European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - June 4, 1968, Darmstadt, Hesse Poge 8 the stars and stripes tuesday Jun 4 at Heidelberg prince9 is Bach on by Homer a. Cables a assignments editor Heidelberg is in the late 1940s, this writer used to patronize a delightful hungarian cafe in new York where the atmosphere was Friendly the music spirited and the Tokay wine beyond compare. But there was still another at traction an almost nightly Visi Tor was one Sigmund Romberg and the reaction to his quiet in trance was immediate and in varied. Whatever music was be ing played stopped in mid chorus As often As not and musicians singers and sometimes patrons would join in the performance of a Romberg favorite. A gentle Man the compose would smile As familiar tunes from maytime Blosso time the desert song or the student Prince filled the Sigmund Romberg were around today he died in 1951 he would be delighted to know that his rousing operetta the student Prince has returned to Germany for its first perform Ance there in More than 30 years and to historic Heidelberg at is an excellent production of the operetta that the Heidelberg entertainment Center has put to Gether under the Able direction of Jack Williams a major in us a eur s a office. It is Nowin the Middle of a 10-performance run and audiences have enthusiastically applauded the Fine sing ing Rich costuming and imaginative scenery. The student Prince tells the Story of Prince Karl Franz heir to a mythical throne who comes to Heidelberg to study and soon Falls in love with Kathie a pretty waitress at a student hangout called the inn of the three Golden the Prince is played by 1st Parke executive officer of the seventh army soldiers chorus and Celeste Pagenhart wife of a Stra com civilian puts her operatic studies to Good users Kathie. Lutz Karl Franz s Valet is deftly handled by Phil Evans Heid Elberg entertainment Center manager. Spec. 5 David Mccubbin is excellent As the Prince s Friend and teacher or. Engel and talented Mary Burt plays Princess Margaret who is Des tined to be Karl Franz s Queen. Stra com 1st it. Barry Hopes capt. Barnitz the officer with whom Margaret carries on a pre marriage flirtation and col. C. P. Reiser chief of Usa eur personnel services div is prop the entire cast of 45 joins to an excen., nostalgic production and Tamette Williams wife of the 2 Tor makes the most of rom two tunes As the musical Dir the costumes designed by � Sirkis wife of a Cental Mushow the results of Many hour a painstaking needlework. Five More performances Are scheduled at the autobahn Cas theater june 5-9 at 8 ets without charge May be of tamed by phoning Mannheim a Harryette Williams left is musical director. First it. Richard Parke and Celeste a Geishart right Are Prince Karl Franz and Kathie. Members of the cast left go through one of the scenes. At right Valet applies makeup to student Prince s teacher or. Eigel. Is Gates
