From Wikipedia: The Chocolate Soldier (German title: Der Tapfere Soldat or Der Praliné-Soldat) is an operetta composed in 1908 by Oscar Straus (1870–1954) based on George Bernard Shaw's 1894 play, Arms and the Man. The German language libretto is by Rudolf Bernauer and Leopold Jacobson. It premiered on 14 November 1908 at the Theater an der Wien.

English versions were successful on Broadway and in London, beginning in 1909. The first film adaptation was in 1915.

This recording was made on 11 October 1911.

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