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In the Hopkinson Theatre next evening there
will be the premiere of the comedy, "Fresh, Healthy and Crazy" by
the yearlong contributor to the Forward, Leon Gottlieb.
For most of our readers, gottlieb is known
due to his novel that was published in the Forward. For the scarce
thirty three yers, he has been associated with the Forward. He has
written some thirty-five novels besides quitre a number of short
narratives. Those who are, however, are familiar with the Yiddish
theatre, knowing that Leon Gottlieb is not a new face as a
dramaturg.
Exactly thirty years back in the Windsor Theatre
there was staged Gottlieb's translated play of the famous Polish
writer Gabriela Zapolska's play, "Malka Shvartsenkop." In those
years, the play made an impression in Poland and Galicia, and it
also took off here. Sam Kasten, who came to New York; Kalmen
Juvelier, Sigmund Feinman and other known actors have then
participated in the offering.
A year later in the same
theatre they performed "God's Judgment," a free adaptation of
Gottlieb's from a play by Wilhelm Feldman, a famous Polish weriter
and literary critic.
The same year they staged in the Thalia
Theatre a play, "The New Generation," Gottlieb's fine adaptation.
The offering had an unheard of success. Jacob Gordin, Morris
Moshkovitch, Michael Mintz (Keni Lipzin's husband) and Sigmund
Mogulesko were the bosses of the theatre. The play by Gottlieb was
bought from Gordin. It was played by Mogulesko, Elias Rothstein,
Morris Moshkovitch, Leon Blank, Tobias Katzman, Giltman, Louis
Hyman. Of the actors that had participated: Mrs. Nadolsky, Mrs.
Tobias, Mrs. Brie, the young, deceased dramatic actress Helena
Zeitlin, and Jennie Goldstein, who was then a child, just starting
to go to school. Her father used to bring her to the theatre.
Gottlieb also has translated Pshibishevsky's "The Dance of Love
and Death," which in a couple of years' time was staged by the
Progressive Dramatic Club, and which Maurice Schwartz had staged at
his evening-of-honor. He also translated especially for Mrs. Bertha
Kalich Pshibishevsky's famous drama, "Tsulib'n glik" and "The
Mother," also by the same writer.
The current play, as it has
already been said, is a comedy. Menasha Skulnik plays the main role
in it. He is called
"Mr. Klepke" in the play.
This
coming week there will be published in the Forward a review about
it. The play is now playing in the middle of the week. Friday,
Saturday and Sunday there will still be played "Getzel Becomes a
Bridegroom." This is already the twelfth week that the play has been
shown.
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Menasha
Skulnik |
Sarah
Skulnik |
Bella
Mysell |
Vera
Rosanka |
Herman
Yablokoff |
Bennie
Zeidman |
Sylvia
Friedlander |
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