Humor at the Opera / Die Fledermaus

Alfred: Where is my Attorney?

Frosh: He probably went to the restroom.

Alfred: Will it be long?

Frosch: He stutters!

Die Fledermaus (The Bat), 1874
Operette in three acts
by Johann Strauß II (1825-1899)
Libretto: Karl Haffner and Richard Genée