs combined with the remote location turned out to be fatal.

By the late 1920s the German cabaret gradually had come to feature mildly risque musical entertainment for the middle-class man, as well as biting political and social satire.