שוואַרץ, מאָריס / Schwartz, Maurice, undated, 1922-1937

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Scope and Contents

Localities: London, Lublin, Lwów (Lviv), New York, Paris, Vienna, Vilna, Warsaw

Mostly pertaining to Schwartz's appearances with his own ensemble, as actor and director, either at the Yiddish Art Theatre in New York or on tour. Plays performed include: "Yoshe kalb" by I. J. Singer, "Di zibn gehangene" by Leonid Andreyev, "Yid Zis" (Jew Suss) by Lion Feuchtwanger (with photos of Schwartz and Samuel Goldenburg), and "Der oyfshtand" (Revolt) by Y. B. Tsipor. Some items pertain to solo performances by Schwartz, and several are fliers for films, including Yisker (Yizkor), Onkl Mozes (Uncle Moses), and Lebedik bagrobn (Der umshuldiker korbn). 33 items.

Dates

Creation: undated, 1922-1937

Language of Materials

From the Sub-Series:

Predominantly in Yiddish, English, Polish, Russian, and German, with occasional items in or using Hebrew, Spanish, Portuguese, Romanian, French, Hungarian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Czech, Finnish, Ukrainian, Dutch, Danish, and Arabic.