Rotterdamsch Tooneel

[1] The theatre had a progressive reputation and mainly performed new Dutch repertoire, including Multatuli's Vorstenschool[2] and the works of Jan Fabricius and J. van Randwijk.

[3] Their repertoire also included new foreign pieces, such as Zaken zijn zaken by Octave Mirbeau[4] Liebelei by Arthur Schnitzler and Hedda Gabler by Henrik Ibsen.

According to one 1925 obituary for one of its former actors, no matter which of the successive directors was running it during its prime, it had a recognizable style that was on part with any theatre in the country or even the world.

[6] During its period of operation, actors associated with the Rotterdamsch Tooneel included Dick van Veen,[7] Frits Tartaud,[6] Piet Bron, Jan van Ees, Richard Flink, Cor van der Lugt Melsert, Else Mauhs, Alida Tartaud-Klein,[8] and Jules Verstraete.

[7] After World War I, public interest had diminished to such an extent that the group could only survive by merging with the Hague Hofstad Tooneel in 1923.