The Count of Luxembourg
The Count of Luxembourg (1941) was an operetta production by Centralteatret, based on the operetta by Franz Lehár (music), Alfred M. Willner (libretto), Robert Bodanzky (libretto) and Leo Stein (libretto).
Rolf Christensen directed it.
The run was interrupted when the theatre closed its doors May 22, due to the World War II actor strike. The theatre reopened June 7 the same year.
Information
(Objekt ID 89125)| Object type | Production |
| Premiere | March 20, 1941 |
| Produced by | |
| Based on | The Count of Luxembourg by Franz Lehár, Robert Bodanzky, Alfred Maria Willner, Leo Stein |
| Audience | Adults |
| Language | Norwegian |
| Keywords | Operetta, Theatre, 2nd World War |
| Running period | March 20, 1941 |
More
SOURCES:
Gjesdahl, Paul: Centralteatrets historie (literally: The history of Centralteatret). Gyldendal norsk forlag, Oslo 1964.
Kvalvik, Bent. E-mail 24.10.2018
Contributors (30)
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Robert Bodanzky | – Playwright |
| Alfred Maria Willner | – Playwright |
| Per Kvist | – Translation |
| Rolf Christensen | – Direction |
| Trygve Normann | – Choreography |
| Franz Lehár | – Composer |
| Ole Flagstad | – Conductor |
| Gunnar Tandberg | – Stage design |
| Gunnar Tandberg | – Costume design |
| Vera Jenkins | – Actor (Amelie, modell ) |
| Ivar Cederholm | – Actor (Renee, greve av Luxemburg) |
| Vera Debes | – Actor (Coralie, modell) |
| Erling Drangsholt | – Actor (Fyrst Basil Balilisku) |
| Thorleif Enersen | – Actor (Francois, tjener) |
| Maria Flood | – Actor (Aurelie, modell) |
| Tore Foss | – Actor (Armand Brissard) |
| Wenche Foss | – Actor (Angele Didier, sangerinne) |
| Marie Hedemark (from July 7, 1940) | – Actor (Grevinne Stasa Kokolisku - overtok senere rollen) |
| Victor Ivarson | – Actor (Polisku, ruthensk konsul) |
| Wenche Klouman | – Actor (Sidonie, modell) |
| Thorleif Lemkow | – Actor (Boulanger, maler) |
| Levor Lie | – Actor (Marchand, maler) |
| Eva Lunde | – Actor (Juliette Vermont) |
| Ebbe Moe | – Actor (Lavigne, maler) |
| Ebbe Moe | – Actor (Direktøren for «Grand Hotel») |
| Gunnar Olram | – Actor (Pelegrim, komissær) |
| Einar Rudå | – Actor (Saville, maler) |
| Erna Schøyen (from March 20, 1940 to May 21, 1940) | – Actor (Grevinne Stasa Kokolisku ) |
| Trygve Normann | – Dancer |
| Misi Fricker | – Répétiteur |
Performance dates
| July 7, 1941 – Oslo Nye Centralteatret | New opening |
| March 20, 1941 – Oslo Nye Centralteatret | Opening night |