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 Reviews and Cast Listings
of Five Yiddish Art Theatre productions
from the Forverts
the Jewish Forward newspaper
(Click on the title of the play to read the review.)

 

The Wise Men of Chelm
opened on October 17, 1933
a folk comedy in two parts and thirteen scenes by Aaron Zeitlin; directed by Maurice Schwartz; settings by Robert Van Rosen and Alexander Chertov; music by L. Koutzen; dances arranged by Lillian Shapiro. 15th year. At the Yiddish Art Theatre, 189 2nd Avenue (at 12th Street.)

cast:
Maurice Schwartz, Lazar Freed, Judith Abarbanel, Rosetta Bialis, Michal Rosenberg, Anna Appel, Helen Zelinska, Izidor Casher, Wolf Goldfaden, Isaac Rothblum, Charlotte Goldstein, Eli Mintz, Wolf Mercur, Isaac Swerdlow, Pinchus Sherman, Morris Bilawsky, Yasha Rosenthal, Michal Gibson, Solomon Krause, Moshe Strassberg, Anatol Winogradoff, Liza Varon, Julius Adler,  Reuben Wendorf, Morris Silberkasten, Robert Harris, Albert Stone, M. Rosen, H. Robert, Ida Garber, Clara Deutschman, Mrs. Wendorf, Nina Herzen, Mrs. Goldberg, R. Zlatkin, Ben Basenko, Helen Appel, Lily Caplan, Valma Saff, Estel Cummins, Clara Landay, Harold Miller, Benjamin Fishbein, S. Eisenberg, B. Trachtenberg, B. Bassin, N. Malkin, S. Zeiden, S. Leon, M. Feuer, S. Cohn, Estelle Cummins, Elaine Barzel, Harold Miller, S. Steinfeld, M. Nachman, I. Steinberg, Moses Federman, B. Wortsman, Jacob Fine, Abraham Ginsburg, M. Osherman, P. Weisman, I. Weisman, B. Gendelman, M. Greenblatt, B. Abramowitz, F. Fogel and S. Teichman. Stage Manager: Ben-Zion Katz.

Ester'ke
opened on October 24, 1940
A play in two parts and twelve scenes, by Aaron Zeitlin. Directed by Maurice Schwartz. Settings by Alexander Chertov. 21st season. At the Yiddish Art Theatre, 2nd Avenue and 4th Street.

cast:
Maurice Schwartz, Samuel Goldinburg, Miriam Riselle, Luba Kadison, Abraham Teitelbaum, Mark Schweid, Leon Gold, Goldie Lubritsky, Misha Fiszon, Anna Hollander, Isidore Hollander, Lucy German, Misha German, Anna Appel, Anatol Winogradoff, Maurice Krohner, Muni Serebrov, Izidor Casher, Meyer Scherr, Solomon Krause, Mark Lerner, Louis Hyman, Ben Zion Schoenfeld, Lisa Varon, Celia Lipzin, Louis Weissberg, Pauline Hoffman, Mordecai Yachson, Morris Bilawsky and Lazar Freed.

Executive staff: For the Yiddish Art Theatre: William Rolland, GM; Nathan Parnes, House Mgr.; Menachem Edelheit, Theatre Parties; Leon Hoffman, Yid. Press Rep.; James Proctor, Eng. Press Rep.; Jay Willias, Ass't Rep.; Martin Schwartz and Ben Chasen, Treasurers; Samuel Lehrer, Wardrobe Master; Alexander Chertov, Scenic Artist. Costumes by Meth and Gropper; wigs by Zauder Bros.

Revolt
opened on January 10, 1933
By I. B. Zipor. A dramatic poem in three acts with a prologue and five scenes. Directed by Maurice Schwartz. Settings by Alex Chertov. Music by Leo Kutzin. Executive Staff: Leon Hoffman and Milton Weintraub, Managers. Gertrude R. Wagner, Treasurer. Martha Drieblatt, English Publicity. Stage Staff: Maurice Schwartz, Director. Ben Zion Katz, Stage Manager. Jos. Schwartzberg, Librarian. Leo Kutzen, Musical Director. Bennie Spitzer, Master of Wardrobe. Technical Staff: Irving Levy, Master Carpenter. Morris Shapiro, Master Electrician. Sam Wolinsky, Master of Props. Alex Chertov, Scenic Designer. At the Yiddish Art Theatre, 189 2nd Avenue (at 12th Street.)

cast:
Maurice Schwartz, Izidor Casher, Moshe Silberkasten, Charlotte Goldstein, Anatol Winogradoff, Michael Rosenberg, Wolf Goldfaden, Lazar Freed, Gustave Schacht, Leah Naomi, Louis Weisberg, Philip Sherman, Morris Bilawsky, Robert H. Harris, Morris Strassberg, Solomon Krause, Noach Nachbush, Isaac Rothblum, Isaac Swerdlow, Uri Kagar, Hyman Buchwald, L. Isenberg, M. Baisin, A. Bernatzky, Michal Gibson, Abraham Margolith, Eli Mintz, Wolf Mercur, M. Steinfeld, Sol Fruchter, N. Erlich, B. Zion, Liza Varon, Sonia Gurskaya, Zelda Gould, Ida Garber and Taobi Stenman.

Chains
opened on February 21, 1930
A drama in three acts, by H. Leivick. Settings by Charles Stillwell; staged and produced in Yiddish by Maurice Schwartz. Executive Staff: Martin Schwartz, Manager. Oliver M. Sayler, English Press Agent. Leon Hoffman, Yiddish Press Agent. Lewish Kasten and Irving L. Cone, Treasurers. Anne Bordofsky, Manager Subscription Department. Stage Staff: Boris Aranson, Scenic Director. Jacob Mestel and Ben-Zion Katz, Stage Managers. Joseph Schwartzberg, Librarian. George Teuller, Musical Director. Technical Staff: William Mensching, Master Carpenter. Chris. Logan, Master Electrician. Rudolph Pfeiffer, Master Properties. Israrel Misbin, Superintendent. At the Yiddish Art Theatre, Broadway at Twenty-Eight Street.

cast:
Maurice Schwartz, Lazar Freed, Morris Strassberg, Jacob Mestel, Boris Weiner, Pincus Sherman, Mark Schweid, Michal Gibson, Gershon Rubin, Izidor Casher, Hyman Wolkoff, Joseph Greenberg, Samuel Lehrer, Louis Weisberg, Ben-Zion Katz, Samuel Lehrer, E. Kogor, N. Metalik, H. Zohn and Rubin Frank.

Borderline
opened on February 9, 1937
By Albert Ganzert. At the 49th Street Theatre (235 W. 49th Street), New York City.

cast:
Maurice Schwartz, Berta Gerstin, Wolf Goldfaden, Morris Silberkasten, Eddie Friedlander, and Anna Teitelbaum.


 

 


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