ré . ▁After ▁Benjamin ▁and ▁Content , ▁Alex ▁W unn ink ▁became ▁the ▁director . ▁He ▁was ▁successful ▁and ▁brought ▁many ▁new ▁shows , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁a ▁big ▁profit . ▁So , ▁throughout ▁the ▁early ▁ 2 0 th ▁century ▁the ▁building ▁was ▁mainly ▁used ▁for ▁v au dev ille ▁and ▁rev ue ▁shows , ▁occasionally ▁Italian ▁oper as ▁and ▁oper ett as . ▁Dutch ▁stars ▁like ▁Lou ▁Band y ▁and ▁Louis ▁David s ▁and ▁international ▁cele brit ies ▁like ▁Joseph ine ▁Baker ▁and ▁the ▁c low n ▁Gro ck ▁performed ▁here . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁second ▁world ▁war ▁Car ré ▁attract ed ▁more ▁people , ▁because ▁people ▁were ▁searching ▁for ▁dist raction . ▁But ▁because ▁of ▁the ▁raz ia ' s ▁( pol ice ▁ra ids ) ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 4 , ▁people ▁started ▁to ▁stay ▁away ▁and ▁the ▁doors ▁were ▁closed ▁from ▁ 1 9 4 4 ▁till ▁ 1 9 4 5 . ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁Second ▁World ▁War , ▁rev ues ▁and ▁winter ▁circ uses ▁remained ▁popular . ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 6 , ▁Car ré ▁introduced ▁musical ▁theatre ▁to ▁the ▁Netherlands ▁with ▁P org y ▁and ▁B ess . ▁The ▁one - man ▁show ▁followed ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 3 , ▁when ▁To on ▁Herm ans ▁gave ▁his ▁first ▁solo ▁cab aret ▁show . ▁▁ ▁After ▁the ▁death ▁of ▁Alex ▁W un nik ▁his ▁son ▁K arel ▁W un nik ▁became ▁the ▁new ▁director . ▁Under ▁K arel ▁W un nik ▁the ▁theatre