Our Prater in Vienna

Between 1910/11 and 1927/28 Urania dedicated over 300 repertory lectures and pupil lectures with slides and films to the Vienna Prater, whereby the titles of the lectures and the pictures shown varied according to the season or focus. The lectures entitled “Our Prater in the Spring”, “Our Prater in the Autumn”, “Our Prater throughout the Seasons (with kinematograms)”, “Our Prater (Entertainment Park) accompanied by slides, songs and films” often proved a good opportunity to document this pulsating hub of pleasure and entertainment – among others also by prominent photographers such as Emil Mayer, who especially understood how to capture the lively enthusiasm and joyful anticipation of the children at the Punch and Judy Show.