Lisl Frank (22 January 1911 â€" 4 October 1944) achieved success as a
singer, dancer and actress before World War II.Born Alice Frankl in
Prague, she met her future husband, Otto Aufrichtig (stage name Otto
Aurich) in 1933 when he took over as director of the Neues
Stadttheater in Teplitz-Schonau [Teplice] where she was appearing as a
singer, dancer and actress. Their Teplice stage partnership proved to
be a winning combination and after marrying in Czechoslovakia, she and
Otto moved to his home city of Vienna.With the Nazis rise to power,
they curtailed their own success in Vienna and made the decision to
move to the Netherlands, where they became members of the Fritz Hirsch
Operetta in Den Haag. They were an instant success, staying on with
the company until 1938. When they left, it was to become members of a
new opera company, the Plaza Theater in the Hollandsche Schouwburg,
which had been founded in Amsterdam. They were the stars of the
company but their success could not prevent the Plaza Theater from
going bankrupt.
singer, dancer and actress before World War II.Born Alice Frankl in
Prague, she met her future husband, Otto Aufrichtig (stage name Otto
Aurich) in 1933 when he took over as director of the Neues
Stadttheater in Teplitz-Schonau [Teplice] where she was appearing as a
singer, dancer and actress. Their Teplice stage partnership proved to
be a winning combination and after marrying in Czechoslovakia, she and
Otto moved to his home city of Vienna.With the Nazis rise to power,
they curtailed their own success in Vienna and made the decision to
move to the Netherlands, where they became members of the Fritz Hirsch
Operetta in Den Haag. They were an instant success, staying on with
the company until 1938. When they left, it was to become members of a
new opera company, the Plaza Theater in the Hollandsche Schouwburg,
which had been founded in Amsterdam. They were the stars of the
company but their success could not prevent the Plaza Theater from
going bankrupt.
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