In 1868, the city administration had taken a firm decision referring to the construction of the the city hall and the theatre. This decision was encouraged by the particular economic situation of the city which at that time was in full economic development. The building was built between the years 1872-1874. The Emperor Franz Josef I. participated at the unveiling of this building in 1874. Until World War II the theatre functioned with a section of prose and a musical one.