▁the ▁winter ▁circ us ▁of ▁Oscar ▁Car ré ▁then ▁performed ▁but ▁during ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁the ▁year ▁this ▁group ▁travel led ▁and ▁the ▁theatre ▁was ▁empty . ▁However , ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 3 ▁the ▁theatre ▁was ▁r ented ▁by ▁Dutch ▁theatre ▁producer ▁F rit s ▁van ▁H aar lem ▁for ▁his ▁v au dev ille ▁shows ▁in ▁the ▁summer , ▁which ▁meant ▁that ▁there ▁were ▁performances ▁during ▁the ▁entire ▁year . ▁The ▁shows ▁became ▁very ▁successful , ▁thus ▁changing ▁the ▁circ us ▁building ▁to ▁a ▁theatre ▁for ▁all ▁forms ▁of ▁popular ▁entertain ment . ▁Car ré ▁turned ▁form ▁a ▁circ us ▁into ▁a ▁vari été ▁theatre ▁( D utch ▁version ▁of ▁a ▁Music ▁Hall ). ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁death ▁of ▁Oscar ▁Car ré ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 1 ▁the ▁theatre ▁had ▁a ▁bad ▁period . ▁No ▁prof its ▁were ▁made ▁even ▁though ▁several ▁direct ors ▁tried ▁new ▁things . ▁Max ▁Gab ri ël ▁re built ▁the ▁theatre , ▁but ▁this ▁didn ' t ▁work ▁so ▁he ▁left ▁only ▁a ▁year ▁later . ▁Bo ek hol t ▁brought ▁a ▁new ▁program ▁and ▁new ▁sorts ▁of ▁am us ements , ▁but ▁this ▁didn ' t ▁work ▁either . ▁A ▁business ▁company ▁whom ▁brought ▁back ▁the ▁circ us ▁entertain ment ▁went ▁bank rupt . ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 0 , ▁it ▁changed ▁its ▁name ▁to ▁Theater ▁Car ré . ▁Finally ▁( in ▁ 1 9 2 4 ) ▁two ▁gentlemen ▁named ▁Benjamin ▁and ▁Content ▁were ▁able ▁to ▁make ▁a ▁profit ▁with ▁Car