"""The Chocolate Soldier"" an operetta by Oscar Straus was based on which play by George Bernard Shaw?"
The Chocolate Soldier The Chocolate Soldier 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 . 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. The 1941 film of the same name enlists much of Straus's music but is otherwise unrelated, using a plot based on Ferenc Molnár's play
The Chocolate Soldier (film) The Chocolate Soldier (film) The Chocolate Soldier is a 1941 American musical film directed by Roy Del Ruth. Using the original music by Oscar Straus the plot is somewhat loosely based on the Ferenc Molnár play entitled "Testőr" and is unrelated to either the original play or the Oscar Straus operetta. Karl Lang and Maria Lanyi are not only successful musical performers, they have also recently been married. However, both suffer pangs of jealousy where the other is concerned, since both receive quite a bit of attention from members of the opposite sex. Karl's jealousy is heightened, however, when Maria