At that time it was a wooden structure built by local master carpenter Herman Wilhelm Muck, who also owned the building.

Founder and first director of the theatre was Carl Christian Ludwig Starklof (1789–1850), a lawyer and writer who served as a privy councilor in Oldenburg.

Also involved was actor Johann Christian Gerber (1785–1850) who had previously directed a theatre in the neighbouring city of Bremen.

[citation needed] The theatre company continued to work in a temporary wood building nearby while the destroyed venue was rebuilt under the supervision of Oldenburg court architect Franz Noack and Paul Moritz Zimmer, an architect from Chemnitz.

A large dome roof was added in order to accommodate a water tank above the stage area – an important fire protection measure at the time.