The Daily Worker Newspaper, March 31, 1928, Page 4

Page Four THE DAILY WORKER, NEW YORK, SATURDAY, MARCH 31, 1928 f. E. C, GREETS FREIHEIT ON ITS SIXTH JUBILEE Jewish Communist Daily Fights For Workers Following are the greetings of the ©. E. C, of the Workers (Communist) Party to the Jewish Daily Freiheit on its Sixth Jubilee: The history of Freiheit’s six years “fe the history of six years’ growth of the Communist movement in thi country. Disregarding the various at tacks of the inner and outer enemies and of the yellow socialist Forward the Freiheit is marching from suc- cess to success; it penetrates deeper and deeper into the ranks of the Jewish workers and is recruiting new members for the Communist Party. During the six years of its exist- ence, the Freiheit has shown that it serves faithfully the interests of the Jewish working masses and by it also the entire international working class. The Freiheit.is.one of our best Party newspapers. It is a mass- paper that is growing in influence and Leninist consistency together with our Party. The workers of the needle trades know how to appreciate the activi- ties of the Freiheit. The Freiheit the real leader of the Jewish work- ers in all their struggles, and there- fore it is gaining the devotion and Jove of the workers, At present when our Party is in- volved in such important struggles that mark a new development in the labor movement of America, the Frei- heit is proving its Communist char- acter. Being the ideological leader of the Jewish workers in the political sconomic, cooperative and cultural fields, the Freiheit is carrying on its tasks as an organ of our Party. The Freiheit is always at its post during every campaign that the Party| undertakes. The Central Committee of the Workers (Communist) Party sends its warmest greetings to our Frei- heit, to its sixth jubilee and calls upon all Jewish workers to do every- thing in their power in order to as- sure the success of the Freiheit. The enemies of the working class are attempting to crush and frame-up The DAILY WORKER. They are { RICHARD CROOKS. Soloist with the Philharmonic Or- chestra at the Metropolitan Opera |House tomorrow afternoon, \Smith Protects 2 Men | Accused of Fla. Theft ALBANY, -N. Y., March 30.—Gov- ernor Al Smith today protected two New York business men by denying }an application of the state of Florida for the extradiction of Mark Rafal- sky and Anderson T. Herd, by send- ing his best regards to R, C. Baker, sheriff of Palm Beach County. After C. E. Abbott, counsel for Governor Smith brought the hearing to a close with: “IT used to be a sheriff myself. Tell | sheriff Baker I was asking for him.” Several months ago the governor denied a similar application. Abbott told the governor that Rofalsky and Herd had been indicted jin Palm Beach County on a charge jof conspiring to fleece residents of that county out of several hundred thousand dollars in connection with real estate deals. ‘Flood Control Bill Suits Power Lobby WASHINGTON, (FP) March 30.— In the flood control bill adopted by |the senate there is no provision for |construction of reservoirs with gov- |ernment owned power plants attach- jed. The entire sum of $325,000,000 is to be spent on the lower Mississippi south of Cape Girardeau, Mo., as pro- |posed by the army engineer corps. | The power lobby in Washington sheriff Baker, had pleaded in vain for | | the signing of the extradiction papers, | 'THE TURCO-TARTAR THEATRE IN AZERBAIJAN HE Turco-Tartar theatre before the revolution carried on a miserable existance. Existing upon the doles of the Baku millionaires, and exploited by commercial theatrical enterprises and amateur circles, it differed little from the Persian and Turkish theatres which existed in Azerbaijan for the purpose of providing fun and amuse- ment for the idle well-to-do classes. The technique was extremely prim- itive. Feminine parts on the stage were mostly played by male actors. | The repertoire consisted chiefly of loriginal plays depicting the life of | the prosperous classes. Having no | material assistance from the state, land depending entirely upon the pa- | tronage of the rich, the Turco-Tartar theatre was doomed to drag on a mis- erable existence. Even in that con- dition it could survive only on ac- |count of the exceptional self-sacrifice of a small group of actors. In the | provincial towns of Azerbaijan there | were no theatrical performances with ihe exception of occasional amateur shows in connection with religious and popular festivals. Encouraged by Soviet. The actual history of the Tureo- Tartar theatre begins with the estab- |lishment of Soviet rule. The general | economic and cultural revival of Azer- |baijan has aroused great interest in the national theatre. Within a short space of time the national theatre has grown into an institution of real nataonal importance, and the Turco- Tartar theatre in its present shape is not inferior to any of the theatres of other cultured countries. In ad- dition to the Grand Theatre of Azer- baijan theré has also been created the new Workers’ Theatre. Further- more, the theatre is beginning to pene- trate into the rural districts of the country, where theatrical perform- unces serve the purpose of revolution- izing the social customs and habits. First of all, a word or two on the activity of the Grand (Academic) | Theatre. The Academic Theatre has | introduced for the first time the pro- | duction of European plays translated | and adapted .to the .Turco-Tartar stage. Great popularity is now en- joyed by the classic plays of Shakes- peare, Schiller, Moliere, and Gogol. The Academic Theatre has now under- taken the production of modern revo- lutionary plays by Russian authors, as well as by progressive modern Turco-Tartar playwrights. | N. Y. SYMPHONY. Walter Damrosch will make his final bow with the New York Sym- phony orchestra, this Sunday after- noon at Mecca Temple, where he will conduct one number. This concert will end the musical activities of the orchestra as a separate institution, and close the fi*ty years work of the Symphony Soviety of New York. Heifetz is the soloist on this occas- sion. Senor E. F. Arbos, who is appear- ing with the organization as guest conductor will direct the balance of the program which follows: Sym- phony in G major (B & H., 88), Haydn; Concerto in D for Violin with Orchestra, Brahms; Symphonic Epi- sode, “La Veillee d’Armes de Don Quichottee,” 0, Espla; Intermezzo from “Goyescas,” E. Granados; “Na- varra,” I, Albeniz; “Alborada del Gracioso,” Ravel. PHILHARMONIC. With a performance this Sunday afternoon at the Metropolitan Opera House the Philharmonic concludes its eighty-sixth year. The program, the same as that of last Thursday eve- ning and Friday afternoon, will be conducted by Toscanini and will fea- ture Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony with Sophie Braslua, Nina Morgana, Richard Crooks, and Ezio Pinza as soloists and the chorus that of the Schola Cantorum. Other numbers will be the Pastoral Prelude to Part II of Bach’s Christmas Oratorio, Mon- teverdi’s Sonata sopra “Sancta Maria,” and the Prelude to Part II of Cesar Franck’s Redemption. The Philharmonic Orchestra has participated in 119 concerts this sea- son. Of these 77 were subscription concerts in New York and Brooklyn. =—=Music Notes==—= Naoum Blinder will use a priceless ‘Stradivarius for his debut concert at Carnegie Hall, Tuesday, April 10, when he will play for the benefit of the American Society for Cultural Relations with Russia. The Kedroff Quartet will give their IN “MARCH HARES” Vivian Tobin will piay an important part in the revival of “March Hares,” | which opens at the Little Theatre Monday night. ler; Concerto in A Minor, Vivaldi- | Nachez; Sonata, Cesar Franck; Ro- mance, Wieniawski; Tambourin, Hasse-Franko; Andantino, Martini-| Kreisler; A La Viennoise, Friedman- Hartman; Hejre Kati, Hubay. William Sanber will appear in pianoforte recital Tuesday evening, April 10, at Town Hall. At the Town Hall Friday evening, April 18, will be held the Twentieth anniversary concert of Boris Leven- son, composer-conductor. Mr. Leven- son will be assisted by Dmitry Dob- kin, tenor, the Jewish Workers Chor- us of Elizabeth, N. J., and a Chamber Symphony Orchestra conducted by the composer. y Lucille Chalfant, coloratura so- prano, has been engaged as soloist for the seventh, and last concert of the Beethoven Symphony Orchestra, Georges Zaslawsky, conductor, at Carnegie Hall Friday evening, April 13, =—=Screen Note== Edmund Lowe has the chief role in| “Dressed To Kill,” the new film at the Broadway Theatre next week. Mary Astor plays opposite him in the gangster photodrama which was di- rected by Irving Cummings. “Czar Ivan The Terrible” is stay- ing over a fourth week at the Cameo eae THEATRE GUILD PRODUCTIONS: EUGENE 0O’NEILL’S STRANGE INTERLUDE JOHN GOLDEN en ee cee ests ty at 5:30 sha Dinner Intermission at 7:30. BEGINNING MONDAY, APRIL 8 EUGENE O’NEILL’S MARCO MitLiONS GUILD THEATRE WEST 52nd ST. Evenings 8:30. Mats. Thurs. and Sat. 2:30, Week of April 9: “VOLPONE” Week of April 16: “MARCO MILLIONS” PORGY A FOLK PLAY BY DUBOSE AND) DOROTHY HEYWARD THHA., West 42nd St. Evs. 8:40 REPUBLIC Wiatinces Wea. & Sat, 2140 SESS KEITH- ie A M E oO 42nd STREET ALBEE & BROADWAY 4th Tremendous Week Czar Ivan the Terrible Enacted by the MOSCOW ART PLAYERS headed by LEONIDOFF. A SOVKINO PRODUCTION. Added Attraction—OFFICIAL PICTURES OF THE 10th ANNIVERSARY OF THE RUSSIAN REVOLUTION, “‘Ivan the Terrible’ outstanding production. Such acting rarely seen in the movies."—-CARMON, DAILY WORKER. “Greater than Potemkin.”—-GERHARD, EVE, WORLD, Sc “A worthy picture."—HALL, TIMES. “Perfect motion picture.”"—-EVENING TELEGRAM. eee nd (ESS nee eee eee eS BEGINNING at&t MONDAY | spannie” 2S Cone Kev Rig gueeri SUVeNine sverecns. OTHER KEITH ALBEE ATTRACTIONS IGGER BROADW. DRESSED KIL: EDMUND LOWE & MARY | | also preparing for an attack on the| WS active in the flood control hear- Proletarian Playgoers. 'final.concerts of the season in Town |Theatre, a sSaRY foreign language Communist press |imgs and had two former officers of 5 Hall Tuesday and Thursday evenings, Stak ‘SRE These attacks of the enemies of the|the army engineer corps in attend-| Equally tmportant have been the April 8 end 5. On April 3 the pro-| “Fresh Every Hour” has been i TERN § working class. m b lled by|@¢e to prevent favorable action on |&chievements of the Workers ce gram will include religiou % d Ichi : the tit f the Glenn Tryon ares, z oe \ the Avorking i Phat ore pein | 28Y proposal which would involve the | The repertoire of i eee ee church music. On April 5 they wil efoduction sari Sotapleboll ber Uni. Feeney Bees yee gs aan ‘le? by the Workers (Communist) | 2¢velopment of electrie power by the Sapir Beg i oe Avlerg ek give an entirely new program of folk |versal, It was directed by William FULTON xt Wendeet ase ZENS CONPREY -& BARD Party in all the important struggles Long live the Freiheit! Long live the Workers (Commun- | jist) Party! pane live the Communist Interna- * J. LOVESTONE, Executive Secretary, Workers (Com- munist) Party of America. | government at flood control dams. They were completely satisfied. TAXES FOR GERMAN WORKERS BERLIN, March 30—The New German budget which imposes taxes totalling over $2,000,000,000 will be called up in the Reichstag for third and final reading either this evening xr tomorrow. | Lenin Stressed Necessity of Organizing Children “Taking an active part at recent Lenin meetings were the Pioneers, and other children of workers and poor farmers. For them LENIN has a Special significance, and that is why this article is written especially for them. Lenin was the greatest leader the workers and farmers of the whole world’ ever had, next to Karl Marx. Lenin and the Leninst Party (the Bolsheviks) led the Russian Revolu- tion which freed millions of workers and-farmers. Lenin formed the Com- | ii is the} + maunist Int: ational ich farme of the world in their fight for freedom against capitalism. Lenin taught the revolutionary workers how to fight. “Organize Children.” But Lenin also was the great leader of the working class children, Lenin said: “ORGANIZE THE CHIL- DREN!” He said that the children are a part of the great working class ‘@rmy and must stand side by side with the grown-ups and young workers. *-What does Lenin, what do Lenin’s teachings tell us, workers’ and farm- ‘ers’ children of America to do, today? Here are some of the things: 1. Stand by the struggle for free- dom of the Nicaraguan people! Help ) defeat American tyranny and Amer- fean slavery! . Defend the Soviet Union against the capitalist countries of the world ' who are plotting war against it! Workers, Russia is the motherland of every worker and every workers’ ehifd! We must all defend it against the American capitalist - government! Solidarity Needed. Stand by the striking miners d their children! Only the solidar- r of the working class, their stick- ‘together, can beat the bosses! Hate the capitalist government h eeteT Te is your worst ny shru the government } you and your parents are kept ‘slavery and misery! Fight for om and a workers’ government! Torn ighting organization workers’ and farmers’ children, roung Pioneers of America! You fight alone. You must all get ler and carry on a common pee ur fighting organiaation And for you Pioneers, Lenin tells the following: 1. Teach the masses of workers* jcbildrent Exrlain to them why they must fight against capitalism and HOW they must fight! ‘3 2. Lead the masses of workers’ | children! Become their leaders in \their struggles, The Pioneers must |be the most intelligent, the bravest, \the most devoted, the most hard- | working of all workers’ and farmers’ children. ‘anize the masses of the uldren! Get them to join Pioneers! Build the These are some of the things that | Lenin tells us to do. Are we going | tc follow in Lenin’s way? Let's see! OUR LETTER BOX A New Friend. T am a little girl 11 years of age, and want to tell you a few things jabout myself and home. My Parents are of the Cathclic faith and have made me fcllow them in their belief, | However, my girl friend, Gladys, has interested me in your Comrade Sec- tion, and I like very much to solve the lovely puzzles and try to win one of the nice prizes that you are going to give to the winners, I want to tell you that I think your page is more interesting than the school papers, and I shall enjoy making it my duty | to read every word in the most inter- esting paper I know of. --ANGELINA ROSSI. THE MINER. The miner that digs the cecal, He makes everybody warm. He gets the smoke and dust, For his health, so he comes home With bad feeling and sore throat. He lays down on the couch And takes a rest. He wakes up and spits dust As big as a fist. So you think that the miner Could live to a ripe, old age? Nobody seems to care for the miner, For his health, for his breath, Only for the COAL. —ANNA MISKOVICH. ¢ task of introducing the revolutionary achievements of the Russian theatres to the masses. Among the plays pro- duced should be mentioned such plays as Upton Sinclair’s “One Hundred Per-Cent,” “The Decembrists,” “Lyu- bov Yarovaya,” and so on. The Work- ers’ Theatre has played a tremendous part in the progressive *campaign against the survivals of ancient prej- udices and superstitions, At the same time the Workers’ Theatre serves as a model for the amateur theatrical circles of the workers’ clubs and the villages. A tremendous achievement is the ever-growing number of theatrical circles in the clubs. During the first kalf of this year the workers’ clubs jof Baku gave 2340 different perform- lances, which have been attended by over 90,900 spectators. Village Theatres. Under the Soviet regime in Azer- | baijan the theatre began to penetrate into the villages. In the rural dis- \triets of Azerbaijan there are 127 | Reading Huts, and at many of them {there are dramatic circles which give performances for the peasant popula- tion. The average attendance at the village performances is about 1000 |people per month, showing how pro- | y the village theatre is pene- | tra into the life of even the most |backward Turco-Tartar villages. Finally, there were opened musical schools, theatrical schools, and a con- servatory where the future Azerbaijan composers are being trained. By the efforts of the young students of these schools there will, soon be opened a real operastheatre, answering the re- quirements of our modern times. We \have hanished from Azerbaijan the vaudeville show, the music-hall, the cabaret, and similar institutions; we have chosen the course of European musical technique and culture, estab- lishing musical schools and giving up the antediluvian musical instruments | and methods. Beginning Monday “Keep Step- ping” will constitute the main at- traction on the Broadway Theatre stage. This is a miniature musical comedy with The Notables and Juv- enile Steppers as stars and Gilbert Lamb and Flo Perry as featured art- ists. . The Garrick Players are now pre- paring for production “When Crum- mles Played,” a comedy, conducted by George Lillo from Charles Dickens’ “Nicholas Nickleby.” The New Play “MARCH HARES,” by Harry Wag- staff Gribble, will be revived by Charles L. Wagner at the Little Thea- tre Monday night. Richard Bird and Vivian Tobin head the cast, songs, Victor Wittgenstein, pianist, will appear in recital at Town Hall Mon- day afternoon, April 2. Leona Neblett will give her violin recital this Sunday evening at the Guild Theatre. The program follows: Tempo Di Minuetto, Pugnani-Kreis- Craft from an original story by Hen- ry Henigson. Marion Nixon has the leading feminine role. Laura LaPlante will star in “The Last Warning.” Alfred A. Cohn is jnow preparing the adaptation from the play written by Thomas F. Fallon from the book, “The House of Fear,” by Charles Wadsworth Camp. LECTURES AND FORUMS AT COOPER UNION | (8th ST. and ASTOR PLACE) At 8 o'Clock SUNDAY, APRIL 1st DR. KIMBALL YOUNG “Censorship.” TUESDAY, APRIL 3rd DR. KIMBALL YOUNG “Propiganda.” FRIDAY, APRIL 6th No Meeting—Easter Holidays, ADMISSION FREE. Open Forum Discussion. THE PEOPLE’S INSTITUTE \ Muhlenberg Branch Library (209 WEST 23rd STREET) | At 8:30 o'Clock. MONDAY, APRIL 2nd MR. HOUSTON PETERSON WILLIAM BLAKE—“rhe Romantic | Scene.” WEDNESDAY, APRIL 4th MR. ROBERT CHAMBERS “Cellular Reproduction of the Cell.” THURSDAY, APRIL 5th DR. E. G. SPAULDING Fundamental Philosophical Prob- lems—“The Free Mau’s Worship.”"— Bertrand Russell. SATURDAY, APRIL 7th DR. HORACE M. KALLEN Fate and Freedom—*Relativity and Undeterminism.” at ies—April 5, 12, 19, 26, THE PEOPLE’S INSTITUTE MUHLENBERG BRANCH LIBRARY 209 WEST 28rd STREET Evenings promptly at seven o'clock A Symposium on Aesthetics and Criticism Thursdays: DR. THOMAS MUNRO—Scientific Method in Aesthet- Mondays: HENRY LADD—Inherited Prejudices in Art and Criti- cism.—April 9, 16, 28, 80. the TOMORROWS IGHT 8 o'clock ROGER BALDWIN Will speak on “LIBERTY IN THE SOVIET UNION” The speaker is Director of the Civil Liberties Union and has re- cently returned from Europe and the Soviet Union where he made a pecial study of the status of this question, At the WORKERS SCHOOL FORUM 108 EAST 14th STREET Admission 250, NEXT BUNDAY: Harold Ware will speak on “Impressions of an ames ope Farmer in the Soviet nion.” INGERSOLL FORUM Sundays, 8 P. M., 113 W, 57th St. Guild Hall, Steinway Bldg. THIS SUNDAY, APRIL 1 MARY WINSOR “Religion Under the Soviets.” AN ILLUSTRATED LECTURE, - Admission 60c. Miss Winsor has just returned from Russia.—Questions and dis- cussion from the floor, The fiftieth performance of Maugh- an's play, “Our Betters,” at the Hen- Miller Theatre, takes place Mon-’ ry The Greatest Thriller of Them All! Theatre, West 48 St. Evs. CORT “Thoroughly Entertaining Shocker.” LWRECKER The Trial of Mary Dagan —World.| with Anm Ha Hunter and Percival—Other Acts Wallace Beery and Raymond Hatton in “WIFE SAVERS” 28th WEEK S301 pele gene se ee MATS. WED. and SAT. 2:30 | National Theatre, 41 St. w. of Bway Bvs.4:30. Mts. Wed. &Sat.. td ing-Rex Cherryman PHILHARMONIC TOSCANINI, conauctor. METROPOLITAN OPERA HOUSE this Sunday Afternoon at 3:00 Soloists: NINA MORGANA--SOPHIE BRASLAU RICHARD CROOKS--EZIO PINZA Schola Cantorum of New York (Mme. Morgan and Mr. Pinza appear by Courtesy of Mr. Gutti-Casazza, Gen. Mgr. of the Metropolitan Opera House.) BEETHOVEN: SYMPHONY NO, 9 BACH, MONTEVERDI CESAR FRANCK Arthur Judson, Mgr. (Steinway) Guild. Theatre, Sun, Eve., April 1, 8:30 LEONA NEBLETT Violinist (Walter Golde at Piano.) . (Steinway.) N.Y. Symphony Goniuctor Senor EK. F. Arbos Conductor MECCA AUDITORIUM, Tomorrow (Sun.) Afternoon, at 3:00 Box Office Open at 11 A. M. Tomorrow TELEPHONE CIRCLE 2659 Sooist HEIF ET Z HAYDN, Symphony in G_ major; BRAHMS, Concerto in D for Violin; KAPLA, “La Veillee d’Armes de Don Quichotte”; GRANDOS, Intermezzo from “Goyescas”; ALBENIZ, “Navarra”; BEETHOVEN, Adagio from NINTH SYMPHONY. GEORGE ENGLES, Mer. (Steinway Piano) CARNEGIE HALL, Tues. Evg., Apr. 18 First American Appearance | BLINDER Benefit of the American Society for Cultural Relations with Russia Tickets NOW at Box Office, $1 to $2.50 Tax Free. F Rus: Vio! t Only Summer Tours Soviet Russia May 25 and July 6 Via London, Paris, Berlin, Warsaw 10 interesting days in Leningrad and Moscow. 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