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Bezauberndes Fräulein
''Bezauberndes Fräulein'' (''The Charming Young Lady'') is a musical comedy in four scenes, similar in style to an operetta. Ralph Benatzky wrote both music and libretto, inspired by the French farce ''La petite chocolatière'' by Paul Gavault. The work premiered on 24 May 1933, in the Volkstheater in Vienna, Austria. Roles The cast does not require operatic voices, just singing actors. Scoring The required orchestra comprises piano, flute, oboe, two clarinets, two trumpets, bassoon, three saxophones, banjo, guitar, percussion and strings. Alternatively, the instrumental music has also been arranged for two pianos. Synopsis Setting The piece is set in an unnamed German-speaking city in the early 1930s. In modern performances, it is normally set in the present. First scene ''Setting: Living area in Paul's weekend house'' Slightly overstretched painter Felix and his favourite model Rosette are visiting the weekend house of their friend Paul, a high-ranking ci ...
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Musical Comedy
Musical theatre is a form of theatre, theatrical performance that combines songs, spoken dialogue, acting and dance. The story and emotional content of a musical – humor, pathos, love, anger – are communicated through words, music, movement and technical aspects of the entertainment as an integrated whole. Although musical theatre overlaps with other theatrical forms like opera and dance, it may be distinguished by the equal importance given to the music as compared with the dialogue, movement and other elements. Since the early 20th century, musical theatre stage works have generally been called, simply, musicals. Although music has been a part of dramatic presentations since ancient times, modern Western musical theatre emerged during the 19th century, with many structural elements established by the light opera works of Jacques Offenbach in France, Gilbert and Sullivan in Britain and the works of Edward Harrigan, Harrigan and Tony Hart (theater), Hart in America. ...
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Contract Bridge
Contract bridge, or simply bridge, is a trick-taking game, trick-taking card game using a standard 52-card deck. In its basic format, it is played by four players in two Team game, competing partnerships, with partners sitting opposite each other around a table. Millions of people play bridge worldwide in clubs, bridge tournaments, tournaments, online and with friends at home, making it one of the world's most popular card games, particularly among Old Age, seniors. The World Bridge Federation (WBF) is the governing body for international competitive bridge, with numerous other bodies governing it at the regional level. The game consists of a number of , each progressing through four phases. The cards are to the players; then the players ''call'' (or ''bid'') in an seeking to take the , specifying how many tricks the partnership receiving the contract (the declaring side) needs to take to receive points for the deal. During the auction, partners use their bids to exchange infor ...
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Operas By Ralph Benatzky
Opera is a form of History of theatre#European theatre, Western theatre in which music is a fundamental component and dramatic roles are taken by Singing, singers. Such a "work" (the literal translation of the Italian word "opera") is typically a collaboration between a composer and a libretto, librettist and incorporates a number of the performing arts, such as acting, Theatrical scenery, scenery, costume, and sometimes dance or ballet. The performance is typically given in an opera house, accompanied by an orchestra or smaller musical ensemble, which since the early 19th century has been led by a conducting, conductor. Although musical theatre is closely related to opera, the two are considered to be distinct from one another. Opera is a key part of Western culture#Music, Western classical music, and Italian tradition in particular. Originally understood as an sung-through, entirely sung piece, in contrast to a play with songs, opera has come to include :Opera genres, numerous ...
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1933 Operas
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Operas
Opera is a form of Western theatre in which music is a fundamental component and dramatic roles are taken by singers. Such a "work" (the literal translation of the Italian word "opera") is typically a collaboration between a composer and a librettist and incorporates a number of the performing arts, such as acting, scenery, costume, and sometimes dance or ballet. The performance is typically given in an opera house, accompanied by an orchestra or smaller musical ensemble, which since the early 19th century has been led by a conductor. Although musical theatre is closely related to opera, the two are considered to be distinct from one another. Opera is a key part of Western classical music, and Italian tradition in particular. Originally understood as an entirely sung piece, in contrast to a play with songs, opera has come to include numerous genres, including some that include spoken dialogue such as ''Singspiel'' and ''Opéra comique''. In traditional number opera, si ...
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German-language Operettas
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Karl Schönböck
Karl Schönböck (4 February 1909 in Vienna, Austria-Hungary – 24 March 2001 in Munich, Republic of Germany) was an Austrian actor.Karl Schönböck
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Selected filmography

* ''Flowers from Nice'' (1936) as Count Ulrich von Traunstein * ''The Girl Irene'' (1936) as Sir John Corbett * ''Daphne and the Diplomat'' (1937) as Bentley * ''Anna Favetti'' (1938) as Kingston * ''The Blue Fox (1938 film), The Blue Fox'' (1938) as Trill * ''Bismarck (1940 film), Bismarck'' (1940) as Franz Joseph I of Austria, Kaiser Franz Joseph * ''The Big Game (1942 film), The Big Game'' (1942) as Richter the photograph * ''Bravo Acrobat!'' (1943) as Orlando * ''Titanic (1943 film), Titanic'' (1943) as John Jacob Astor IV * ''The Noltenius Brothers'' (1945) as Baron Kontakt * ''Peter Voss, Thief of ...
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Gisela Fackeldey
Gisela Fackeldey (13 November 1920 – 21 October 1986) was a German actress. She appeared in more than 45 films and television shows from 1949 to 1986. Selected filmography * '' Who Is This That I Love?'' (1950) * '' Kissing Is No Sin'' (1950) * ''The Cloister of Martins'' (1951) * ''Dark Clouds Over the Dachstein'' (1953) * '' The Charming Young Lady'' (1953) * '' Love's Awakening'' (1953) * '' Stefanie'' (1958) * '' Liselotte of the Palatinate'' (1966) * ''The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant'' (1972) * ''Martha Martha (Aramaic language, Aramaic: מָרְתָא‎) is a Bible, biblical figure described in the Gospels of Gospel of Luke, Luke and Gospel of John, John. Together with her siblings Lazarus of Bethany, Lazarus and Mary of Bethany, she is descr ...'' (1974) References External links * 1920 births 1986 deaths German film actresses Actresses from Cologne {{Germany-screen-actor-stub ...
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Herta Staal
Herta Staal (29 March 1930 – 2 October 2021) was an Austrian film A film, also known as a movie or motion picture, is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, emotions, or atmosphere through the use of moving images that are generally, sinc ... and television actress. Selected filmography * ''The Charming Young Lady (film), The Charming Young Lady'' (1953) * ''The Dancing Heart'' (1953) * ''My Sister and I (1954 film), My Sister and I'' (1954) * ''Clivia (film), Clivia'' (1954) * ''The Great Lola'' (1954) * ''Girl with a Future'' (1954) * ''Royal Hunt in Ischl'' (1955) * ''Where the Ancient Forests Rustle'' (1956) * ''The Beautiful Master'' (1956) * ''The Bath in the Barn (1956 film), The Bath in the Barn'' (1956) * ''The Winemaker of Langenlois'' (1957) * ''Love Has to Be Learned'' (1963) References Bibliography * Robert Dassanowsky. ''Austrian Cinema: A History''. McFarland, 2005. External links

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Ingrid Andree
Ingrid Andree (born Ingrid Tilly Unverhau on 19 January 1931) is a German actress. She began her career in 1948 in Hamburg and in 1950 appeared at the Thaliatheater, Hamburg.Waldekranz, R. & Arpe, V. (1956) ''Das Buch vom Film''. Berlin: Deutsche Buch-Gemeinschaft; p. 471 She has made many stage appearances and also appeared in more than 50 films and television shows since 1951. She starred in the film '' The Rest Is Silence'', which was entered into the 9th Berlin International Film Festival. Selected filmography * '' Professor Nachtfalter'' (1951) * '' Oh, You Dear Fridolin'' (1952) * '' Love's Awakening'' (1953) * '' Love is Forever'' (1954) * '' The Crazy Clinic'' (1954) * '' Three from Variety'' (1954) * ''Sergeant Borck'' (1955) * '' Your Life Guards'' (1955) * '' The Ambassador's Wife'' (1955) * '' You Can No Longer Remain Silent'' (1955) * '' Engagement at Wolfgangsee'' (1956) * '' My Brother Joshua'' (1956) * '' A Piece of Heaven'' (1957) * ''Confessions of Felix Krull ...
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Georg Thomalla
Georg Thomalla (14 February 1915 – 25 August 1999) was a German actor. He appeared in about one hundred fifty film and television productions between 1939 and 2000 and was widely known in Germany for his comedic roles. Thomalla was well known in Germany as a voiceover artist, dubbing particularly comedians, such as Peter Sellers as Inspector Clouseau in the '' Pink Panther'' movies, and he was the standard German dubbing voice of Jack Lemmon from 1955 to 1998. Thomalla dubbed Lemmon as the second musician in ''Some Like It Hot'', after having himself played the same role in the German comedy '' Fanfares of Love'' (1951), the direct predecessor to ''Some Like It Hot''. Thomalla met Lemmon at the 1996 Berlin International Film Festival, where he gave a speech in Lemmon's honor. He was awarded the German Federal Cross of Merit in 1985. Selected filmography * '' Her First Experience'' (1939) - Otto * '' Der Kleinstadtpoet'' (1941) - Siegfried, Angestellter bei Emil * '' Above A ...
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