Hanka Ordonówna or Ordonka (born Maria Anna Pietruszyńska; 4 August 1902 in

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– 8 September 1950 in

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) was a Polish singer, dancer and actress. She began her career at the age of 16 in a Warsaw

cabaret Cabaret is a form of theatrical entertainment featuring music, song, dance, recitation, or drama. The performance venue might be a pub, a casino, a hotel, a restaurant, or a nightclub with a stage for performances. The audience, often dining o ...

named Sfinks and then the theater Wesoły Ul in Lublin under the stage name Anna Ordon. singing hits still popular today: "O mój rozmarynie", "Rozkwitały pęki białych róż", and "Ułani, ułani". When this cabaret closed, Hanka Ordonówna moved to Warsaw and worked at the cabaret Miraż, where she was spotted by

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, director of the Warsaw cabaret Qui Pro Quo; it was under his guidance that she became a star, recording "Miłość ci wszystko wybaczy" (song by

Henryk Wars Henryk Wars (born Henryk Warszawski, after 1947 Henry Vars; 29 December 1902 – 1 September 1977) was a Polish composer. He composed scores for 50 films during the interwar period in Poland and 60 more in the United States. He composed dozen ...

and Julian Tuwim) in the 1933 movie ''Szpieg w masce'' (''A Masked Spy''). Another hit was

Marian Hemar Marian Hemar (1901–1972), born Marian Hescheles (other pen names: Jan Mariański, and Marian Wallenrod), was a Polish poet, journalist, playwright, comedy writer, and songwriter. Hemar himself stated that before the outbreak of World War II he ...

's ''Jakieś małe nic'' ("Some Little Nothing"), 1934. In 1931, she married Count Michał Tyszkiewicz, who wrote many of her songs. Though a Countess, she continued to perform on a cabaret stage, and even rode a horse in a circus revue. She developed lung disease, which plagued her for the rest of her life. She died in 1950 in Beirut.

Selected filmography

* '' The Little Eagle'' (1927)

References

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1902 births 1950 deaths Polish stage actresses Polish film actresses Polish silent film actresses 20th-century Polish actresses Actresses from Warsaw Musicians from Warsaw Polish cabaret performers 20th-century Polish women singers 20th-century comedians {{entertainer-stub