A. Ursyn Contralto Stephanie
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Stephanie a contralto, two baritones Hans and Heller (everybody calls him by his last name and nobody really knows his first name) and Herbert, also a baritone, like to play poker for money. Since they were all warned to stop doing it, they started having a good time playing for a tuxedo. The rule was the winner would have to wear a tuxedo and look stylish and graceful. Stephanie won a tuxedo but she did not enjoy the prize as much as her colleagues would. She looked funny in a tuxedo but she understood she had to wear it. Other musicians did not know that Stephanie’s attire, so impressive in appearance, results from her success in a game. Soon enough, you could see several female musicians wearing a tuxedo on the symphony stage.