In twenty representative photo albums, the great Austrian actor, operetta tenor and director Hubert Marischka (1882-1959) documented all aspects of his stage work during his lifetime. This personal cross-section not only reflects half a century of theatre history from the k.u.k. era to the early years of the 1950s; the albums are also impressive evidence of the developments within stage photography.
The volume shows a selection of highlights from the photo albums and is supplemented by photographs of two spectacular revues of the 1920s in which Marischka participated.

Roland Fischer-Briand is head of the Photo Collection at the Theatermuseum at Palais Lobkowitz, Vienna.