Ratschkathl

Ratschkathl is a stage character of the Bavarian popular theatre. It means "rattlepuss", literally "gossiping Cathy". Today in the Bavarian language it is a synonym for a "chatty and gossip addicted woman".^[1] The inventor oft this stage character was the Bavarian folk actress Elise Aulinger. Later on, the character had been perfected by the Bavarian folk comedian Ida Schumacher^[2]

See also

• Münchener Ratsch-Kathl

References

1. ↑ http://www.babylon.com/definition/Ratschkathl/English
2. ↑ Maxvorstadt · Denkmal für die »Ratschkathl«, Münchner Wochenanzeiger, 22. Juli 2008.