Dick reports...Spring Show 2010

Spring Show 2010…

…at the Danube Swabian Club in Scarborough. A troupe of seven German entertainers stopped by the club on their ‘North American Tour’ on the 19^th of March. They were introduced by Cheyenne Kertes – the current ‘Miss Danube’ and Toni Baumann, VP.

Toni Baumann also introduced the entertainers, the media and guests.

Helmut Gschösser, AM530	Ulli Jeschke, CHIN Radio, & our Dick Altermann, celebrating his 80th birthday

Their “Tour” took them all over from the 11^th to the 28^th of March – with a show every night. Stops included Indiana, Delaware, New York, Boston, New Jersey and Pennsylvania, plus four stops in Ontario. Each performance has a full program of about two hours.

The "Bergspitz Trio" from Thueringen

The show started with the “Bergspitz Trio” from Thueringen and as the name might indicate, a lot of yodeling could be expected. The accordionist of the group obliged and hit some high notes that seemed to be impossible to reach for a man of even his extraordinary talents, which delighted the large audience.

Needless to mention, the club was sold out, even the mezzanine was packed. Not bad for a Friday night!

Rudi Ecker from the Saarland

The next entertainer was Rudi Ecker from the Saarland. He sang a number of wonderful old songs that drove tears of memory to some of the more sentimental guest’s eyes – ‘Am Brunnen vor dem Tore’ is a typical example.

Heidi from Mecklenburg

Rudi Ecker was followed by a vivacious young Heidi from Mecklenburg with more old evergreens. Thanks to the invention of the wireless microphone, she was able to leave the stage and mix with the appreciative audience. Her performances gathered lots of spontaneous applause as did “Anni and Moni” from Rheinland-Pfalz, who were next in line with more of a rich palette of old favourites. This seemed to be exactly what the audience wanted and when they mixed with the audience, off stage, it really showed.

Anni and Moni from Rheinland-Pfalz

All togeter

The space in the lobby was well utilized. Beautiful table linens from Germany and Austria were on display, but it did not look as if the sales were very brisk.

Kudos also to Peter Beck from the Mississauga Express for providing his equipment to the visiting artists.

The audience

All in all, it was an enjoyable evening of good food, drink and superior entertainment.

As always

Dick Altermann