 "New York Times" critic Mordaunt Hall praised this comedy as “cleverly acted by the principals.” "The Opera Ball" ("Opernredoute") was a German film that had “captions in English lettered on the scenes to keep those unfamiliar with German au courant of what is happening.”

In 1926, Jenbach wrote the script to "The Priest from Kirchfeld", based on Ludwig Anzengruber‘s popular German "folk play".The play bears a notable resemblance to "The Atonement of Gosta Berling.