Spader, Madame! is a Swedish variety show that had its première the 10 January 1969 on Oscarsteatern in Stockholm. It was written by Hans Alfredson and Tage Danielsson and directed by Danielsson. Both of the writers starred in the show. Hasse played the banker Falkenström and Tage friherr von Löwenskiöld.
The show also starred Monica Zetterlund, Birgitta Andersson, Grynet Molvig, Martin Ljung, Gösta Ekman, Fatima Ekman, Fina Kören and Gunnar Svenssons Salongsorkester.
The show was later adapted for television, using Sturehof castle as the set. This version has been released on DVD and the soundtrack has been released for both LP and CD.
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The story is set in the beginning of the 19th century, an era that Hasseåtage thought was very much like the 1960s. A gang of people from the upper classes has withdrawn to a place in the country were they plan to live for a couple of days, listening to Schubert music and simply enjoy life.
The plan goes very wrong however, when most of the things go wrong and the company runs out of food and drinks in a couple of days.
All music in the show were based on music already written by Franz Schubert with new lyrics written by Hans Alfredsson and Tage Danielsson. The songs used in the show are as follows:
First Act.
(Nachthelle)
(8:th symphony, Second Movement)
(Octet in F-Major, Fourth Movement, opus 166 d. 803)
(Theme from the 6:th Symphony, First Movement)
(Der Lindenbaum, op 89, d. 911)
Second Act.
(Nr. 3, from 3 Klavierstücke, D 946).
(Rosamunda, intermission nr 2)
(Waltz nr six from Twelve Waltz, op. 18, D. 145).
(6:th Symphony, Second Movement).
(First and Second waltz from Twelve Waltz, op. 18, D. 145).
(Ouvertyr from Rosamunda).
(Theme from the "unfinished" 8th Symphony, First movement).
The stageplay, although popular by the public, got very bad reviews from the press. The TV-version however gave the show recognition among both public and critics. Those who had been negative about the stageplay and written harsh reviews on it gave very positive response to the other version of the show.
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