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A RADIO HOUR
ABOUT YIDDISH THEATRE
The Hour is Arranged by the Actors' Union
October 20, 1939
The Yiddish [Hebrew] Actors' Union will soon begin a
radio hour about the Yiddish theatre. The programs will
appear on the station "WEVD."
In the programs members of the Yiddish Actors' Union
will participate and perform in a great concert. In
every hour a prominent actor or social doer will perform, and he will speak
about the condition of the Yiddish theatre, and the role
that it plays in the Jewish life of America.
The details about the time
when the theatre hour will take place, and what program
it wants to arrange, will be explained in a later
announcement. According to Mr. Guskin, the manager of
the Yiddish Actors' Union, he assures us that the theatre
radio hour will be conducted in such a magnificent way
that it will be listened to in every Jewish house.
THE VOICE OF
YIDDISH THEATRE ON THE RADIO
An Explanation by Reuben Guskin About the Radio Hour of
the Yiddish Actors' Union
November 3, 1939
The Yiddish Actors' Union has made
a decision to present a radio program for an entire
hour's time, which might represent all the Yiddish
theatres that exist in New York, as well as all the
members of the Union in general.
On Saturday 11 November at twelve
o'clock in the afternoon there will be given on the
popular radio station WEVD, the first program of the
Yiddish theatre profession that will be continued every
Saturday at the same time under the name, "Di Shtime Fun
Idishn Teater (The Voice of Yiddish Theatre)."
Until now each theatre gave special
radio programs from time to time on various stations,
and only with very limited powers. The Yiddish Actors'
Union, which controls the entire profession, believes
rightly that the program, which it will introduce and
develop, will attract a large number of listeners. On
the program there will be heard the best actors,
singers, musicians, and the best things from the old and
new repertoire. Special features will be written by the
best playwrights and composers. Also they will give
precise information about the activity in each theatre.
From time to time, well-known community and cultural
figures will appear on our program and will talk about
Yiddish theatre in America and Europe.
You will hear all your favorite
stars, both those who play now in the New York theatres,
as well as those who are temporarily out of work for
various reasons. The program is for the public, and for
that we will give the public a very prominent place in
our program through a special feature: "Der oylem fregt
(The Public Asks)." Every listener, through a letter, will
be able to ask us about everything that interests him in
and around the Yiddish theatre; and you can not only ask, but also
you can express your opinion about plays,
performances, plays by this or that actor, praise or
criticize. The best letter will be read on our program, and
as far as possible it will be answered.
We still have a lot to say about
our plans for our radio hour, but actions speak louder
than words. Therefore we will end with the hope that you
will take our invitation and will turn on your radio on
Saturday, 11 November at twelve noon on station WEVD, as
well as all the following Saturdays at the same time, to
hear "The Voice of the Yiddish Theatre." We hope that it
will be one of the most popular and beautiful radio
programs.
THEATRE RADIO HOUR
BEGINS NEXT SATURDAY
November 10, 1939
The radio hour, which the Actors' Union has decided to
arrange in order to discuss issues related to Yiddish theatre,
will begin overnight Saturday, on 18 November at noon.
The hour will be known under the name, "The Voice of
Yiddish Theatre."
As was already announced, the radio
hour will be about Yiddish theatre performed by
prominent journalists and leaders who will express
their opinion about the various questions that have a
relationship to Yiddish theatre. The first performance
on the hour will be the known journalist Hillel Rogoff,
the managing editor of the "Forward." He will explain
his view on the Yiddish theatre, both about the plays
that will be played, as well as the productions.
On every hour there will be
performed a large concert in which there will
participate the most prominent actors from the Yiddish
stage. They will perform especially in singing numbers
and declamations, and they will also play in
groups
various scenes from the plays that are being staged in
the Yiddish theatres.
The Yiddish Actors' Union has many
plans for this radio hour, to make it the most important
Yiddish hour on the radio. The plans will be announced
from time to time.
The theatre hour should have begun this
Saturday, 11 November, but due to certain reasons it had
to be put off until Saturday night.
The hour will be given on the
station WEVD every Saturday at twelve noon.
THE THEATRE RADIO
HOUR TOMORROW AT ELEVEN O'CLOCK
It will be performed by the Yiddish Actors' Union under
the supervision of R. Guskin,
on station WEVD. -- It
will be known under the name, "The Voice of Yiddish
Theatre." --
Hillel Rogoff will be the guest speaker tomorrow.
December 15, 1939
The New York public will have the opportunity
tomorrow at 11 o'clock to hear a remarkable radio hour.
There will be heard "The Voice of Yiddish Theatre" -- a
radio hour arranged by the Yiddish Actors' Union, with
this in mind to bring to the Yiddish audience news about
Yiddish theatre, and also scenes from the plays that
were played in the various theatres.
The theatre hour will arrive every
Saturday, 11 o'clock in the morning, on station WEVD.
The programs will be led by Israel Rosenberg, under the
supervision of R. Guskin, manager of the Yiddish Actors'
Union.
"The Voice of Yiddish Theatre" will
be one of the best radio hours in New York in the
Yiddish language. In the programs there will participate
the most prominent actors from Yiddish theatre. Also
cooperating are the Yiddish musicians and the choristers
who play in the Yiddish theatres.
Each week on the radio hour a guest
speaker will appear, a prominent journalist or societal
activist, who has a close acquaintance with
the Yiddish theatre. This Saturday morning, at the
opening of the theatre radio hour, the managing editor
of the "Forward," Hillel Rogoff, will appear.
He will
speak about the condition of Yiddish theatre.
The morning program on the theatre
radio hour will be very extraordinary. It will consist
of ten features, and every feature will be a pleasure to
hear. Here we will briefly note the numbers here:
1) Klezmer plays -- Sholom Secunda
will conduct the radio orchestra of Nicholas Zaslavsky.
2) Introduction of R. Guskin,
manager of the Actors' Union.
3) Unforgettable songs, sung by
Gertrude Bulman and a chorus from the Yiddish theatre
and Actors Radio Ensemble.
4) In the World Hospital "Globus" -- a
timely comedy satire by Sharzik. Participating will be
Leon Gold, Gertrude Bulman, Pesach'ke Burstein, Irving
Jacobson, Louis Weisberg and Charlie Cohan.
5) Memories of Yiddish Theatre -- a
dramatic feature with singing, performed by Berta
Gerstin as Keni Lipzin, and Sam Kasten as Mogulesco.
6) Guest speaker -- Hillel Rogoff,
Managing Editor of the "Forward."
7) Bar Kochba's Revolt -- from
Abraham Goldfaden's style, adapted according to
historical sources by I. Rosenberg. Music by Sholom
Secunda. Irving Grossman as Bar Kochba; Miriam Kressyn
as Dinah; Izidor Casher as R' Akiva; Moshe Feder as
Eliezer Hamudeyk [sp], and Louis Weisberg as Yokhanan ben
T... [?]
8) A Stroll Across the Yiddish
Theatres.
9) The Public Asks -- a feature
written by the listener alone.
10) A Surprise Act.
11) This life has the value of a
stick of tobacco -- a singing hymn -- ensemble and
chorus.
Those who want to enjoy an hour of
humor, singing and acting and want to get acquainted
with Yiddish theatre, do not miss to turn on your radios
tomorrow at eleven o'clock in the morning on station
WEVD.
THE VOICE OF YIDDISH
THEATRE AGAIN
ON THE RADIO TOMORROW MORNING
Theatre-hour, arranged by the actors who have been
strongly taken by the public. --
It will be every Saturday morning on station WEVD.
November 24, 1939
The second Yiddish theatre radio hour will be heard on
station WEVD tomorrow morning at eleven o'clock. There
will appear a supremely interesting program of various
features.
The program will consist of the
following numbers:
1) A "hopkeade" performed by
Zaslavsky's radio orchestra, under the leadership of
Sholom Secunda, with the cooperation of a chorus from
the Yiddish theatre.
2) Introduction by R. Guskin,
manager of the Actors' Union.
3) "For Us This Is Lovely," --
performed by Sholom Secunda, chorus and orchestra.
4) Songs of Today -- by A. Lebedeff
and Betty Simonoff.
5) Memories of Yiddish Theatre --
Jennie Goldstein and Kalmen Juvelier.
6) The Public Asks -- An important
feature.
7) Adam and Eve; Snakes and
Grandchildren -- a funny satire by I. Sharzik. Adam --
Julius Nathanson; Eve -- Diana Goldberg; Snake -- Jacob
Wexler; Grandchildren -- chorus of Yiddish theatre.
8) A Stroll Across Yiddish Theatre.
9) Guest speaker -- Morris
Feinstone, Secretary of the United Hebrew Trades.
10) Bar Kochba's Revolt -- 2nd
episode -- adapted by I. Rosenberg, music by Sholom
Secunda. Bar Kochba -- Irving Grossman; Eliezer -- Moshe
Feder; Dinah -- Miriam Kressyn; Chana -- Rose
Greenfield; Yokhanan ben Turt [sp] -- Louis Weisberg; Papus -- Jacob Cone; R' Akiva -- Izidor Casher; chorus
of Yiddish theatre.
11) End -- "Hopkeade" -- chorus and
orchestra.
The Jewish public is invited to
listen to the Yiddish theatre hour, which is known as
"The Voice of Yiddish Theatre." It is one of the
interesting hours on the radio, and the listener will
very pleased.
"VOICE OF YIDDISH THEATRE" IN A
NEW
RADIO PROGRAM TOMORROW MORNING
... Features of singing, recitations and acting.
The hour will be heard in the morning at 11 o'clock on
station WEVD.
December 1, 1939
The Yiddish theatre radio hour, which arrives every
Saturday at 11 o'clock in the morning on station WEVD,
has already become an institution for the New York
Jewish public. The radio hour, which goes under the
name, "The Voice of Yiddish Theatre," is very popular
among the Yiddish radio listeners, and every Saturday
morning, thousands of Jewish homes turn on the radio to
hear the glorious programs on the theatre hour.
The current program consists of
eleven numbers, as follows:
1) Hopkeade -- chorus of Yiddish
theatre, accompanied by Zaslavsky's radio orchestra.
2) Introduction -- R. Guskin,
manager of the Yiddish Actors' Union.
3) Bar Kochba's Revolt. Those who
will participate: Rufus -- B. Samuylow; Serafina --
Chana Erber; Papus -- Jacob Cone; Eliezer -- Moshe
Feder; Bar Kochba -- Irving Grossman; Dinah -- Miriam
Kressyn; Rabbi Akiva -- Izidor Casher; Roymer --
Shuchat, and chorus from Yiddish theatre.
4) Songs of Today -- Seymour
Rechtzeit.
5) Radio Orchestra.
6) Memories of Yiddish Theatre --
Lisa Silbert and Abraham Fishkind.
7) Eli, Eli, Groyser Got --
recitation of Ben-Yehuda -- Celia Adler.
8) A Cold -- a humorous monologue
by I. Sharzik -- Menasha Skulnik.
9) Guest-speaker -- H. Lang, from
the "Forward."
10) A Stroll Across the Yiddish
Theatres.
11) Hopkeade -- chorus and
orchestra.
J.
BASKIN TOMORROW MORNING ON THE RADIO HOUR OF YIDDISH
THEATRE
R. Guskin will introduce. -- Splendid program with
the most prominent actors of the Yiddish Theatre.
December 8, 1939
Tomorrow, Saturday, at 11 o'clock, on station WEVD,
there will be given the fourth radio hour, presented by
the Yiddish Actors' Union, under the supervision of R.
Guskin and Israel Rosenberg. The music conductor is
Sholom Secunda.
The radio hour is known under the
name, "The Voice of Yiddish Theatre." The programs that
are carried out during the hour have made a "hit" among
the Jewish community, and every week more and more
listeners come.
On the radio hour there will be a
feature, "The Public Speaks." Hundreds of people who are
interested in Yiddish theatre write letters to the
Actors' Union with various questions, and Mr. Guskin,
the manager of the Actors' Union, answers these
questions.
To some writers of the letters of
the letters, every week there will be given away two
radios as a gift. Those who received the radios last
week were: M. Paretzky, 496 Georgia Avenue, Brooklyn,
and S. Midelman, 493 Claremont Parkway, Bronx.
This current week there will also
be given away two radios from the famous "Feida"
company. Who will be the lucky ones to receive the gift?
This current week on the theatre
hour a proud guest will perform -- the
secretary-general of the Workmen's Circle, who
will speak about the importance of Yiddish theatre as a
cultural institution. The program will be introduced by
R. Guskin, manager of the Yiddish Actors' Union.
The morning program will consist of
eleven numbers as follows:
1) Theme song.
2) Introduction -- Reuben Guskin.
3) Fourth episode of Bar Kochba's
Revolt, by Abraham Goldfaden, adapted by I.
Rosenberg, music arranged by Sholom Secunda.
The following names will
participate:
Bar Kochba -- Irving Grossman;
Dinah -- Miriam Kressyn; Papus -- Jacob Cone; Ezri
-- M. Himmelstein.
4) A Stroll Across the Yiddish
Theatres.
5) "Let's Be Happy" -- Sholom
Secunda and orchestra.
6) The Public Writes.
7) Memories of Yiddish Theatre --
Sara Adler and Diana Goldberg.
8) Guest Speaker -- J. [Joseph]
Baskin, secretary-general of Workmen's Circle (Arbeter
Ring).
9) Chanukah -- a musical
combination, put together from Ben-Yehuda, music
arranged by Sholom Secunda. Participants (listed
alphabetically): Rosetta Bialis, Irving Grossman, Leon
Gold, Louis Weisberg, Muni Serebroff, Max Kletter, Max
Rosenblatt, Seymour Rechtzeit.
10) Itzik Feld and Yetta Zwerling
in a funny musical number.
11) Musical hopkeade -- chorus and
orchestra.
JUDGE JONAH GOLDSTEIN & MOLLY PICON ON
THEATRE RADIO HOUR TOMORROW MORNING
The radio hour will be given every Saturday at 11
o'clock in the morning on station WEVD. --
Wonderful program prepared for this week. --
R. Guskin, manager of Actors' Union, will introduce.
December 15, 1939
The radio hour of Yiddish theatre will be performed for
the Yiddish Actors' Union, under the supervision of R.
Guskin, the manager of the union, who will this week
attract special attention, both due to the character of
the program, as well as due to the guest speaker, who
will speak about the Jewish condition, also about the
future of Yiddish theatre.
The guest speaker this Saturday
will be the newcomer Judge Jonah Goldstein, who, besides
his judicial office, takes a prominent place in the
Jewish society life of New York. Judge Jonah Goldstein
will speak about this, how Jews who are a little distant
from Jewish life look at Yiddish theatre, and what kind
of theatre they would like to have.
On the musical program elevated
guests will appear, among them Molly Picon, the darling
of Yiddish theatre, Pesach'ke Burstein, and Zvi Scooler.
The radio hour of Yiddish theatre,
which is known under the name, "The Voice of Yiddish
Theatre," comes every Saturday at eleven o'clock in the
morning on radio station WEVD.
The programs for the hour were
worked out by Israel Rosenberg.
The programs for this Saturday is
as follows:
1) Musical hopkeade -- chorus of
Yiddish theatre.
2) Yiddish nigunim
(religious melodies) -- Sholom Secunda and orchestra.
3) Introduction -- R. Guskin,
manager of the Yiddish Actors' Union.
4) The Beauty of Yiddish Theatre --
Molly Picon, accompanied by Abe Ellstein.
5) Zvi Scooler in a funny thing --
theatrical.
6) Memories of Yiddish Theatre --
Goldfaden -- Veteran of Yiddish Stage -- David Levenson.
7) A Stroll Across the Yiddish
Theatres.
8) Pesach'ke Burstein in a number
that is called "Frelakh."
9) Guest speaker -- Judge Jonah
Goldstein.
10) Singing pages of Jewish life,
put together by Israel Rosenberg, music by Sholom
Secunda. -- Celia Boodkin, Betty Budanov and Ike (Abe?)
Lax.
11) Musical hopkeade (end) --
Yiddish theatre chorus.
JUDGE PERLMAN ON
YIDDISH THEATRE RADIO HOUR
December 22, 1939
On the Yiddish theatre hour this week again a prominent
guest will speak. The guest speaker will be the
well-known community activist Judge Nathan Perlman. He
will speak on the radio hour, which is known under the
name, "The Voice of the Yiddish Theatre." A splendid
program will be performed in which there will
participate prominent Yiddish actors.
"The Voice of Yiddish Theatre" will
be heard every Saturday at 11 o'clock in the morning.
The radio hour will be given by the Yiddish Actors'
Union, under the supervision of the manager Reuben
Guskin. The programs are arranged by Israel Rosenberg.
The music director of the hour is Sholom Secunda.
The program for this week is as
follows:
1) Old melodies -- Chorus of
Yiddish Theatre.
2) Yiddish melodies -- Sholom
Secunda and orchestra.
3) Introduction -- Reuben Guskin.
4) Songs of Today -- Fania Rubina.
5) Memories -- Lucy German, Misha
German, Charlotte Goldstein.
6) Mature couplets.
7) A Stroll Across Yiddish Theatre.
8) Wolf and Sheep Make Peace -- a
dramatic sketch by I. Rosenberg. Music arranged by
Sholom Secunda, with chorus and orchestra. Participants
-- Yudl Dubinsky and Lazar Freed.
9) Guest speaker -- Judge Nathan D.
Perlman
GREAT
PROGRAM ON THE THEATRE RADIO HOUR TOMORROW MORNING
December 29, 1939
"The Voice of Yiddish Theatre" will
be heard again at 11 o'clock in the morning, through the
radio station WEVD. This is a radio hour from the
Yiddish Actors' Union. The hour is arranged by the
Yiddish Actors' Union, under the supervision of R.
Guskin, the manager of the union.
The program for this week consists
of a series of musical numbers, under the direction of
composer Sholom Secunda. There also will be played a
sketch of the Yiddish actors' life.
The program is as follows:
1) Old Melodies -- chorus of
Yiddish theatre.
2) Happy melodies -- orchestra,
under the direction of Sholom Secunda.
3) Introduction -- R. Guskin,
manager of the Actors' Union.
4) Songs of Today -- Miriam Kressyn
and Max Kletter.
5) "If I Were a Rothschild" -- a
trio, singing by Leo Fuchs, Mark Schweid and Abe Lax.
6) A Stroll Across the Yiddish
Theatre.
7) Guest speaker -- B.
Levitin.
8) Good Boy, 1939, Hello, 1940!, a
New Year satire, composed by Israel Rosenberg, music by
Sholom Secunda. Participants will include: Menasha
Skulnik, Charlie Cohan, Misha Boodkin and Betty Perlow.
9) A Romance -- Leon Gold and
Miriam Kressyn.
10) Theatre Sounds -- The Voice of
Yiddish theatre -- chorus and orchestra. |
