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tremendous art of parody and her ability to flit over the most daring things with a gracious leap – we are only interested in the artist who has more to say to a hall full of politically thinking people than ten journalists could." In addition to being the number one cabaret star in the Weimar
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and Gussy Holl ... She can do anything: hate and love, stroke and beat, sing and speak – there is no tone that is not part of her lyre." and, "Unlike any other German artist, this rare and glorious woman is qualified and destined to be the great political singer. I won't even mention her
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on 28 July 1923, and remained with him until his death in 1950. Neither marriage produced children, although Holl was stepmother to
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