sentences:  The theatre saw Gustaf Gründgens giving his debut as a director with Jean Cocteau's "Orphée" and guest performances by the "Truppe 31" stage company of Gustav von Wangenheim.From 1931 on, the theatre was called "Deutsches Nationaltheater am Schiffbauerdamm".Notable actors included Lotte Lenya, Carola Neher, Hilde Körber, Helene Weigel, Ernst Busch, Ernst Deutsch, Kurt Gerron, Theo Lingen, and Peter Lorre.