Kai finds love at Hipp
In the spring of 1949, Hipp aka Malmö Hippodrome welcomed Stockholm s Casino Revue.
In the spring of 1949, Hipp aka Malmö Hippodrome welcomed Stockholm s Casino Revue. Their ensemble included Kai Gullmar, one of Sweden's great schlager composers. Gullmar, who according to Sydsvenskan, "trudged in and out of the sketches in her own style", found love here in the form of Danish-born Rita Rosenberg who worked in Hipp's ticket office. Rosenberg had previously performed as a dancer throughout Malmö. The two women began a relationship and Kai's composition First You Come, Then Nothing (Först Kommer Du Sen Ingentin) is dedicated to Rita. Foto 1: Av Photo by Jarl Ekenryd (TT) - Populär Historia, 2019:1, sid 41, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=78366679 Foto 2: Jeanette Rosengrens samling Text: A Ride to Pride en kartguide till Malmös hbtqi-historia, Malmö Stadsarkiv
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- Årtal: 1949
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