Waldmeister  Waldmeister ("Woodruff") is an operetta written by Johann Strauss II to a libretto by . It was first performed on 4 December 1895 at the Theater an der Wien. Although not as popular as some of Strauss' other operettas, such as "Der Zigeunerbaron" and "Die Fledermaus", it was given eighty-eight performances, and was much admired by Johannes Brahms, a friend of the composer. Overture    "The inside of a mill in the forest"  The apprentice foresters are on a hunting trip to the mill in the forest with the singer Pauline and her friends when they are surprised by the rain and get completely drenched. They are given dry clothes by the miller boys and maids of foreman Martin for a good price. Professor Müller, who is applying for a job at the forest academy and botanizing in the forest, is also driven into the mill by the rain. He meets the cute Jeanne, Pauline's travel companion, whom he likes and who, like everything that interests him, takes photographs of,  because he always has his small photographic apparatus with him. He also is given dry clothes by Martin, namely the work clothes of the miller, who is in town and is only expected back in the evening. Gerius' strict master forester Tymoleon followed the apprentice foresters who undertook the trip without his permission and wants to surprise them here. Pauline, in the miller's dress, saves the eleven by coquettishly captivating Tymoleon and tempting him to kiss her. Müller conscientiously takes photos of this, and the Eleven take the opportunity make fun of their superiors kissing. Tymoleon is very embarrassed. He feels immoral cause he fancies Freda, the daughter of the district captain Heffele, who is just as pretty as she is rich. He therefore turns a blind eye and talks with Professor Müller, whom he thinks to be the miller. "Scene 1: Veranda in the Pauline's country house"  Mayor Heffele and City Mayor Danner come to Pauline to tell her that she and her friend are free to leave because their cleavage-revealing clothes cannot be tolerated in their moral city. Although they smile at the singer in her light tennis costume, they still threaten to arrest her if she continues. Pauline joins forces with the apprentice foresters, who are invited to the office of the captain to betray Tymoleon to Freda in the evening.