▁November ▁ 1 9 , ▁ 1 8 9 2 . ▁Since ▁ 1 9 5 4 ▁it ▁has ▁been ▁home ▁to ▁the ▁Berliner ▁Ens emble ▁theatre ▁company , ▁founded ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 9 ▁by ▁Hel ene ▁We ig el ▁and ▁Bert olt ▁Bre cht . ▁ ▁The ▁original ▁name ▁of ▁the ▁Ne o - bar o que ▁construction ▁by ▁the ▁architect ▁Heinrich ▁Se eling ▁was ▁Ne ues ▁Theater . ▁The ▁first ▁performance ▁was ▁Johann ▁Wolfgang ▁von ▁Go ethe ' s ▁play ▁I ph igen ie ▁auf ▁T aur is . ▁Die ▁We ber , ▁a ▁natural istic ▁drama ▁by ▁Ger hart ▁Haupt mann ▁had ▁its ▁premi ere ▁in ▁a ▁private ▁audience ▁at ▁the ▁theatre ▁on ▁February ▁ 2 6 , ▁ 1 8 9 3 . ▁From ▁ 1 9 0 3 ▁to ▁ 1 9 0 6 ▁the ▁Ne ues ▁Theater ▁was ▁under ▁the ▁management ▁of ▁Max ▁Rein hardt ; ▁it ▁later ▁became ▁the ▁site ▁of ▁numerous ▁oper etta ▁performances . ▁ ▁With ▁the ▁premi ere ▁of ▁the ▁comedy ▁Der ▁fr öh liche ▁Wein berg ▁by ▁Carl ▁Z uck m ayer ▁on ▁December ▁ 2 2 , ▁ 1 9 2 5 ▁the ▁theatre ▁returned ▁to ▁dram atic ▁art , ▁followed ▁by ▁the ▁first ▁performances ▁of ▁The ▁Three pen ny ▁Opera ▁( Die ▁Dre ig ro schen oper ) ▁on ▁August ▁ 3 1 , ▁ 1 9 2 8 ▁and ▁of ▁the ▁Italien ische ▁Nach t ▁by ▁Ö d ön ▁von ▁Hor vá th ▁on ▁March ▁ 2