On June 7, 1947, in the "Radin Auditorium" [at 128 Stanton Street], the premiere of Yehudis (Judith) was given, a drama in two parts and six scenes by Christian Friedrich Hebbel. It was translated into Yiddish by Chaim Brakarsh, adapted and directed by David Licht, music by Herman Ludwig, choreography by Julia Levin, with sets and costumes by H.A. Condell. The production was repeated on a Sunday afternoon on June 8 for representatives of organizations and individuals who held a meeting afterwards with the aim of enabling further major works to be performed. A large sum of money was raised at that place and time. The first performance took place on October 18, 1947 in the Radin Auditorium. The season opened with this Yehudis, which had fifty-three performances, with a total attendance of more than ten-thousand.

Dr. L. Fogelman writes:

"Yehudis is, in my opinion, the most mature and important show that the Folksbiene has produced up to now."

For the production of "Yehudis" there was also issued a Folksbiene zhurnal (Folksbiene journal), with photographs and articles from N. Chanin, David Licht, Zalmen Zylbercweig, Louis Mann, Boris Levin, Benjamin Gebiner and H.A. Condell.
 

In 1948 Reuben Aurnou was chosen as the manager of the Folksbiene. On December 11, 1948, in the Radin Auditorium, there was staged Vos in fidele shtekt (What's Inside a Fiddle), a drama in three acts and four scenes, according to I.L. Peretz, adapted from Peretz's A toyt fun a klezmer (A Death of a Klezmer)," A beysakvores nakht (A Cemetery Night), A gilgul fun a nigun (Transformation of a Melody), Moshiakh's tsaytn (Time of the Messiah), Der bel ago'le (The Coachman), et al. It was directed by David Licht, music -- Herman Ludwig, sets -- H.A. Condell. The play was performed forty times in New York, and it also had two performances in Philadelphia and Hartford.

N. Buchwald wrote about the offering (according to book, Fertsik yor folksbiene (Forty Years of Folksbiene)):

"David Licht has very neatly and with good taste combined the various elements of Peretz’s drama and stories. Vos iz fidele shtekt, by the Folksbiene is a fine, worthy, well-made, and not-badly played spectacle – the show as a whole makes a substantial impression and certain scenes were quite impressive.”

Chaim Ehrenreich:

"If I were to give a Pulitzer Prize for the most beautiful production, and for the best acting of the current season on the Yiddish world, I would present it to the Folksbiene, the dramatic group of the Arbeter Ring, for their current production of David Licht’s Fidele shtekt, adapted from I.L. Peretz. … a production that is the pride of the current season.”

For this production there was also published an issue of the "Folksbiene Journal," with scenes and articles.

 

Scene from the close of the last act: From rt.: Moshe Durvin, Baruch Feivelowitz, Rebecca Adler, Anna Levine, Joseph Wolfson,
Asher Horn, Paula Eisner, Itzhak Phillips, Jacob Holtz, Jacob Rosenbloom, Michael Neiditch, Morris Adler, Bronia Newman, Renee Spector,
Luba Gerber, Benjamin Kessler, Chaim Zayner, Mordechai Lux, Arno Kazshdan, Sara Stabin, F. Saltzberg and Joshua Zeldis.