Dramatic script for act I and act II of the operetta. As the leading comedian Ludwig prepares to marry the soubrette Lisa. His company achieves an opportunity to act on their conspiracy to overthrow the Grand Duke of Pfennig-Halbfennig and Ludwig becomes the Grand Duke. Unfortunately several other women have a prior claim on the Grand Duke's hand in marriage.This operetta was the duo's final collaboration and was first performed in 1896 ending an often-quarrelsome partnership encompassing a quarter of a century and 14 comic operas.
