The Daily Worker Newspaper, March 30, 1929, Page 4

Four The Nightmare Vovage on a Ship That Never Returned (By a Worker Correspondent.) (Continued.) ly regained his con- ext morning, our began to act q ing one minut h out the next, and grin- 1 to himself he would keep ering of Jesus, kings and prostitutes—the poor fellow was losing his mind. Three weeks ou* and the longest stretch of sleep we had thus far we three hours. Roliing Over. Tor three solid weeks the water has been washing about in the fo'e’ Once in a while a big sea ing through the broken door ooding e miserable place deep would wash the tired, men from their lower bun , mingled with cheers s to heaven and hell , curses tow: captains, and queens, would 1 As the old “tub” rkling green veter dashing against the lee-side of the fo’e’s'le sent a thick spray as high as the roof flying across the vlace—and out of our bunks we all end fl waist »’ sleeping, perched high in the top bunk, got his back wet, and, jumping up and striking the low ceiling with his round, closely- eropned head, he began to swear, to laugh, t “Join in fellows,” “let's go to ‘hell’ like men, ing up the strain of the 2,” he sang it vigorous! , ta deep: and about clothing. Jimmy, the well-read | seaman from Ireland, swore vehem- | ently: “Oh, the lousy, rotten, stink- | ine own I I could send them to hell; ould reeve ‘a hand billy’ ‘tac! of their guts and drag their accursed souls to purgatory And the young Dane with the/ three broker ribs was groaning, | having been thrown from his bunk. | He was all wet; he was dying; his face was thin and yellow; it was ‘ard for him to breathe—he was in all struck us again, roaring outside; a big cross sea was running, and with her decks filled to the rails and still scooping more, the Invermark, shaking, creakine ling like an old coffin. would end pitch, pitch and roll... . Knee Deen in Water. > water in the fo’c’s’le is knee- ceen and rushing from side to side . some are trying to sleep, some us are trying to bail the ocean. some picking up the floating “rags” ‘elothing); others simply do not care-—too tired, too sleepy to bother with anything. Weare cold, wet, hungry, miser- “ble—and the prostitute scribblers ‘or the capitalist press glorify the 2, “beantiful” sea for them--from the shore! Steed s “If I could only gef my hands on “he owners, I’d do for them,” said sturdy and exceptionally Lett, dragging out his; aked and dripping “don-!/ 's breakfest” (straw mattress) ond throwing it overboard. And on hare boards in his bunk, covered by . piece of an old sail, he slept—a tonzh man! | Veteran of the Barricades. Having fought on the barricades in the first revolution, he had been wounded, and showing us an ugly! car, a cut by a cossack sabre across | the back of his huge left shoulder, he would grind his teeth—a des- perate man! Midnight came, dirty, black mid- | night. All hands on deck—a hard | #quall had struck us again, the wind was roaring and the hail was beat- Mg in our faces. Laying over with her lee-rail uwash, the Invermark broached into | the heavy sea and began turning | turtle. The two helmsmen, lashed | to the wheel, worked like mad; des- | perately they “put her-up”—too late, | she was going. .. . Crawling on his | hands and knees, somebody got over | to the lee-side and let fly the storm spanker sheet; in a moment the sail was torn from the bolt-ropes | and made into shreds, That did not | help, and, listing more, the “old cof- | fm”"-was about to take a watery | grave. _Clinging to the weather rail, un- | able to do anything, we grimly awaited our doom, Just then the main lower tops’l sheet “carried away.” The sail like an exploding balloon flew off the lee- | ard, and the Invermark, eased by the loss of the after canvas, soon ‘ighted herself, and, “falling off,” she flew before the gale. Rolling | on our quarter, the big sea would evash aboard and swamp us fore and | ft; and the seamen, tied with “soul “nd body” lashings and hanging on for their lives, they had to keep on learing the rusty old washports. Shooting before the continually ‘yereasing gale, the main hatch be- van giving away, and, deciding to tale in” the reefed fors’l, we anx- tously awaited the break of the) orning. Daylight came, gray, dull) “erring. . After two hours of hard “tug- ing” on clewlines, leechlines and suntlines and getting thrown off eur feet and washed into lee scup- ors, we finally pulled up the sail. ‘folding onte the shrouds with a -‘ee-like grip, we bravely went aloft nd furled the sail. The “Gallant” Captain. We all came aft... . Just then, --qwling on his hands and knees od pil trembling, our “galiant” cap- tn “eame” up the stairway! Stick- = his head through the scuttle, he _ / oked around for the first time— {°> fret time in the three long, sthlike weeks! What a sight! crumpled, filthy 4 . \of us ventured aloft to secure the Jand shiny. , ruffled, unshaven, with his ‘se, gray hair soiled end dishevelled, with long whiskers | ticking out all over his smutty-red | : ; blinking stupidly with his } +! small, bloodshot eyes and sniffing the air with his big, strawberry- nose—he, the “almighty mas- ter” on his “fours,” presented a view both sad and comical! Wag- ging his head and “barking” drunk- | cnly under his breath, he slowly vled down to his cabin; back to | is hed. back to his whiskey—the | “gallant” captain! The heavy chain sheet of the torn lower tops’l was flying like 'a whip- | cord through the air; striking the edjoining yards with a terrific force, it broke a “stay.” Taking off our sea-boots, oilskins and sou’westers, the strongest and most experienced chain. Cautiou Dedging the sw he climbed aloft. | ng, death-dealing | ed out on the up- m (some 120 feet and, by throwing around the chain, then the ship lurched, the masts and yards shook vi y, the rigging tled, the sails slammed, and. our grip upon the “sheet,” we let it go... . Desperately we gripped the “jack-stay” and hung on for our lives. The heavy chain swung through the air—we all ducked, and it struck the yarc with a terrific force. It swung again—we cucked again, but not all: ‘eddy, the big, necked Norwegian of Frise fraction of a second too late. The chain, flying through the air, struck him a blow, and, with his | round, closely-cropped head opened up like a ripe watermellon, he fell Wackward without a groan. Falling through the space of 120 feet, his body hit each lower yard, and strik- | ing the rail with a rd thud it broke in two—a gory mess, a ghastly sight! But the sea, the mer- | ciful, “beautiful” sea, soon washed | it away |. . enother young sailor | gone down in his prime. | R. J. PETERSON. (To Be Continued.) NEW SOVKINO FILM OPENS | TODAY AT GUILD CINEMA The newest Sovkino production, | “Flames on the Volga,” will have its American premiere at the Film Guild Cinema on West 8th Street, today. Here for the first time is depicte with absolute fidelity the Tartar re. volt against the brutality of Cather- ployed in making the mass scenes | depicted in this film. peasants who were decimated by} Czarist bullets have been employed | by Juriz Taritsch, the noted director, in the colorful mob scenes. Filmed in the Volga region, on the | very ground drenched with the blood | of peasants who died before Czar- | ist bullets, this latest Russian pro- duct re-enacts a vivid page out of Russia’s restless history. Juriz Tar- itsch was responsible for the direc- tion of that other historical drama, “Czar Ivan the Terrible.” “Flames in the Volga,” in addition to depicting the large historical episodes, weaves the romance of some of Russia’s folk and legendary | figures, such as Pugatscheff, the Russian “Robin Hood”; General Pot- emkin, and Bulat Batyr, the Tartar “William Tell.” SN. “HOLIDAY” TO GIVE EXTRA - Capt. C. W. R. Knight’s “The Filming of the Eagle,” which comes to the Fifth Avenue Playhouse this Saturday, after a six months run at he Polytechnic Theatre in London, is the first motion picture dealing with the amazing characteristics of ine the Great. In addition to Tar-|the monarch of the birds. The film- tars, polyglot races have been em-| ing took two years. “The Betrayal,” | Perutz’s {While the Tartars are the central |Bolibar,” dealing with the Na- | figures in this historical film, Indo-| poleonic invasion of the Spanish | |Europeans, Teutons, Slavs, Mongol-{ peninsular in’ 1811, will have its | ~ ens and other races swarnt through | premiere at the Fifth Avenue Play-| ;the film. Direct descendants ofthe | house shortly. DAILY WORKER, NEW YORK, SATURDAY, MAR... Gangster Leaves Jail i ie a George McManus, leading gangster of New Yor fore also a leading political figure, who is under indictment for the murder of the arch-gambler Arnold Rothstein, has been freed on bail. He leaves prison in his own Packard limousine. The New Plays in Limousine “MAN'S ESTATE,” by Bruce Gould and Beatrice Blackmar, will be presented by the Theatre Guild Monday night at the Bilt- more Theatre. The cast ley, Florence Gervuld and Arm’ “PAOLO AND FR. revived Monda SESCA,” Stephen Phillips’s play, will be ‘ternoon at the Forrest Theatre, with Jane Cowl, Philip Merivale, and Guy Standing, in the cast. “MUSIC IN MAY,” a musical play at day evening. Solly W: d, Greek Evans, Gladys Baxter, Bartlett Simmons, head the cast. the Casino Theatre Mon- Gertrude Lang, The book was adapted by .Fanny Todd Mitchell, score by Emile Berte and Maury Rubens and lyrics by J. Keirn Brennan, “APPEARANCES,” by Garland Anderson, will open at the Hud- son Theatre Monday evening, “MRS. BUMPSTEAD-LEIGH,” a revival of the comedy by Harry Jam Mrs. Fiske in the title role. are in the supporting cast. Smith, comes to the Klaw Theatre on Monday, Sidney th Toler and Stella Mayhew “UNDER THE GASLIGHT,” Augustin Daly’s old melodrama, will be revived Tuesday night, at the People’s Theatre, on the East Side, now renamed Fay’s Bowery Theatre. “BIRD IN HAND,” a comedy by John Drinkwater, opens Thurs- day night, at the Booth Theatre, with the original London company. “MYSTERY SQUARE,” a drama, adapted by Hugh A Anderson and George Bamman from Robert Louis Stevenson’s “New Arabian Nights,” will open Thursday evening at the Longacre. Gavin Muir, Hubert Druce, John Ivan and Edgar Stehll are in the cast. “HE WALKED IN HER SLEEP,” a farce by Norman Cannon, at the Princess on Thursday. Edwin Nicander has a leading role. “FILMING OF THE EAGLE” AT, THE FIFTH AVENUE 8: gram: based on Leo} novel, “The Marguis of Spell inis wil PHILHARMONIC This evening at Carnegie Hall, at (Students’ Concert) Goscan- ill conduct the following pro- in C major, Schubert; Berceuse Elegiaca, oni; Prelude, Fanfare, Tommasini; ture, Rossini. At the Metropolitan Opera House | tomorrow afternoon the monic orchestra, under the baton of Toscanini will play the following: Overture “Il Sargino,” Paer; Symph- ony No. 2 in D, Beethoven; Prelude to “Parsifal,” Wagner; Good Friday Wagner; | Overture to “Tannhauser,” Wagner. Symphony “William Tell” from “Parsifal,” LECTURES AND FORUMS “THE PEOPLE’S INSTITUTE Muhlenberg Branch Library (209 WBST 23rd STREET) AT COOPER UNION (8th St. and ASTOR PLACE) At 8 o'Clock SUNDAY, MARCH 31 EETING TUBSDAY, APRIL 2 DR. ALFRED F. HESS “The Role of Ultra-Violet Light in Nutrition” FRIDAY, APRIL 5 MR. EVERETT DEAN MARTIN A HISTORY OF LIBERTY “Liberty in a Society Organized for Power” ADMISSION FREE Open Forum Discussion. DR. SATURDAY, MARCH 30 DR. E. G. SPAULDING “The Realistic osophical Problems: ‘A Realistic “Substance and God: Benedict At 8:30 o’clock Solution of Phil- World ” MONDAY, APRIL 1 RICHARD P. McKEON Spinoza” MATINEE TUESDAY “Holiday,” Philip Barry’s comeay, | now in its fifth month at the Plymouth Theatre, will give an ex- tra matinee on Tuesday afternoon. Regular matinees will be given as usual on Thursday and Saturday. Jonanna Roos is now playing the part of Laura Cram in “Holiday” in place of Beatrice Ames for a few performances, due to the temporary illness of Miss Ames. The latter expects to return to her role at the beginning of next week. The Arthur Hopkins production has been doing capacity business since November. bbbbbbbbbt there ee ee eee TONIGHT, March 30 THE INTERNATIONAL | & PEASANT | COSTUME BALL | of the FOLLOWERS OF TRAIL at 2075 Clinton Avenue (80th STREET, BRONX) jou fan | Admission 50¢ | Proceeds to International Labor Defense. ,,.. TUDOR INN Restaurant 113 East 14th Street For good and wholesome food, don’t fail to visit us | We serve special luncheon plates from 11:30-3 p. m. Reasonable Prices TRY OUR SPECIAL STNDAY DINSER? EE, iia LABOR TEMPLE 5:00 p. m.: — An Outline ¥) 7:15 p. m.— 8 Guild Hall, 113 C. SUNDAY BVENIN April 5—The Soviet Theatre April 12—The Russian Revolution Dramatized April 19—Soviet Problems Dramatized April 26—The World Revolution Dramatized Secure Tickets at Office of WORKERS SCHOOL, 26-28 Union Sq. Limited number of tickets $1.50 for series. — Single Admission 50c 14th St. and Second Ave. SUNDAY, MARCH 31 . F, BECK istory of the Drama | bethan Drama h_of the Romantic Drama” “rhe EDMUND B, CHAFFEE |) “A Future Life—What Does It Matter?” | 330 p. m.: FORUM | HARRY F. WARD | “Uncle Sam—Peace Maker or 1 ‘War Maker?” —ALL WELCOME— INGERSOLL FORUM Steinway Building, St. N. Y. | next Went 57th . Gs MARCH 31 S. D. SCHMALHAUSEN HARRY DANA recently returned from-12 months’ stay in the Soviet’ Union, will give Four Lectures at the WORKERS SCHOOL on FRIDAY EVENINGS at 8:15 P. M. on “REVOLUTIONARY RUSSIAN DRAMA” “TWELFTH NIGHT” | TO CIVIC REPERTORY “Twelfth Night, | not seen here for sometime, will re- | turn to the Civic Repertory Theatre Other Monday Shakespeare's | plays of the week include: evening “Peter Pan,” Tuesday eve- ining and Wednesday matinee “The |Cherry Orchard.” Wednesday eve- ining “The Good Hope.” Thursday l evening “The Lady from Alfaque- Workers School Forum 28 Union Sa. Sunday, March Sist, at 8 P. M. (fifth floor) N.Y¥.C A. LANDY will speak on “Revolutionary Traditions in American History ADMISSION 25 CENTS Questions and General Discussion “Get the Sunday Night Habit” Saturday afternoon. ¢ City and there- | \Pacifism and Humor in | Sherritf’s “Journev’s End” | | ethane | MARGALO GILMORE. ITH its cast from England and | excellent acting, “Journey’s End” at Henry Miller’s Theatre little to criticise from the technical viewpoint. To Americans, the side- lights thrown on the traditions of the British middle class and their attitude on the battle lines may} seem novel, but no one can ques- tion the realism of the story in a general sense. leaves In many instances, however, one is forced to note how this general | realism is adapted to the two major | purposes of the play—to introduce |as much humor as possible and to give a pacifist interpretation to war. | The real scene begins with the | arrival of a young lieutenant, just jout of college in England, to the jfront during the world war. Be-/| |cause of his family, he is assigned | to a company commanded by a cap- ea isang in the same school] Felicia Sorel and Senia Gluck will | . i ir third and final recital-at |been a football player and was the! &1V¢ their third basis ctu Gua tae | hero of the younger man, The cap-) the Martin Beck this Sunday eve- tain is in love with the lieutenant’s | ning. |sister, and is afraid that his w2a9k-/| |nesses and his inability to keep his 4 = s siurapemmihoug being drankiall-the) Ger ee |time will be known to her. There-| Will appear at Town Hall Wednes- |fore, he is very much displeased day evening. He will play a con- | with the assignment. | certo by Bach, a sonata by Respighi, | | The plans of the Germans for a/ two transcriptions from Handel, a! ; drive becomes known. The young} ¢in<¢ performance of a Russian | Music Notes | violinist, lieutenant, together with another of- | icer who is a pal of the captain, Hikes jare sent on a raiding party to cap- transcriptions, |ture a German soldier. Most of the | { | members of the raiding party, in-/ The Musical Art Quartet will | | Suite by Pillois and three Kreisler Bus- and Fuga, Over- Philhar- RETURNS | cluding the captain’s pal, are killed, | close its series, with a concert at | but the lieutenant returns, only to|the John Golden Theatre Sunday be killed during the German drive. | evening, April 7. | Of the leading characters, the cap-| Mme, Fania Bossak, soprano, will pete only. remains: alive: until the give her debut recital at Town Hall | end of the play. Monday evening, April 8. Pacifism is found from the first} ine the last of the play. The remark) cone ae a te ee ing role in the latest Theatre Guild | to emphasize the horrors of war, Production, “Man’s Estate,” open- | but at the same time glorifying acts|ing Monday night at the Biltmore of “heroism,” are examples of the| Theatre. | | purpose of “Journey’s End.” There| {is absolutely no trace of militant protest, no indication of the cause) of imperialist wars. | PhilharmonicSymphony “Journey’s End” would never ARTURO TOSCANINI have been produced during the days following the world war. But now,/| when pacifism is being used as a| ITAN OPE | ,| mask for new war preparations, the! Meals enlay attenison ae SO | play is in general line with the pres-| Heethovens Wagner Frogrant ent pacifist propaganda. Altho the, plot is entirely different, those who saw “Wings Over Europe” will note the same form of pacifist propa-| ganda. | —P. Cj COMEDY Theatre, 41st St, B. ey, Broadway. Eves., incl. | Margalo Gillmore, who has a lead- | MUSIC AND CONCERTS Carnegie Hall, M Ev., April 1, at 8: Benefit of Orchestra Pension Fund Last Appearance This Season TOSCANINI Conductor i Assisting Artist, LEO SCHULZ ‘Cellist, Composer, Tickets $1 to $—Boxes $50 and $100 Sun. at 8:50. — Mats. Thurs. & Sat Carnegie Hall, Thurs. Eve., April 4, Extra Matinee Monday iff at 8:45; Fri, Aft. April 5, 2:305 Sat, Eve., April 6, 8:43 (Students?) e CLEMENT KRAUSS Guest Conductor Brahms-Wagner-Ravel-S: Arthur Judson, Mgr. RUT Draper Chanin’s MAJESTIC Theatre| 44th St. West of Broadway | Eves, 8:30; Mats.: Wed. & Sat. 2:30 | CARNEGIE HALLS@™ 3% s PI Greatest and Funniest Revue | iocg Ragin be easure Bound] @,..-1 9: (IVIC REPERTORY ¥St.smas., Samuel Ginsherg 50; $1.00; $1.50 Mats, Wed.&Sat..2:30 | Harstante. EVA LEGALLIENNE, Director | Today Mat., “Katerina.” | Tonight, ‘The Would-Be Gentleman.’! Management S. 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Admission 75 Cents Auspices: Young Workers (Communist) League — District 2 — Sef” | State nots || DANCE EXHIBITIONS ENTERTAINMENT, Ae re ie CONTE. “Peter Pan.” On enn at tee beaten betaine d est Conductor) Mozart-Schumann-Schulz-Wagner : | First Annual Affair of the New York j| | MARTIN BECK THATRE GUILD PRODUCTIONS As the subscription season for all these plays has expired, ex- cellent seats for all performances are available at the box offices EUGENE O’NEILL’S DYNAMO TH Ma W. of 8th Ave. E and Saturday th rs SIL-VARA’S COMEDY CAPRICE THEA. West 52nd Street, Eves. Mat., Wed, Thu: Sat. GUIL 8:50 Sharp 40 Sharp EUGENE O’NEILL’S STRANGE INTERLUDE JOHN GOLDEN ‘THBA.,, 58th St, KL of Broadway Evenings only at 5:30 sharp. “HOLIDAY’”- “A success of the first order.” —New York Times, “A joyous revel in which there was much sprightly froth, some vivid characters in a seriously interesting romance, and a cast of players remarkable for the excellence of their acting.” —Percy Hammond, Herald Tribune. ARTHUR HOPKINS presents PHILIP BARRY’S New Comedy with settings by ROBERT FDMOND JONES. PLYMOUTH Thea., W. 45th St., Eves. 8:50 Mats. Thurs. and Sat. 2:35 EXTRA MATINEE TUESDAY, APRIL 2 BIG MASQUERADE BALL FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE “UJ ELORE” -—Hungarian Communist. Daily— Arranged by the UJ ELORE conference with the co- operation of the New York Hungarian organizations will be held TONIGHT 8 P. M., at Central Opera House 67th Street and Third Avenue TICKETS in advance $1.00; at the box office $1 Tickets for sale at Uj Elore office, 26 Union Hungarian Workers .Home, 850 East 81st dey St. the Tableau from 1919 Hungarian Revolution Red Social Night! DANCES EVERY SUNDAY NIGHT Beginning Tomorrow, March 31, 8 p. m. at the Workers Center, 26-28 Union Square (4th floor) This Sunday as part of Pregram: “MARCHING GUNS” BY WORKERS LABORATORY THEATRE Good Music and Entertainment for All Members and Friends. Home Association, Amalgamated Food Workers, Bakers’ Local No. 1 Grand Ball © AND FOOD SHOW at the LYCEUM, Third Avenue (Corner 86th Street) TONIGHT Commencing at 8 oclock Music by PROF. BOHSUNG Tickets 50c per person Hat Check 50c¢|