Mieczysława Ćwiklińska was already 54 years old and – like The first operetta singer and star of the capital's stages – she was a favorite in Warsaw, When director Michał Waszyński, at the express request of Eugeniusz Bodo, who was fascinated by the actress, cast her in the role of Idalia Porecka in the comedy “His Excellency Subiekt”.
On September 1, 1939, Express Burani announced that the artist had begun rehearsals for the play Fredro at the Ateneum Theater on that day, where she had been rehearsing for years. She first appeared on stage as Ćwiklińska, and not as before under her family name Trapszo. Historical events thwarted the actress's artistic plans, so she decided to flee the capital. She was stuck in a small village between Minsk and Kalushin, and after a few days in the hay, she decided she had to go back.
The sight of a destroyed Warsaw disappointed her. Fortunately, the house on Aleja 3 Maja, where she had an apartment, and the villa in Podkowa Leśna, to which she was planning to move at any moment, survived.
Mieczysława Ćwiklińska, looking for something to do, She got a job with several unemployed actresses as a waitress at the “Bodo Café” run by Eugenius Bodo. A few months later, the active stars opened their own cafe “U Gwiazdek”. Working in the building allowed Mieczysława to obtain information that was very useful to members of intelligence organizations. She happened to be a friend of one of them – the leader of the Knights spy network Stefan Witkowski – and when he offered her cooperation, she agreed to join the organization without hesitation.
“Amateur social media maven. Pop cultureaholic. Troublemaker. Internet evangelist. Typical bacon ninja. Communicator. Zombie aficionado.”