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Bunter Abend 2
(Colorful Evening 2),
March 1944



In mid November 1943, the protection against deportation, previously afforded to members of the Theater Group, comes to an abrupt end. Henceforth, troupe members - except for the stars - are eligible "for transport" to the East.

In February 1944, 811 persons are sent to Theresienstadt, including the film actor and director Kurt Geron.

Josef Baar, Hermann Feiner, Heinz Rosenfeld, Gunter Witepski and Arthur Durlacher are also gone by the time the present revue is staged, as is the chorus line.

This time the program includes 18 scenes particularly aimed at the younger camp inmates who, because they constitute a necessary labor force in Westerbork, still remain more-or-less unthreatened by deportation.

Tickets for this production are greatly sought after by the camp inmates. They aren't expensive, only 10 cents (photo), but they are difficult to come by.


The program lists 18 scenes:

1. Front Row Center (Esther Philipse, Mara Rosen, Otto Aurich, Liesl Frank, Franz Engel, Max Ehrlich) 
Parkett Reihe 1 (Esther Philipse, Mara Rosen, Otto Aurich, Liesl Frank, Franz Engel, Max Ehrlich)

2. Jetty Cantor [I Told it to the Stars Tonight...]
Jetty Cantor [Ich hab' es heut' nacht den Sternen erzählt...]

3. Max Ehrlich - Franz Engel [Happy and Nice]
Max Ehrlich - Franz Engel [Fröhlich und Schön]

4. Esther Philipse [Such a Girl from the Chorus Line...]
Esther Philipse [So ein Mädel vom Chor...]

5. Franz Engel [In his Repertoire]
Franz Engel [in seim^nem Repertoir]

6. Liesl Frank - Otto Aurich [Why so Lonely, Miss?]
Liesl Frank - Otto Aurich [Warum so allein, Fräulein?]

7. Max Ehrlich - Franz Engel [1000 Words of Nonsense]
Max Ehrlich - Franz Engel [1000 Worte Unsinn]
 
8. Liesl Frank [The Little Seamstress]
Liesl Frank [Die kleine Schneiderin]

9. Jonny and Jones
Jonny und Jones

10. That's the Way its Got to be Done [Musical Comedy] (Franz Engel, Max Ehrlich, Jetty Cantor, Esther Philipse, Otto Aurich, Mara Rosen)
So muss man's machen [Musikalischer Schwank] (Franz Engel, Max Ehrlich, Jetty Cantor, Esther Philipse, Otto Aurich, Mara Rosen)

         (INTERMISSION)

11. Jetty Cantor - Esther Philipse [Hawaii - Guitar, Sing a Little Love Song...]
Jetty Cantor - Esther Philipse [Hawaii - Guitarre, sing ein kleines Liebeslied...]

12. Max Ehrlich [The Star Struck Stagehand]
Max Ehrlich [Der spielwütige Bühenarbeiter]

13. Liesl Frank - Otto Aurich [Tell her while you're Dancing]
Liesl Frank - Otto Aurich [Sag' es ihr beim Tanzen.]

14. Jokes Played
Gespielte Witze

15. Willy Rosen - Erich Ziegler [On Two Grand Pianos]
Willy Rosen - Erich Ziegler [an zwei Flügeln.]
  
16. Tamed Beasts [Comedy] (Max Ehrlich, Liesl Frank, Franz Engel, Esther Philipse, Mara Rosen, Otto Aurich)
Gezähmte Bestien [Schwank] (Max Ehrlich, Liesl Frank, Franz Engel, Esther Philipse, Mara Rosen, Otto Aurich )


The performers named in the
program are:

- Jetty Cantor
- Liesl Frank
- Esther Philipse
- Mara Rosen
- Otto Aurich
- Franz Engel
- Max Ehrlich
- Max Kannewasser (Jones).
- Willy Rosen
- Nol van Wesel (Jonny) und
- Erich Ziegler





 

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