The Land of Smiles
In Chicago, Eggerth and Kiepura performed together on the operatic stage in "La bohème" to rave reviews. In 1943, they starred together on Broadway at the Majestic Theater in a revised production of Lehár's "The Merry Widow", with Robert Stolz conducting and choreography by George Balanchine. They would eventually perform "The Merry Widow" more than 2,000 times, in five languages throughout Europe and America. In 1945, they were back on Broadway together in the musical "Polonaise". After World War II, they returned to France touring and making films, such as "Valse Brillante" (1949) and "The Land of Smiles" (1952), before bringing "The Merry Widow" to London's Palace Theatre in 1954.