The miracle of St. Florian

The miracle of St. Florian is a German folk comedy from 1949 by Adele Meyer-Kaufmann . It takes place in the mayor's parlor.

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Mayor Scharrer gives Pastor Fröhlich a statue of St. Florian for his 25th anniversary in office. The stingy mayor found them in the attic. The pastor's nephew recognizes the value of the figure. When the mayor finds out about this, he wants to steal the figure back. But Sepp knows how to prevent this in the form of Saint Florian.

Florian and Vroni meet at the theater. Florian's former fiancée, Afra, reunites with her Andreas Raingruber.

Performances

Countless variations of this piece have been and are performed on German-speaking stages, many have been filmed:

• The Komödienstadel first broadcast January 11, 1969:
  • Pastor Benedikt Fröhlich: Michl Lang
  • His sister Walburga: Erni Singerl
  • Sepp, Fröhlich's nephew: Georg Hartl
  • Mayor Scharrer: Alexander Golling
  • His daughter Afra: Ursula Herion
  • The old Lechner: Dora Altmann
  • Andreas Raingruber: Maxl Graf
  • Florian: Ossi Eckmüller
  • The wench Vroni: Christiane Blumhoff
  • Author: Adele Meyer-Kaufmann
  • Director: Olf Fischer

Radio play version

In 1968, Bayerischer Rundfunk produced an almost 83-minute radio play. It was first broadcast on September 28, 1968 in the series Der Komödienstadel .

• Speaker:
  • Benedikt Fröhlich, pastor of Oberhollerbach: Fritz Straßner
  • Wallburga, his sister: Erni Singerl
  • Korbinian Scharrer, Mayor: Alexander Golling
  • Afra, his daughter: Ursula Herion
  • The old Lechner: Dora Altmann
  • Florian, farmhand: Oskar Eckmüller
  • Vroni, maid: Christiane Blumhoff
  • Andreas Reingruber: Maxl Graf
  • Composition: Raimund Rosenberger
  • Author of the inserted lyrics: Oskar Weber
  • Ensemble: The three funny Moosachers
  • Editing and direction: Olf Fischer

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Adele Meyer-Kaufmann: The miracle of St. Florian . Buchner, 1949 ( amazon.de [accessed on May 20, 2018]).
2. ↑ Gregor Kofler - media design and web applications, http://gregorkofler.com : ::: Theater Verband Tirol ::: - The miracle of St. Florian. Retrieved May 20, 2018 . 
3. ↑ imfernsehen GmbH & Co. KG: The comedy nobility, episode 17: The miracle of St. Florian. Retrieved on May 20, 2018 (German). 
4. ↑ Bayerischer Rundfunk: The Comedy Nobility: The Miracle of St. Florian | BR.de . December 15, 2010 ( br.de [accessed on May 20, 2018]).
5. ↑ volkstheater-fan.de - play. Retrieved May 20, 2018 . 

Web links

• The Miracle of St. Florian in the Internet Movie Database (English)