''Einen Jux will er sich machen'' (1842) (''He Will Go on a Spree'' or ''He'll Have Himself a Good Time''), is a three-act musical

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, designated as a

Posse mit Gesang ''Posse mit Gesang'' ("farce with singing", plural: Possen) is a form of popular German-language music drama, that developed in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. Early examples are sometimes called 'Possenspil' or 'Possenspiel'. It is also som ...

("farce with singing"), by Austrian playwright

Johann Nestroy Johann Nepomuk Eduard Ambrosius Nestroy (; 7 December 1801 – 25 May 1862) was a singer, actor and playwright in the popular Austrian tradition of the Biedermeier period and its immediate aftermath. He participated in the 1848 revolutions and ...

. It was adapted from

John Oxenford John Oxenford (12 August 1812 – 21 February 1877) was an English dramatist, critic and translator. Life Oxenford was born in Camberwell, London, his father a prosperous merchant. Whilst he was privately educated, it is reported that he was m ...

's ''A Day Well Spent'' (1835), and first performed at the

Theater an der Wien The is a historic theatre in Vienna located on the Left Wienzeile in the Mariahilf district. Completed in 1801, the theatre has hosted the premieres of many celebrated works of theatre, opera, and symphonic music. Since 2006, it has served prima ...

in Vienna on 10 March 1842. The music was by Adolf Müller. Although about half of Nestroy's works have been revived for the modern German-speaking audience and many are part and parcel of today's Viennese repertoire, few have ever been translated into English, because Nestroy's language is not only stylized and finely graduated Viennese dialect, but also full of multiple puns and local allusions. ''Einen Jux will er sich machen'' is the only one that has become well known to English-speaking theatre-goers. It has become a classic more than once. It was adapted twice by

Thornton Wilder Thornton Niven Wilder (April 17, 1897 – December 7, 1975) was an American playwright and novelist. He won three Pulitzer Prizes — for the novel '' The Bridge of San Luis Rey'' and for the plays ''Our Town'' and '' The Skin of Our Teeth'' — ...

, first as ''

The Merchant of Yonkers ''The Merchant of Yonkers'' is a 1938 play by Thornton Wilder. History ''The Merchant of Yonkers'' had its origins in a 1835 one-act farce ''A Day Well Spent'', by the English dramatist John Oxenford. In 1842 ''A Day Well Spent'' was extended int ...

'' (1938), then as ''

The Matchmaker ''The Matchmaker'' is a 1954 play by Thornton Wilder, a rewritten version of his 1938 play ''The Merchant of Yonkers''. History The play has a long and colorful history. John Oxenford's 1835 one-act farce ''A Day Well Spent'' had been exte ...

'' (1955), which later became the musical '' Hello, Dolly!''. It also achieved success as the comic masterpiece '' On the Razzle'', which was adapted by

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in 1981. Stoppard claims in his introduction that in most of the dialogues he did not even attempt to translate what Nestroy wrote.

Roles

*Zangler, ''spice trader in a small town'' *Marie, ''his niece and ward'' *Weinberl, ''Zangler's apprentice'' *Christopherl, ''Zangler's apprentice'' *Kraps, ''Zangler's servant'' *Frau Gertrud, ''Zangler's housekeeper'' *Melchior, ''a lazy servant'' *August Sonders, ''Marie's impoverished suitor'' *Hupfer, ''a master tailor'' *Madame Knorr, ''milliner in Vienna'' *Frau von Fischer, ''widow'' *Fräulein Blumenblatt, ''Zangler's sister-in-law'' *Brunninger, ''merchant'' *Philippine, ''milliner'' *Lisett, ''Fräulein Blumenblatt's parlour maid'' *A landlord *A coachman *A guard *Rab, ''a crook'' *First waiter *Second waiter

Synopsis

Weinberl and Christopherl go off to Vienna when they should be looking after Zangler's shop, only to run straight into their boss. (See the plot of ''On the Razzle'' for more details.)

Films

A film entitled ''Einen Jux will er sich machen'' was made for television in 1956, directed by Alfred Stöger, with

Josef Meinrad Josef Meinrad (21 April 1913 – 18 February 1996) was an Austrian actor. From 1959 until his death in 1996, Meinrad held the Republic of Austria's Iffland-Ring, which passes from actor to actor — each bequeathing the ring to the next holder, ju ...

as Weinberl, Inge Konradi as Christopherl,

Hans Thimig Hans Emil Thimig, pseudonym: Hans Werner (23 July 1900 in Vienna – 17 February 1991, also in Vienna) was an Austrian actor, film director, and stage director. Life The youngest son of the Burgtheater actor Hugo Thimig and Franziska "Fanny" ...

as Kraps,

Richard Eybner Richard Eybner (March 3, 1896 – June 20, 1986) was an Austrian actor at the theatre and in films. Selected filmography * '' Spring Parade'' (1934) * ''Peter'' (1934) * '' Little Mother'' (1935) * ''Dance Music'' (1935) * ''The Postman from Lon ...

as Zangerl, Ferdinand Mayerhofer as Melchior, and

Gusti Wolf Gusti Wolf (11 April 1912 – 5 May 2007) was an Austrian stage, film, and television actress. Born in Vienna, Wolf was adopted by the painter, Felix Albrecht Harta who became her foster father. Wolf made her stage debut at the Burgtheater in ...

as Marie.*

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Jux Will Er Sich Machen, Einen 1842 plays Plays by Johann Nestroy Possen mit Gesang Plays set in Austria A Day Well Spent

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