Der letzte Walzer

Der letzte Walzer (The Last Waltz) is a Viennese operetta in three acts, with music by Oscar Straus, to a libretto by Julius Brammer and Alfred Grünwald. It opened at the Berliner Theater [de] in Berlin on 12 February 1920 and starred Fritzi Massary. It was first given in Vienna at the Theater an der Wien on 5 October 1923, with Betty Fischer [de], Max Hansen, and Richard Tauber in leading roles.

English adaptations

An English adaptation for Broadway was prepared by Harold Atteridge and Edward Delaney, with additional music by Al Goodman and opened at the Century Theatre in New York on May 10, 1921, running for 185 performances.^{[citation needed]} The show was directed by J. C. Huffman and Frank Smithson.^[1]

Another English adaptation was prepared for the London stage by Robert Evett and Reginald Arkell. This version opened at the Gaiety Theatre, London on December 7, 1922 and ran for 240 performances. It starred Jose Collins, who sang "The Mirror Song" on BBC radio.

Film

The operetta was the basis for a 1927 German silent film The Last Waltz directed by Arthur Robison and starring Liane Haid, Willy Fritsch and Suzy Vernon. It was then filmed again in 1934, 1936, 1953 and in 1973.

Roles

General Krasian
Baron Ippolith Mekowitch
Prince Paul
Lieutenant Jack Merrington
Captain Kaminski
Lieutenant Labinski
Ensign Orsinski
Vladek
Officer of the Guard
Countess Alexandrowna
Annuschka, Hannuschka, Petruschka, Babuschka, and Vera Lisaveta, her daughters
Chorus of Officer, Attendants, Court Ladies, etc.

Musical numbers

Act 1

Man is Master of His Fate – Merrington
Love, the Minstrel – Vera
Mama! Mama! – Countess, Annuschka, Hannuschka, Petruschka
I Love You Best Of All – Ippolith and Girls
The Last waltz – Merrington and Vera

Act 2

The Laggard Lovers – Ippolith, Girls and Officers
The Mirror Song – Vera
I Must Not Tell You So – Babuschka and Ippolith
When Life and Love Are Calling – Vera and Merrington

Act 3

O-la-la! – Vera

References

^ Hischak, Thomas S. (2006-01-01). Enter the Playmakers: Directors and Choreographers on the New York Stage. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-5747-6. Retrieved 2014-05-30.

External links

[1] Hischak, Thomas S. (2006-01-01). Enter the Playmakers: Directors and Choreographers on the New York Stage. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-5747-6. Retrieved 2014-05-30.

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