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The premier of this Revue takes place on September 4th 1943 inaugurating Westerbork's
newly rebuilt stage.
But the yellow stars, worn even on the actor's costumes, remain a sobering reminder that
there's more at stake here than cabaret.
It's no accident that, compared to the previous production, the number of persons involved
has grown by considerable proportions; Max Ehrlich also has included numerous talented
non-professionals in the troupe, both on-stage and behind the scenes. Everybody realizes
that - even if only temporarily - being part of the production means safety from transport
to the extermination camps in the East. So the Theater Group now includes pretty much all
the positions normally found in a professional theater production.
The program contains 18 scenes, many of them based on Westerbork camp life.
With only limited exceptions, the speaking roles are
held by German actors; in fact, German is the only language permitted on-stage by the camp
commandant.
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The program lists 18 scenes:
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"ROLL CALL!
ROLL CALL!" (The full cast) |
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"APPELL! APPELL!" (Das Ensemble) |
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| 2. |
MAX EHRLICH SPEAKS A
FEW INAPPROPRIATE WORDS |
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MAX
EHRLICH SPRICHT EIN PAAR UNPASSENDE WORTE |
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E.H.B.U. (Camilla
Spira ) |
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E.H.B.U.
(Camilla Spira) |
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"YOU MUST
SPECIFY THAT FOR ME!" (Max Ehrlich - Hermann Feiner) |
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"DAS
MUST DU MIR SPEZIFIZIEREN !" (Max Ehrlich - Hermann Feiner) |
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"I FELL IN LOVE
DURING A WALTZ..." A Scene from the Year 1880 (Esther Philipse, Jonas Blumenzweig,
and the dance troupe) |
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"ICH
HAB' MICH BEI EINEM WALZER VERLIEBT..." Ein bild aus dem Jahre 1880 (Esther Philipse,
Jonas Blumenzweig und das Tanzensemble) |
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THE PATIENT (Max
Ehrlich - Hermann Feiner) |
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DER
PATIENT (Max Ehrlich - Hermann Feiner) |
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"WHEN A LITTLE
PACKAGE ARRIVES" (Camilla Spira and the Dance Troupe) |
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"WENN
EIN PAKETCHEN KOMMT" (Camilla Spira und das Tanzensemble) |
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OPIUM... (Hermann
Feiner - Heinz Rosenfeld) |
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OPIUM...
(Hermann Feiner - Heinz Rosenfeld) |
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"V" AND
"O.D". (Camilla Spira and Günther Witepski) |
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"V"
UND "O.D." (Camilla Spira und Günther Witepski) |
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"WE ARE SENDING
RECORDS" Max Ehrlich in his Record Imitations (The Annoncer: Hermann Feiner, the
Assistant: Max Ehrlich) |
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"WIR
SENDEN SCHALLPLATTEN" Max Ehrlich in seinen Schallplattenkopien (Der Ansager:
Günther Witepski, der Gehilfer: Max Ehrlich) |
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| 11. |
ON THE HEATH (The
Full Cast) |
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AUF
DER HEIDE (Das Ensemble) |
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(INTERMISSION) |
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"ALWAYS SLOWLY,
ALWAYS SLOWLY.." A Stagecoach tale from the Biedermeier Period (The Driver: Max
Ehrlich, the Love birds: Mara Rosen, Günther Witepski) |
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"IMMER
LANGSAM, IMMER LANGSAM.." Ein Postkutschenidyll aus der Biedermeierzeit (Der
Postkutscher: Max Ehrlich, das Pärchen: Mara Rosen, Günther Witepski) |
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"DEAR KIND
DRUMMER MAN" (Esther Philipse - Maurice van Cleef) |
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"LIEBER
GUTER SCHLAGZEUGMANN" (Esther Philipse - Maurice van Cleef) |
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EHRLICH'S THUNDERING
SHOW OF JOKES (Max Ehrlich, Mara Rosen, Hermann Feiner, Günther Witepski, Heinz
Rosenfeld) |
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EHRLICH'S
TONENDE WITZSCHAU (Max Ehrlich, Mara Rosen, Hermann Feiner, Günther Witepski, Heinz
Rosenfeld) |
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"YOU'RE LONG
SINCE THINKING OF SOMEBODY ELSE..." (Camilla Spira) |
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HAST SCHON LÄNGST EINE ANDERE IM SINN..." (Camilla Spira) |
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WILLY ROSEN - ERICH
ZIEGLER |
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WILLY
ROSEN - ERICH ZIEGLER |
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WE'RE GOING TO
SCHOOL (Pupils: Max Ehrlich, Hermann Feiner, Ulla Gross, Catherina Frank, Lotte Heider,
Beatrice Lissauer, Ruth Pagener, Hannalore Cahn, the Teacher: Günther Witepski) |
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GEHEN IN DIE SCHULE (Schuler und Schulerinnen: Max Ehrlich, Hermann Feiner, Ulla Gross,
Catherina Frank, Lotte Heider, Beatrice Lissauer, Ruth Pagener, Hannalore Cahn, der
Lehrer: Günther Witepski) |
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GOOD NIGHT (The full
cast) |
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GUTE
NACHT (Das Ensemble)
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The performers named in the
program are:
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Hannelore Cahn |
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Catherina Frank |
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Ulla Gross |
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Lotte Heider |
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Beatrice Lissauer |
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Ruth Pagener |
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Esther Philipse |
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Mara Rosen |
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Camilla Spira |
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Jonas Blumenzweig |
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Maurice van Cleef |
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Max Ehrlich |
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Hermann Feiner |
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Willy Rosen |
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Heinz Rosenfeld |
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Günther Witepski |
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Erich Ziegler |
Orchestra:
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Arthur Durlacher, |
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direction |
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Maurice van Cleef |
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N. Slier |
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Simon Hangjas |
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Wolf Drukker |
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J. Gokkes |
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M. Cantor |
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J. Goudsmit |
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N.J. van Ploeg |
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J. de Vries |
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J. Barendse |
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Jean Freund |
Also named:
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Grete Schliesser, |
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dress design for
Camilla Spira |
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Fritz Bernhard, |
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material delivery
for the costumes; |
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costume design for
"Drummer Man" |
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Michel Cauverien, |
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hair dresser;
costumes and wigs for the stage coach scene |
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Simon
Dekker-Dickson, |
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dances |
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Eugen Frankenstein, |
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room set-up |
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Leo Kok, |
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scenery design |
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Hans Krieg, |
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dance and stage
rehearsal |
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I. Landa, |
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costume maker for
"Drummer Man" |
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I. Lipinsli, |
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hair dresser |
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Herbert Levkowicz, |
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decoration execution |
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Joska Levkowitz, |
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costume maker for
"Drummer Man" |
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Hans Margules, |
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scenery design |
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Stefan Schlesinger, |
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design for the stage |
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Richard Türkel, |
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technical director |
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