1953 Press Photo Ernst Legal Former Manager Opera Katherine Knee Ignaz Scheel

In the western zone it is the best to stage.:The former manager of the opera of west Berlin, Ernst Legal who fled some times ago to west-Germany staged in the playhouse at Dusseldorf Carl Zuckmayer's rope-dancer-play 'Katherine Knee' After a six months stay in west - Germany during which he staged plays Ernst Legal yesterday went back to west-Berlin to devote himself at his home his already began work of the reorganization of the 'Hugenotten' from Meyerbeer. Our picture show from left to right: Ernst Legal, Solveig Thomas (Katherine Knee) and Ulrich Haupt (lgnaz Scheel).

Photo measures 5.75 x 8 inches.

Photo is dated 9-17-1953.

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