Bernhard Buchbinder
Bernhard Ludwig Buchbinder, pseudonym Gustav Klinger, was an Austro-Hungarian actor, journalist and writer. His best-known operetta libretto remains Die Försterchristl.
Career
Buchbinder was born in Budapest, a part of the Austrian Empire. According to different sources, his date of birth is 7 July or 20 September 1849. Initially, he was an actor, later he became the publisher of the humorous fiction Das kleine Journal which is published weekly in Budapest. He moved to Vienna in 1887 and lived there as a feature writer; among others, he wrote for the Neues [Wiener Journal]. Besides his journalistic activity Buchbinder wrote novels, folk plays and especially operetta libretti in Viennese style.
Buchbinder died in Vienna.
Works
Der Satan vom Neugebäude. Novel Der Sänger von Palermo. 3 acts operette Die Teufelsglocke. 3 acts opera Eine Wiener Theaterprinzessin. Novel Fräulein Hexe. 3 acts operette Die Flüchtlinge. 3 acts Opéra comiqueDie Küchen Comtesse. Farce with singing in 3 actsDie Dame vom Zirkus. OperetteDer Kibitz. Farce with singing in 3 actsDer Schmetterling. 3 acts operette, 1896Die Göttin der Vernunft. Operette, 1897 Music by Johann [Strauss II].Leute von Heute. farce with singing in 3 acts Er und seine Schwester. Farce with singing in 4 scenes Der Musikant und sein Weib. Folk play with song in 4 acts Das Wäschermädel. Operette Der Schusterbub. Farce with singing in 4 scenes Die Försterchristl. 3 acts operette Paula macht alles. Operetten-Posse in 4 Akten Das Musikantenmädel. 3 acts operette Das neue Mädchen. 3 acts vaudeville Die Frau Gretl. Farce with singing in 3 acts Die Marie-Gustl. Operette Die Wundermühle. Possenspiel in 3 acts Graf Habenichts. 3 acts operette Jungfer Sonnenschein. Operette Zum goldenen Segen. Folk play with song in 3 acts