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THE JEWISH NEWS
LITTMAN TESTIMONIAL
3-Hour Show Includes All Shades
Of Yiddish Theatrical Entertainment
25% .0° Y.o soo
Wittier, Gibson, Lehrer, Michalesko Are Most Outstanding
Artists in Performance; Littman to Sponsor New
Play at Scottish Rite Dec. 29
An audience of,more than 3,000, Littman testimonial proved an in-
gathered at the testimonial Jew- teresting evening of contrasts.
• • •
ish theatrical evening in the Ma-
sonic Auditorium on Dec. 11 in
Three actors—all newcomers to
honor of Abraham Littman, wit- the American scene—were re-
sponsible for the classic portion
of the program: Ben Zion Wit-
tier, Michal Gibson and Shifra
Lehrer; with Michal Michalesko
coming closest to them in per-
formance of what this reviewer
considers the better caliber the-
atrical work.
Highlight of Evening
Wittler's interpretation of an
aflti-Nazi revolt among 100 Jews
who were being led to their death
as hostages in retaliation for the
murder of one German was the
highlight of the evening. The
actor, himself a survivor from
Nazi brutality. brilliantly depict-
ed the reactions among the young
and the old as they were being
forced to dig their own graves,
their state of despair and fright
and the sudden upsurge of resent-
ment which led them to attack
and destroy the Nazis and to
BEN ZION WITTLER
escape into the forest to join the
nessed a performance which dis- partisans. It was good acting, done
played the Yiddish theater of our with feeling and understanding
of the issue portrayed.
time in all of its ramifications.
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A galaxy of stars participated
Michal Gibson, also a newcom-
in a three-and-a-half hour pro-
gram—and the tireless audience er from Europe, was brilliant in
asked for more. They were en- his presentation of Yehoash's
tertained with songs. skits, reci- , "Three Beggars." Had he fol-
tations. monologues. And they lowed through the balance of his
were given a taste of the good program with similar classic se-
and the bad in the Yiddish thea- lections, he would have earned
ter. t he classic and the banal. the top honors for the evening. But
highly technical and the vulgar. , his other selections leaned to the
Islapstick, and he spoiled what
Respect to Littman
could have proven a very ex-
It is quite possible that many in
cellent record.
the audience had not been to a
' Shifrah Lehrer is one of the
Yiddish performance in many
youngest actresses on the Yiddish
years. their presence at the con-
cert on Dec. 11 being occasioned stage. Born in Buenos Aires, she
came here a short time ago and
by their desire to show their re-
is gaining popularity among Yid-
spect to Mr. Littman. The mixed
dish theater-goers in New York.
audience of those still close to '
Yiddish. Hebrew and Spanish
Yiddish and the Yiddish stage •Her
selections were well done, and
and tia ■ se somewhat removed
with a bit of voice training she
well treated. The
from it well
may gain 'a place on the top rung
former received a full portion of
of the ladder in the theater and
slapstick comedy. The latter were
on the concert stage.
reminded of the Yiddish theater
Michalesko's acting was good
of the days of Goldfadden and Ad-
and he is undoubtedly among the
ler and Thomashefsky. Thus, the very best possessions of the pres-
ent-day Yiddish stage.
• • • •
The popular acclaim given the
works of these four actors is
proof that the Yiddish theater
audiences do not necessarily re-
quire only the slapstick and the
banal, that they will accept and
approve the better caliber selec-
Adult Club to Sponsor
tions, and that if this is achieved
Hanukah Square Dance
Lewis Henclin, president of the the "renegades" from the Yiddish
Club, has an- theater will return to an old boy-
* Detr oit Adult
nounced a Hanukah Square alty:
Others who appeared on the
Dance party at 9 p. m. this Sun-
Littman program included Aaron
day in the Ginsburg lounge.
Lebedeff, Irving Grossman. the
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Feder Sisters, Dina Goldberg and
Young Women's Club
Max Kleter. This reviewer re-
To Fete Children Dec. 24
grets that he cannot wax enthu-
The Young Women's Study siastic over their contributions to
Club will hold its annual chil- the program. in spite of their
dren's Hanukah Party at 2 p. m. ' good acting. There is no reason
Tuesday, Dec. 24, in Butzel Hall. for -constantly burlesquing on the
The Woodward Study Club will Yiddish stage—and that's what
be guests.
these people did.
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Harry Weinberg, sponsor of the
12th St. Day Camp
Yiddish radio hour, spoke briefly
To Have Reunion
in behalf of Mr. Littman, thank-
Harold Weiss, director of the ing the audience for participating
12th Street Council Center. has in the event and expressing grat-
announced a Junior Hanukah itude to the committee. headed
party and Day Camp Reunion by Joseph Bernstein, which spon-
will be held at 2:30 p.m., Mon- sored the affair.
• • •
day, Dec. 23. A Hanukah party
Announcement was made at
for children 3 to 5 years. will be
the Littman testimonial evening
held-at 10:30 a. m. Dec. 23.
that Mr. Littman will continue to
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sponsor Yiddish theatrical per-
* Los Angeles Club
formances here.
To Hold Social
The next performance. Sunday
The Los Angeles Club will hold matinee and evening, Dec. 29, at
a social at 8:30 p. m. this Sunday. the Scottish Rite Cathedral of
• • •
the Masonic Temple. will feature
Mothers Analyze
a new play, "Her Beautiful
Labor, Politics
Dream." This play had a success-
The Mothers' Clubs will devote ful run in New York and Chicago
their meetings this week to an and was acclaimed by critics.
Michal Michalesko heads the
analysis of the present labor and
political situation at home and cast to appear here Dec. 29. He
abroad. The Young Women's will be assisted by Max Bozhik,
Study Club will meet in the USO Micha and Lucy German, Reizel
lounge at 1:30 p. m., Dec. 24. The Bozhik, Isaac Kupinsky, Anna
Davison Club will meet at the Michalesko, Fredele Lipshitz, Sid-
Workman's Circle at 8 p. m. ney Sterling and Mania Schloss-
berg.
Thursday, Dec. 26.
Jewish Center
Activities
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