Weimar Cabarets were divided into two types:
1. Larger halls or theaters ---- With all ages and classes came together to watch variety shows which consisted of singers, dancers, acrobats, and comedians.
2. Smaller clubs ---- Major audience was people from middle and upper class, younger and middle-aged adults, and the songs were a political and social satire. The freer atmosphere of Weimar was demonstrated in these small clubs by intense criticism of government officials and political party leaders, and the taboo themes of gender conflict, clergy corruption, and homosexuality.
Hitler and the National Socialists were frequent targets of the satire of Cabaret performers, and when the Nazis came to power in 1933, most of the political cabarets were closed and those that remained open were heavily striked.
