Ergebnis für "Kanada" in Kunst & Unterhaltung

Das Comedy-Paar Bill & Margie ist Kult: Endlich erzählen sie ihre Geschichte. Ganz Deutschland liebt das Powerpaar Bill Mockridge und Margie Kinsky. Die beiden Standup-Comedians füllen die Theater von Berlin bis Stuttgart und gehören zu den beliebtesten Gästen der Talkshows auf allen Kanälen. Bill Mockridge als Erich Schiller in der Lindenstraße ist Legende, bei Margie Kinsky folgt Tournee auf Tournee.

In the 1940s, it was unheard of for women to be members of a professional orchestra, let alone play “masculine” instruments like the bass or trombone. Yet despite these formidable challenges, the Montreal Women’s Symphony Orchestra (MWSO) became the only all-women orchestra in Canadian history. Formed in 1940, the MWSO became the first orchestra to represent Canada in New York City’s Carnegie Hall. The stories of those musicians are illuminated here, including the life of the incredible Ethel Stark, the co-founder and conductor of the MWSO.

Lucky soldiers who could sing a song, perform a skit or pass as a “lady” were taken from the line and put onstage for the benefit of their soldier-audiences. The intent was to bolster morale and thereby help soldiers survive the war. The Dumbells’ popularity was not limited to troop shows along the trenches. The group also managed a run in London’s West End and became the first ever Canadian production to score a hit on Broadway. Touring Canada for some 12 years after the war, the Dumbells became a household name and made more than 25 audio recordings.