Die Försterchristl (also Die Försterchristel) is an operetta in three acts by Georg Jarno to a libretto by Bernhard Buchbinder. It premiered on 17 December 1907 at the Theater in der Josefstadt in Vienna. Three years later, its English version by librettist Leonard Liebling had a run of 64 performances at Broadway's Herald Square Theatre in 1910/11 under the title The Girl and the Kaiser. The work is known in English as The Girl and the Kaiser, The Bohemian Dancer, The Forester's Daughter and in French as La petite amie de sa majesté and Christelle et l'empereur. Roles Kaiser Joseph II Graf Kolonitzky, Adjutant general Graf Gottfried von Leuben, Majordomo von Reutern, Chamberlain Baronesse Agathe von Othegraven, Lady-in-waiting Count Sternfeld, Captain Kontesse Josephine, his sister Franz Földessy, Steward to Sternfeld (tenor) Hans Lange, forester Christine, his daughter (soubrette) Peter Walperl (buffo) Minka, gypsy Ladies and gentlemen of the court, gendarmes, guards, footmen, citizens and peasants, gypsy musicians Plot Time and place: At the Hungarian border and in Vienna, 1764 In short: The title character (Christine) impulsively falls in love with a handsome stranger, never suspecting that the man is really the Austrian emperor Joseph II. Upon learning the emperor's true identity, Christine pleads with him to save her former boyfriend, rebel leader Franz Földessy, from the firing squad. Act 1 Forest clearing in front of the forester's house Christine meets a stranger who hunted without permission in the forest. She admonishes him and takes his watch as a security for a fine. She also tells him freely what she thinks of the Emperor and his court in Vienna. Franz Földessy is in love with Christine and asks her father, the forester Hans Lange, for her hand. Peter Walperl, who is also in love with her, reveals in his jealousy that Franz is a deserter. Franz admits that he once hit an officer who seduced his sister and therefore had to flee the army. Christine decides to go to the court in Vienna and ask the Emperor to pardon Franz. Act 2 Hall in the castle in Vienna At the court, Christine meets the same stranger again whom she admonished for hunting without permission. He promises to arrange an audience with the Emperor. At that audience, she realises that the stranger is in fact the Emperor. He grants the pardon for Franz, and Christine loses her heart to him. When she