
He was, alongside Friedrich Hollaender, one of the clever designers of the Berlin golden age during the Weimar Republic: Mischa Spolianksy, born in the then Russian Empire, raised in Poland and Vienna, who became musically great and famous in Berlin. Spolianksy worked with the young Marlene Dietrich, he set texts by Tucholsky, Ringelnatz, and others unmatched to music and brought a number of successful revues to the stage.
In 1930, a play premiered that revolves around a very simple question: "How do I become rich and happy?". The subtitle immediately reveals the very practically oriented approach: "A course in ten sections". Simply put, it is the story of the poor Kibis and the rich Marie. The Theater Münster, with Henning Ehlert as musical director and Georg Schütky as director, is now embarking on the search for the ultimate magic formula for happiness and wealth.
By the way, Spoliansky found his fortune in London after his emigration in 1933, now as a British citizen.