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The Westerbork Theater Group's first production, "Bunter Abend" (Colorful
Evening), is staged in July and August 1943.
Max Ehrlich is the director, but also plays a speaking role.
Essentially, the program consists of scenes taken from the repertoires of each of the
individual performers.
However, one new song in particular becomes the first Westerbork hit tune:
"Hachscharah Song" (Hachscharahlied), about the girls in the Zionist workgroup
by the same name in Westerbork.
The show is a big success and as a result the Theater Group gets permission to recruit
further members... thereby saving a few more people from transport to the
extermination camps in the East.
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The program lists 10 scenes:
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Josef Baar Chats and
Rhymes |
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Josef
Baar plaudert und reimt |
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Camilla Spira in her
Repertoire |
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Camilla
Spira in ihrem Repertoire |
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Max Ehrlich in his
Scene "Theater Visit" |
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Max
Ehrlich in seiner Szene "Theaterbesuch" |
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Willy Rosen
("...the Words and the Music are by Me...") |
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Willy
Rosen ("...der Text und die Musik sind von mir...") |
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Chaja Goldstein in
her Repertoire |
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Chaja
Goldstein in ihrem Repertoire |
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CHECKMATE (Sketch)
(Max Ehrlich, Camilla Spira, Josef Baar) |
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SCHACHMATT
(Sketch) (Max Ehrlich, Camilla Spira, Josef Baar) |
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THE MAN WITHOUT A
NAME (Sketch) (Max Ehrlich, Josef Baar) |
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DER
MANN OHNE NAMEN(Sketch) (Max Ehrlich, Josef Baar) |
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| 8. |
Willy Rosen - Erich
Ziegler at 2 Pianos |
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Willy
Rosen - Erich Ziegler an 2 Klavieren |
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| 9. |
Camilla Spira: Songs |
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Camilla
Spira: Chansons |
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| 10. |
ON THE RACE TRACK
(The Newcomer: Max Ehrlich, the Expert: Josef Baar) |
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AUF
DER RENNBAHN (Der Neuling: Max Ehrlich, der Fachmann: Josef Baar)
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The performers named in the
program are:
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Chaja
Goldstein |
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Camilla
Spira |
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Josef
Baar |
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Max
Ehrlich |
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Willy
Rosen |
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Erich
Ziegler |
Also named:
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Eugen
Frankenstein, |
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Richard
Türkel, . |
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lighting |
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