AMUSEMENTS
AMUSEMENTS Hearing On Pension Bills On March 2 N. Y. Socialists Planning to Rally Large Delegation to Go to Albany A PUBLIC bearing on the eight old " age pension bills now pending in...
...New Leaders Fanny Solomon has been appointee leader of the Chums of Williamsburg Hy Kaplan will direct the Rockawa: Beach Circle and Simon Rosenthal wil lead the Arcs, meeting in the Hecksche BuUding...
...Socialist branches and - labor fraternal societies and clubs for a conference which win perfect plans for carrying on the fight for favorable legislative action along the three lines indicated...
...Circle 8 Circle 8, Manhattan, win hold a regular meeting this Saturday night at eight p. m. sharp...
...Comrade Leaderman of SSe Leather Goods Workers Union win eUver an address on his labor experiences...
...Directkmu and settings of both plays are by James Light...
...The march of the werld toward men of steel is repeated from "R...
...It Is discouraging for the firemen and policemen to see a Just question unjustly handled because of pontics, such was the claim when bills of a similar nature were killed during the last few days of the Legislative session of 1928...
...is now in Its fourth year of activity...
...An i-terecting evening was spent discussing the lrbor movenent and its relation to the Socialist Party...
...FeY 23...
...Temporary officers were elected with William Rusinp as Organizer and Gordon Linvffle a s Secre-ary...
...Cummings is already planning activities for the rest of the season...
...The production is Interesting in its manner, leaving the stage always open to the audience, and gathering the spectators into its spell...
...Abraham L Shiplacoff win lecture on "Youtl...
...A conference of club leaders at 175 E. Broadway, New York...
...O—ran "ration Campaign Young Circle Clut^ are being organized in Abany, N. Y., Gary, Indiana Los Angeles and in Milwaukee...
...The essays on "Whv Youth Should be Affiliated with the Y. P. S. L." are to be between 120C-1500 words to length...
...The Restaurant conducted by the branch did a business of $63,000 and the pool-room at the headquarters, brought In $13,0000...
...The Earth Between" by Vergfl Geddes, a two-act play, opens at the Privtocetown Playhouse on Thursday evering, February 38, with a curtain raiser, "Before Breakfast," by Eugene O'Ne'V...
...Marie Antoinette," the European production, has its American premiere at the Little Carnegie Playhouse today...
...The cast of "Solitaire," the dram...
...The C-rl Laemmle snecial production •T« Girl on th-> Barj*-," from Ruoert Hughes' story, wul be the attraction at...
...Posnei The Flllais The Flllais of Brownsville are re hearsing "The Tauor Shop," a muslca skit soon to be produced at an ent-^r lainment for a local Workmen's Circi Branch...
...This drama of middle-class London life against the background of th' subway, has been hailed as revolutionar In its simple presentation of the Uvea o. four workers out of the daily throng...
...and contrast as strong with the faith and the energy of young Goldberg, whose rebellion is both a conscious striking forth of the workers and a lingering of two centu-°es" r—>ent of oppression...
...Moreover, she is not quite sure which of two, shall I say, aspirants, is the father of her unborn child...
...the hlah swift ¦alk of the "socper -salesman", Fred Clllebrand...
...If the class is a success, we win have In Brooklyn by the next election a host of well trained men and women to speak on the platform of the Socialist Party...
...Assemblyman John fiercer of Manhattan, Republican and 3en...
...He is, likewise, as stupid and as "idealistic" as some other air heroes we might mention...
...Sunday, February 34, 8.30 pm...
...Next week the world premiere of Anthony Asquith's "Underground" Is to be shown...
...and Sunday at 10 ¦am, and a social cm Sunday afternoon...
...16, a meeting was held at the home of Comrade Stanley for the purpose of forming a Junior circle of the Young People's Socialist League...
...This film should rrp ' with all those Interested in a striking hit of current history staged In the most remarkable of se tings...
...Financial Secretary, Arllne Sher...
...Bearice Weller's harp solos remain on the program...
...F»brr»v 23...
...r" ,,~rP5'' > for an indefinite engagement oommenc.-----» --t...
...I—" s1-"^*: is t*"« s+*- "f this Universal talking picture with Sa'ly O'Neill and Malcolm MacGregor in the featured roles...
...There once were two Scotchmen" sort of thing...
...F. H. Boettjer...
...The dreams of the professor, whose "mind, fuU of reminiscent revolutionary activity, gazes with a sad hope, contrast sharply with those of old Turner, whose dream was an invention, whose sons aim at wealth or g'ory, who Is a typical ineffectual product of the system he properly estimates by hanging himself In the face of his children's indifferent tolerance...
...Bernard Brandel conducted to his own composition...
...The whisr-rtrg G-al'-ry...
...Tt Is expected that a can win shortly eg out to trade unions...
...The Mexican Revolution has once more held back its enemies...
...Their talks were followed by a lively discussion...
...Circle Six, Manhattan, having won by default against Circle Eight, Manhattan, win meet Circle One Bronx, in the very near future...
...The Socialist Action Committee of New York at a meeting last Monday decided to make a rigorous effort to arouse as wide public interest as possible in the old age pension battle, as well as in legislation now pending on the use of injunctions in labor disputes and on revision of the tenement house bin...
...editor of the Finnish Socialist Daily and William Reivo, Translator, Se-retarv of the Furnish Federation of the Socialist Party...
...the past year...
...Their education work engaged three Finnish lecturers who were busily oc-unlH In the Vew York and surrounding territory...
...Essay Contest Essayists are- reminded that ail essays are ixr-be in the hands of the educational director by midnight, Feb...
...The dub recently instal'ed the foUowing ofncers: President, Sarah Medlntz...
...she...
...22 at the Rand School at 10 a m. Other sessions will be held on Saturday, at 1 pm...
...Treasurer, Ben Lisa...
...FROM WHAT...
...The group's educational programs are fine and a debating team is also under way...
...The program consisted of selections by the Young Circle Orchestra...
...MoAlls ter Coleman wul lecture on "PressAgents and Power" at the Bronx Centei of the Young Circle League, 1103 Bostoz road, Bronx...
...An Socialists are urged to support the Remer-Kennedy bill as offering be- i latcd Justice to the firemen and police- men of New York City...
...It wiU be follower at the Film Guild Cinema with "Krassln...
...The matter was brought up by the delegation from the Sminytirte branch, which had already gone on record in favor of the measure...
...Chicago The Chicago Young Circle Club, with a membership of about ens hur.lrei...
...to which the National Office, Socialist Party, L. I. D. and Y. P. S. L. have promised donations...
...Committees on constitution, organization and finance, education, and resolutions will be elected...
...Snnnyslde Jun'or Circle On Saturday, Feb...
...Airways, Inc...
...On Friday evening...
...But by the second act the story breaks through...
...Springfield avenue, Glee Club League members and then- friends may still join the Glee Club which meets every Sunday at 1 pm...
...Athletics win soon be added to the list of activities...
...Delegate of Engine Co...
...A J. Kennedy of Queens, Democrat, have Introduced bills in the Legislature providing for the vote of the electorate...
...The bills to reference to the Policemen's • and Firemen's salary referendum to as submitted to the People at the coming November ejections are giving the nam ot both departments much concern...
...Following the special snowing of "Krasein: The Rescv- Shi->," *h- SrvFilm Arts Guild wul present this official motion picture of tl" " --u-d the NobUe crew, at its T*'1...
...Recording Secretary, Bertha Pavalon...
...Many publications will be on hand...
...The circle adopted the following which was sent to Fortes OU, Provisional President of Mexico: "The Young People's Socialist League of Newark congratulates you upon your recent good fortune...
...Feb...
...The laughter is Interrupted, occasionally, by pleasing and rhythmic If reminiscent music wtth Afleen Stanley's eharrcarrying a few Indifferent songs...
...has always been unmarried, and she is about to become a mother...
...52 New street...
...But Miriam Hopkins makes one in a measure ready to accept the role of whoever played opposite her In those crucial moments out of which the play takes its fire...
...Circle Eleven, Juniors, Brooklyn This circle Is going strong...
...PLEASURE FOUND The new Shubert revue at the Majestic, "Pleasure Bound," presents enough aumor, colorful costumes, and swift, ittractive ^n-iwg to satisfy a glutton...
...Meetings are held on Sundays at 6 P. M. at the Rockaway Mansion, 695 Rockaway Ave, corner Livonia Ave...
...Besides the purely education...
...While some of the explanatory strata of Freudian analysis (such as the psychic lmpoteney o." the hueband) can only be suggested.'and leave the logic of the film a bit hazy, it is nonetheless a revealing and stirring interpretation of a case of knife-phebia, and Its cure...
...Hy Kaplan, chairman of the Central Committee, will greet the club...
...the zt-hor—or te it the fruit ;ello—or the green piccolo—or the stewed lute?—of Phfl Baker, and the other assistants he summons for his talk: you mow, the "Shill I ten you a story of l pair of tights...
...Sesventh Edition of the "Vanities" to _u.ope...
...Those wishing to Join should write Bertha Pavalon at 1325 So...
...Caligari...
...Boys and girls of Queens from 14 to 17 years of age who are interested to the Socialist movement will please apply to Louis Stanley, 3918-47th St StOweU 4480, for further information...
...A club and reading room is being fixed up so that the comrades may get together evenings read, discuss events of the day, and enjoy themselves...
...Finances and organization work wfll comprise the business of the delegates of the nine circles of the Junior Section...
...Henry Duel of the Chicago L. L D. Chapter told of their coming Power Control Conference...
...The Monthly conference of the Junior League it 175 E. Broadway, New York...
...These Internal Communist disturbances has redounded to the benefit of the Socialist branch by an increase gained in membership, prestige and regained control of organization lost during the split some years ago...
...colorv 'iheetre beriming Saturday...
...N. Y. Firemen and Police Battle for Wage Referendum TPHE City Central Committee of the * New York SoeUbst local has come out squarely for the bill in the New York State Legislature calling for the submission to the voters in New Tor* CHy ''at the next election of the question, "Shall the minimum wage of first grade pstmtmen and of first grade firemen of this city be three thousand dollars par annum...
...Pleasure Pound" is pleasure found for the evening...
...Young Circle News ( The Young Circle clubs have been formed by the Workmen's Circle to provide children of its members an opportunity for social and intellectual contacts in an atmosphere sympathetic to the ideals of the labor movement...
...Thursday, February 28, 8 p.m...
...The trend of public sentiment among the Finns In Greater New Vork is reported more favorable to the Socialist Party...
...Newark...
...U. R" and dozens of poems and essays of the day...
...23, 24, the St...
...The five hundred dollar increase per year would be equivalent to an additional 12 cents per hour...
...The accompanying study of art, the Chaplin comic, and the tense beauty of "Killing the Killer," complete a program that should crowd the house...
...He cannot see any Just reason for the Buls being delayed in the Senate and Assemblies Cities Committees for so long a period...
...the always wisted, almost exchanged bedim and ntods of Shaw and Lee...
...The Week On Stage By Joseph T. Shipley Strfkmg Strike nay 'I'tus New Playwrights Theatre, on Grove street, is driving through with John Dos Passes' effective strike play, "Airways, Inc...
...and of course the aviator flies high to a satisfactory moral conclusion—so that twentieth century virtue is preserved...
...Tuesday, February 26, 8 p.m...
...Brooklyn Study Class A class is being organized by Henry Jager, Kings County organizer of the Socialist Farty, at the Brownsville Labor Lyceum, to train its students to become better informed about Socialism...
...7 East 15th street, New Yor: City, under the direction of Mr...
...Benensohn, of the District Committee, and Mr...
...Labor unionism, national and international affairs, etc...
...All this indicates that our Finnish comrades have no difficulty in raising funds to- pay for their educational work...
...Chicago Representing the Y. P. S. L., M. V. Halushka spoke on 'Why a Socialist Movement in America," at an educational meeting of the Bohemian Workingmen's Gymnastic Association Feb...
...James Brantner is secretary and Leo Jenik is president of the association, which held a house warming party at Pulaski Hall...
...A special number of the club's quarterly, "The Loud Speaker," is being prepared for the occasion...
...IN BRIEF Only two days remain to see the sensational film "Two Days...
...A report submitted revealed a most satisfying progress made during...
...located at 152nd street and Prospect avenue, is being kept busy asnwertog the many questions, and speaking before dubs and organisations regarding* the proposition...
...Silverberg, chairman of the Organization Committee of the Workmen's Circle addressed the meeting on its aims and accomplishments...
...former Prime Minister of Fin'and: J. F. Syrjala...
...The next meeil-g win be held at the home of Mrs...
...the m—ement of the strikers, the 1".ones'of Walter Goldberg, the dreams and v..nf Martna Turner, the heedless enthusiasms or rigid conventional at, thi cold calculations of the business interests, all range themselves as forces playing to this suburban section, playing with an intensity and vitality that surge across the stage and communicate their fervor to the audience...
...such, for example, as the progression of young Eddie Turner and his girl friends, down city ways to wasted lives...
...First grade firemen and policemen receive at present a minimum wage of twenty-five hundred dollars for the hazardous and arduous public service they perform...
...March 1, Circle Six, Brooklyn wul meet Circle Four, Bensonhurst...
...TurgeU, H. Welsberg, I. Cohen) in a verbal clash on "Resolved: That representation in Congress should be along industrial lines rather than along geographical lines, as at present...
...New York City Last Sunday, Circle Thir .sen's debating team (L Ostrowsky, D. Horn, H. Sapkowitz) met Circle Two's team (B...
...George Playhouse will present a double attraction r~"-'c i"> «? —— • •• a Continental film onrthe life and loves of this spy in the World War, who met her demise before a firing squad...
...These speakers were:—O&kare Tokoi...
...5, Carl Cummings was unanimously elected manager...
...But "flight" these days may imply more Freudian ideas, such as the desire to escape reality...
...Betty Nabot recited and Minnie Jaffa rendered some violin selections accompanied by Mary Globennan...
...Its growing success may be attributed to the able directorship of Simon Wolfe...
...but it is given present fresh vitality by the power of the language of the moment—the most effective speech in the play—and by the excellent voice and performance of Charles Kraus as the professor (despite a certain difficulty to tracing meaning through his accent...
...34, after the last session...
...and Sunday at XI am...
...The Sacco-Vanzetti note that comes at the end is balanced...
...May good fortune be yours In your struggles for a Free and Revolutionary Mexico...
...Religious bigotry combined with and sponsored by militaristic influences have once more tried to check the peace and stability of Mexico...
...The policemen and firemen have had difficulty In convincing the Tammany administration of the Justice of their claims...
...23 at 7:20 p. m. prompt...
...First, the split in the Finnish Communist Branch, who run a competing organization and large headquarters around the corner at West 126th street, and second, the reactions of the same Internal troubles which have resulted in the elimination of the Communists from the powerful Finnish Cooperative Association In Brooklyn...
...In the case of the firemen this amounts to 56 cents per hour...
...Republican of New York," Boettjer says...
...15, at S3 South Orange avenue, Newark, N. J., Morris Novfk spoke on "Mexico—The Land of Revolution or Freedom...
...Boro Park Labor Lyceum Elects New Manager At a meeting of the board of directors of the Boro Park, Brooklyn, Labor Lyceum on Tuesday, Feb...
...Eoettjcr, another member of ths Sunnyside Branch, 414i-48th St, on Saturday Feb...
...Sunday, March 3, 10.30 a.m...
...The scene in which his strike-meettne is broken up is of great power, and the frame-up by which he Is sent to his death rings familiarly in our too accustomed ears...
...Th- Adventure* of Baron Munchausen" win also be shown...
...New Brunswick to Celebrate The New Brunswick, N. J., Young Circle Club, one of the oldest In the East, win celebrate Its fifth anniversary with a concert and dance, Sunday, Feb...
...Two recent happenings are responsible for this trend...
...w-^k the Finnish Branch held 83 dances, 38 dramatic entertainments and four (4) large social gatherings...
...Now in a municipal election year the politicians find it advisable to take some action to placate the poorly paid firemen and policemen and their families and friends...
...24, at the Workmen's Circle Lyceum...
...They have recently started a Ubrary...
...Sergeant-at-Arms, Jack Lipcovitz and Sylvia Grrenspan...
...about Co"ey Island, includes "Master" Gabriel, Dorothy Outhern...
...VicePresident, Henry Schwartz...
...9. The crowded dance floor, the pretty dresses and costumes, and the surplus in the exchequer, all bear witness to that result...
...The question of meeting time is still unsettled, with a -hoice of Saturday or Sunday afternoons...
...A few details of technique are overlooked to the vigorous sweep of the play, but deft incidentals enUven the moments when the dramatic intensity is not centered on the main theme...
...at the Ram School...
...In addition there win be about thirty others representing concessionaires, barkers, performers, etc A. A Milne's "Meet the Princ-" Is --sfl Sidney and May Ellis to the Lyceum, Albert Carrol, C-rola Goya and Dorothy Sands wul shift their unique Sunday night er.tertai"-r»rts f-om thMasque to the lager Shubert Theatre tomorrow evening, Sunday, Februarv 24...
...The Junior Convention for Greater New York wul be held at the Rand School on March 3 and 3. Meetings wul be held on Saturdays at 1 pjn...
...Milwaukee The North Side Young People's Socialist League Circle was addressed at an educational meeting on Jan...
...The drams opens slowly, with gathertoi power but Utile immediate stir, far the author hat packed it with implications that take time to grow to our mind, as be reaches out toward various aspects of the society of today...
...Finnish Branch Shows Gains In New York fTTHE annual meeting of the Finnish Branch of NewYork County and the Planish Workers Education Association were recently held in their club-house, 20M 5th Avenue...
...LILISON DANC1S EDITOR PuWmhed Every Week by The New Lender for the Young People, Socialist League Two Conventions to New York The City Convention of the Young People's Socialist League will meet on Friday, Feb...
...Communications of approval sent to the Committee on Affairs of Cities of each house win contribute materially to the passage of the measure...
...Seturday and Sunday...
...Comrades Stanley, Rogln and Distant of the Sunnyside Branch of the Socialist Party were present...
...But tr« dancing is of another order: costumes beautiful when not quaint, s.* . and smooth though often complex, a cm yuan tic chorus of youth and grace...
...Edith Meiser, whose excellent work In "Hoboken Blues" is still vividly In mind, does a splendid piece of work as M-rtha, the Turner girl whose middle-class background checks her love for and impulse toward understanding of Walter Goldberg, the strike leader...
...The total attendance for the year, indicated by tickets sold is 3d 499, which brought In an Income of $90,000...
...It is this fact which makes us sure the play belongs in the twentieth century, otherwise, Susan Meriweather and Victor Victor (the authors) would not have triumphed over our doubts, for even their humorous spinster is a late-Victorian women's rights creation...
...The photography shows both a sense of form and an imaginative grasp of arrangements (as in the dreams that need interpretation) that make the film even more unusually attractive...
...Krassln" h»' be-- *------J -traction for the Film GUM Cinema, starting Sat.m\ y. - the official motion picture of the Soviet expedition which saved the The pictures of the daring and hero's-n of the crew of the "Krassln" is vividly shown...
...Mary Blair plays the solo role to the CNeffl play...
...An members of the League are invited to attend the Convention and also to be present at the social affair...
...Hurry up, £.nd get your essay to before It's too late...
...The winning team win meet the Brooklynites in a final debate for the city championship...
...Coming Events Sunday, February 24, 1 p.m...
...AU comrades, friends, and sympathizers, living in the neighborhood Df the Lyceum are invited to come up jveninss or any o'her time they have an ^-mr to spare...
...Carl Eckstrom, Ryder Keane, Dorothy Libaire, Samuel Levlne...
...Members of other circles are urged to communicate with Comrade Stanley at his home the names and addresses of prospective members of the Sunnyside Y. P. S. L. circle...
...Is o~e of the town's hits, is ^..,-'1^ _„^.,.t)„„ n^wt s~-<*ing th...
...iVhat with the mannerism and broken speech of Jack Pearl...
...The labilities of the Finnish Workers Educational Association of Manhattan has been markedly reduced and intensive organization work has been inaugurated lor the coming year...
...and the Present Social Order," for the New Brunswick Young Circle Club, at 53 New street...
...The play, in truth, has several notes of familiar ringing...
...Freud rumea The Fifth Avenue Playhouse, this week, continues the series ot distinguished pictures that have marked Its recent programs, with a chapter out of Freud in "Secrets of a Soul," an UFA production with Werner Krauss, who played Dr...
...The Judges—Asherowitz, Jager and Umansky—rendered a unanimous decision in favor of the affirmative...
...Ben Kaye and J. L Afros will represent the Workmen's Circle Youth Committee...
...At the Longacre Theatre a play called "Flight" tries to take advantage of the present interest in aeronautics by making its hero an aviator...
...Comrade Eaden will again address the circle in the near future on 'The British Labor Movement and its History...
...Tankus also spoke...
...AU members are urged to attend...
...Yipsels and party members are invited to Join and to communicate immediately with Harry Lopatin, 375 Stone avenue, Brooklyn...
...There should be no politics in the matter this year, because one biU, that in the Senate Is being handled by Sen ator A. J. Kennedy, Democrat of New York, and the bill in the Assembly is betgn handled by Assemblyman John Remer...
...and this should be the heroine's wish, because she Is about to become an unmarried mother—that Is...
...what with these, and a final sip of cordial to the ¦hape of that last lackadaisical blonde »f the chorus, who forgets everything >ut her shoulder-straps, and simpers her ipology with a far-off eye on some ucky young man to a box (or so it seems), the show showers its fund of fun profusely...
...A clasi In Social History at the Bronx Center 1103 Boston road...
...The winner of this debate win meet Circle Thirteen soon after...
...Congratulates Fortes Gil At a meeting held Friday, Feb...
...From its formation about a month ago, it has steadily increased in membership...
...This picture has made a strong Impression and hes been widely discussed by radicals and liberals of all shades...
...Earl Carroll, whose latest production, "Fioretta...
...In the presentation of the hero aviator, and the way in which his fame is used to promote private capitalistic Interests, by re-o'>ctions of our own great "national emissary of good win...
...These young radicals, many of them members of the Bohemian Socialist Federation, are increasing their Socialist activities...
...AMUSEMENTS Hearing On Pension Bills On March 2 N. Y. Socialists Planning to Rally Large Delegation to Go to Albany A PUBLIC bearing on the eight old " age pension bills now pending in the New York State legislature win be held on Tuesday afternoon, March 2nd, at the eapitol in Albany...
...Many question were raised that wUl be thrashed out at later meetings...
...th* mystery play at the Forrest Theatre, wffl move t I'onday to the Forty-ninth Street Theatre...
...The raise, under the proposed bin, would go Into effect at the beginning of 1930...
...Ov™ r,,-->-'a...
...Whe nthe Legislators do act favorably on the Bills they win merely permit the People of New York City, to express, by referendum at the Election this November, if, in their Judgment the Firemen are entitled to the 68c per hour this measure would give them...
...while far from a perfect play, leaves its propaganda less manifestly thrust upon us than Dos Passes' earlier dramatic work, and achieves therefore a greater power of attack upon the system it so vtvid'y lays bare, through the persons of its quite typical story...
...Boettjer says that owing to the fact that firemen are receiving only 56c per hour for the hazardous work they perform their claim for an Increase Is Justified...
...We feel certain that the Legislators are going to act favorably on these measures and that they should dispose of them Immediately, thereby relieving the anxiety of these men, their families and friends...
...18 by Sydney Eaden, formerly connected with the British Labor Party, who spoke on Problems of the Day, dealing with Socialism, labor, morals, politics and unemployment...
...The hearing will be before a Joint session of the Senate finance committee and the House ways and means committee...
...The Milwaukee Leader reports the successful holding of the annual mask ball by our comrades at Jefferson HaU cn Feb...
...The Boro Park Labor Lyceum is located it 1377 42nd street, Brooklyn, and is owned by the Boro Park Branch of the Socialist Party and Branch 315, Workmens Circle...
...Organisation Education Solidarity FREE YOUTH Young People's Socialist League 21 Essex Street, Boston, Mass...
Vol. 8 • February 1929 • No. 6
