Operetta in 2 Acts with 1 interval (15 min).

Libretto of K. Khafner and R. Genets.
Operetta in 2 Acts with 1 interval (15 min).

Libretto of K. Khafner and R. Genets.

ACTION I

1 Picture.

Heinrich Ayzenshtayn’s House. From the street reaches singing Alfred - the former worshipper of rozalindy. Adel’ maid obtains letter from her sister the ides with the proposal to be enjoyed by today’s night on to ball in Russian prince orlovskiy. Adel’ asks for leave in mistress on the night under the pretext of the visit of sick aunt, but Rozalinda, which exposed maid in the sequential fraud, answers the flat refusal.

Alfred appears, he starts to handle Rozalindoy and reports to it the news: its husband - Heinrich Ayzenshtayn obtained the week of prison for the insult of judge. Rozalinda escorts the unexpected guest.

From the law court returns Ayzenshtayn and its attorney blind, through fault of whom Ayzenshtayn is forced to leave for the prison. To visit Heinrich arrives his friend Falk. After using the temporal absence of rozalindy, Falk persuades it to conduct night not in the prison, but on the ball- masquerade in Orlovsky. Falk transfers To Ayzenshtaynu invitation to the name of Frenchman marquise Renara. Ayzenshtayn says goodbye with the wife and departs together with the friend.

Adel’ reports Rozalinde, where owner went in reality. Maid requests to lend dress for the ball by it in order to trace Heinrich. Rozalinda agrees and is released Adel’.

Alfred, who proposes Rozalinde to use the absence of husband and to leave for the ball to Orlovsky, unexpectedly appears. For this case it procured masquerade the suit of bat for Rozalindy and invitation to the name of the director of French theater to Chevalier’s mes’e Shagrana and his husbands.

Alfred changes clothes into pajamas of Ayzenshtayna. In its this detail Frank finds the unexpectedly appeared director of prison. He assumes Alfred for the osuzhdennogo owner of house. Rozalinda requests Alfred to play at the period the role of husband. Frank takes away intoxicated Alfred into the prison, who along the way returns to it his invitation to the ball to Orlovsky.

2 Picture.

Ball in the house of Orlovsky. IDA it teaches sister secular manners. Prince orlovskiy greets guests. Falk notes among the guests of Adel’ with The the idoy, he presents to Orlovsky of girls by notable aristokratkami, and his friend of Heinrich - by marquis renar. Falk’s drawings amuse prince.

Ayzenshtayn is astonished by encounter with Adel’ on to ball, but Falk with the prince they convince Heinrich, that before it the successor of Russian lady-in-waiting - freyleyn Olga. Confused Ayzenshtayn brings the apologies of its maid.

Falk reports to Orlovsky that on to ball is present the director of prison, which hides itself under the fictitious name of shagrana, director of French theater. Drawings continue... Falk acquaints the imaginary of renara and Shagrana. In the mask on to ball appears Rozalinda, which issues itself for the Hungarian countess of Eva Mary osterkhazi from Budapest. Heinrich starts to handle the Hungarian countess. Attempting to attain its benevolence, it tries to use its tested method, accurate talisman - game with the hours, but Rozalinda it unexpectedly selects them.

Ball continues...

ACTION II

3 Picture.

Urban prison. Singing Alfred reaches. Appears fairly drunk warden frosh. After night merriment Frank returns to his responsibilities to the prison. In tracking of Falk and prince orlovskiy into the prison come Adel’ with The the idoy. By them it is interesting to learn how will end this unusual night, complete the unexpected transformations. Frosh proposes to guests to engage observation post... in the camera.

Appears Ayzenshtayn, it is terribly astonished after seeing Frank, whom it knows as the director of theater.

Falk introduces old familiar to drug.drugu, but are called their already present names. Frank is astonished not less, telling about the arrest one additional Ayzenshtayna. The voice of singing Alfred is audible. Heinrich is enraged. He desires immediately at everything to be dismantled. Appears attorney blind. Heinrich changes clothes into its detail and makes examination to Alfred and Rozalinde. Examination completes by sudden discovery for Ayzenshtayna - Rozalinda it demonstrates to husband his hours! Exposed in the fraud, Heinrich requests forgiveness in wife in the presence of all guests.

4 Picture.

The cheered up Orlovsky invites all to the ball, where it prepared still several surprises...