AMUSEMENTS
AMUSEMENTS The Week On Stage By Joseph T. Shipley INTENSE ACTING YP "Katertoa," Andreyev's drama at the Cine Repertory, does nothing eke. It gives Alia Nazimova the opportunity to reveal...
...P. S.—The Suit Case, Bag & Portfolio Makers Union just had a victory, winning an important shop strike...
...Thus nearly all organized leather workers are now merged with the United Leather Workers...
...There was therefore no longer any reason why the Suit Case Union should remain Independent...
...The Georgian Social Democrats were driven from power during March, 1921...
...Lee Sbubert presented Margaret Anglin to "Security," a new play by Earns WynneTyson...
...ARISTOCRACY Those who delight to English comedy of the sort that combines humor ot .Situation with humor of dialogue and x>f fancy, will have no more pleasant evening to the theatre this season than if they "Meet the Prince" with Basil Sydney and Mary Ellis, at the Lyceum...
...Each federation may delegate as many visitordelegates as delegates with consultlve voice only...
...It is difficult for a oung worker to find s job if he is not member of the CommunLt Youth Fedration...
...iut with Soviet control of Georgia, a lifferent situation has arisen...
...And after every known device, and a few hitherto unknown, have-tugged at the spectator's taut nerves...
...The test of a good mystery ending Is that when it comes, we say "of course...
...Propositions to be dealt with at the Congress must be conveyed to the Secretariat of the International Socialist Youth before the 31st of March...
...3. The Struggle for Peace...
...if you let one suspected man pass, you'll not guess who's the villain—nor who wins the lass I Percy Robinson and Terence de MarBey are responsible for this "comedy mystery," which E. B. Cllve keeps running successfully in Boston while he brings it down to New York...
...The importance of all this to European politics Is quickly recognized by all who hear Jenifer locate Neo-Slavonla on the map...
...he forgives her...
...Those wishing to join this group are urged to get to touch with William Buskin, 4617 Queens Boulevard, Long Island City...
...The home of the reverend rabbi, with the staircase leading to the synagogue, the stately, massive furniture and the characteristic stained glass window, provide an atmosphere that lends a further touch of poignancy to the story...
...NOTE.—In the 1919 elections to the Constituent Assembly, 81% supported the Socialists...
...February dues have been received by the Eastern District Office from this live group...
...Flanagan was not a speakpr...
...indeed, he too is overcome by MentikoVs worm-like nature...
...2. The World Situation of Socialism and the Tasks of Youth...
...The Educational...
...Mary Is on the stage first, to this light, swift piece of A A Milne's, waiting far the royal visitor, and her unconcerned flurry as Jennifer affords zesty anticipation...
...Btienne Karnot, Qino Bascetta and Molka Rich...
...In Wilmington, last week, Mr...
...Many young people have committed suicide because they could not find jobs, their names having been on the black list...
...There have of late sprung ,up quite some open shops in New York where the conditions are far below those prevailing in the union shops...
...Speaker—Otto Bauer...
...He made no speeches, pecausc he wasn't a speaker, but if every nembcr of the party did Peter's kind of work the ceuse would be further ad,an:ed today...
...The play begins with shots offstage, as tense as a mystery...
...Its chief industry, the Prince explains, is fighting...
...and without allies, of course, one cannot stage a real pig war...
...The local Young Circle Club to their organ...
...This party is a result of the fact that a judge of the Court of General Sessions said the other dayy: "Every judge, lawyer and especially every district attorney and asslstand attorney, ought to see this play and realize bow to the seend act, by every bit of circumstantial evidence, a man may be innocent and yet appear guilty especially when excitement and public opinion are aroused...
...the performances on Monday evenings at 8:40 are for adults...
...With varying degrees of acceptance or horror these folk meet her demand...
...It decided, at its last general member meeting, to affiliate with the United Leather Workers International Union of the American Federation of Labor...
...From "Harlem" at the Apollo comes this Addendum...
...Charles L. Furman, when those magnificent men were the leading .¦spirits of the movement in the old city of Brooklyn...
...The Cheka hounds the young omrades day and night...
...For several years, due to a physical slowing up...
...About 700 memlers have been shot but the organization ontinues...
...You see, the big countries distrust one another too much to form alliances...
...An organization of workers of all shades of radical opinion, has made arrangements for a benefit theatre party to see Christopher Morley's Grand revival of the magical and spectacular drama, "The Black Crook," at the Lyric Theatre, Hoboken, Thursday evening...
...As a result the :heka has filled the prisons with Socialst Youth...
...and Irish to the core...
...IT CANT BE DONE "I tried to do without the paper, but t's impossible to carry on without keeping n touch with the Socialist movement lirough THE NEW LEADER.'' Chrisian B. Keller, California Leather Workers Unions Combine Their Forces Suit Case and Bag Makers Follow Pocketbook Union In Joining International Union By I. Laderman Manager of the Suit Case, Bag & Portfolio Makers Union rJTHE N. Y. Suit Case, Bag <fe Portfolio Makers Union, the most important labor union in the luggage Industry, has made a new step which is bound to be of far-reaching importance to all leather workers throughout the country...
...Its field is therefore very large...
...and the Initial mood hangs sinister over its entire movement It is given sympathetic production...
...7. Elections, The Bureau has decided to have printed three thousand large placards and several thousands of various types of posters, which may be obtained by federations and displayed, telling of the meeting...
...There are now 5,710 nembers, 2,730 being students, 1.996 oung rural workers, 1,084 idustrial work's...
...Universal yesterday announced Its intention of making a super production of Harry Pollard's story of one-night stands and repertoire show life entitl -d "The Barnstormer...
...C. Rural Youth...
...The United Leather Workers warbrought about by an amalgamation of two International unions, namely, the Saddlers, Harness & Tannery Workers and the Travelers Goods and Leather Novelty Workers International Union...
...Communists are dmitted without any examinations...
...250,000 Workers in Leather Trades The United has therefore today the jurisdiction over the Saddlers, Harness and Tannery workers, travelers goods, pocketbook and all other leather novelty workers...
...Blanche Yurka to Ibsen's "The Lady Prom the Sea" the fourth subscription bill of the Actors' Theatre season, will open here Monday, March 18, instead of March 14, as previously announced...
...Comrade Tzudssnai became inane" and Comrade Wlborgine died as a esult of mistreatment...
...The workers of Philadelphia bad been organised before and were affiliated with the United...
...Speaker— Anton Kimml...
...broke away from the United and were for some time independent...
...For the information of the leather workers outside of New York who may want to communicate with the office of the United Leather Workers International Union, we are here giving the address of the United, which is located at 610 Walslx Building, Kansas City, Missouri...
...It is particularly expected that the United will make an earnest effort to organize the suit-case and bag makers throughout the country Since it Is of the greatest importance to the organized workers of New York and Chicago that their tradesmen of other cities should also be organized, the President of the United, W. E. Bryan, is now to Philadelphia attempting to reestablish the local of suit case makers there...
...These open shops together with those that existed before, are not only exploiting and oppressing the workers employed by them, but have also become a menace to the working conditions of the union shops...
...And he used to bring in to party 1 lead quarters subscription lists with hundreds of dollars in donations to he campaign fund donated by Times printers, and Times writers...
...Meantime the new little countries keep the pot boiling...
...But their places have been iiled by other young Socialists and the irganization goes on...
...The play has many deft turns of situation, and even the "Yes, mamma" lass wears her rose with a difference...
...The Saturday morning performances at 11 o'clock are for children...
...With Maria Cords, who played the title role In the screen version of "The Private Life of Helen of Troy,'' to the stellar part...
...and George, feeling that be is to some way responsible, watches In helpless agony...
...Why didn't I guess it...
...When George begs his wife to come back to him, she confesses her action...
...Comrade Flanagan had not b?en seen at party headquarters as often as in the past, but be made it Ms business to turn up on Important occasions, and to keep his party dues up-to-date Peter Flanagan was born in Brooklyn, and after a few years in the Catholic parochial schools he went to work as a printer...
...Comrade Morris Novlk will address the SUNNYSIDE JUNIORS on March 8th at the home of Comrade Boettjer, 4144 48th Street...
...But it is hard to imagine any state of psychological ignorance or unsympathetic turn that would make real the events of the last act, where the group ot men...
...At the ft o'clock Open Forum, Winifred L. ChappeH win speak on "What X Saw la Russia Last Summer...
...and Fanny Todd Mitchell, who wrote the lyrics for that play, are collaborating on a second opus to be proiuced by the Messrs...
...he accepts the man Into his house, makes use of him...
...Phe Youth Federation thereupon placed ducational problems aside and concenrated in the struggle against Bolshevist ule...
...Both these Internationals existed independently up to 1917...
...Edgar Barrier's portrayal of Gabriel is truly Chasldic...
...In that year they were both amalgamated into the United...
...hi - t. International Socialist Tooth Meeting...
...Organization Activities New England District Convention...
...Bufano, Florence Koebler, Wallace House...
...Poetry Forum Bobby Edwards, incomparable actorpoet, last of the Troubadours, wiQ give his famous uke and song recital, and four well-known poets will give a poetry recital at the Labor Temple Poetry Forum (inquire in lobby), 342 E. 14th 8t, N. Y. c, Thursday, March 14th, 8:15-10:30 p. m...
...For years he was secretary of the old 16th A. D. in Brooklyn, a branch in which Barney Riley began his activity 36 years ago, and he used to send out notices for meetings set up in type—the type of The New York Times editorial sage, run off on postcards on a proof Dress...
...After a loss of nembers in 1925-Z6, the organization rained In 1927...
...Well nown teachers have been dismissed from ugh schools and replaced by Bolshevists nth not the slightest qualifications...
...The last act falls by far short of the first and second and is, to fact, to process of being revised...
...Particlpaion in political struggles was secondary...
...snowcapped—now sending forth premonitory burst, and now In full eruption of pent emotions pouring past all reason's hold...
...The play will reach New York to a fortnight...
...The despotism of the local authorities, the unbearable taxation, the suppression of reform of rural laws, and the great percentage of unemployed...
...But, for the picturing alone, it is well worth seeing...
...Glossary of Harlemisms: CHINCHES—Bedbugs (politely known as Vermin...
...died to jail The Cheka has failid to destroy this organization of Socialit Youth...
...Some have suffered horrid ortures...
...Outside of that Peter Flanagan had no object in life...
...But Katertoa's fears of herself are justified...
...G. H. IN BRIEF In response to the appeal of Lucille La Verne for funds for the relief of destitute English miners, Felicia Sorrel and Senica Gluck have arranged to turn over to Miss La Verne ten per cent of the grass reelects from their three recitals...
...Organization Education Solidarity FREE YOUTH Young People's Socialist League 21 Essex Street, Boston, Mass...
...The City of Vienna is granting a reduction to taxes so that the costs of the meetto- will be at a minimum All members attending win receive a special tramway card for reduced rates...
...for some reasons, however, they, a few years ago...
...Leon Rosier Land's address at the 8 o'clock Fellowship Service at the weekly meeting of the Bronx Free Fellowship at Azure Masonic Temple, 1591 Boston Bead, near East 173d BL on Sunday evening, March the 10th...
...The movement is richer for lis having lived...
...And, by Its dertous waja," The Whispering Gallery" reaches that end I THE MELTING TOT BOILS The Jewry of New York should'be flocking to Msxtne Elliott's Theatre where Jacob A. Weiser is presenting The Broken Chain" by William J. Perunan The title scarcely suggests the real essence of the play, except, as Reb Velvele tells us...
...Comrade Flanagan was one of the pione-r Socialists of Brooklyn, and his membership goes back to the days of the dead but not forgotten Charles H. Matrhett and Dr...
...S. Olencairn" at the Oarrick Theatre...
...The agenda follows: 1. Activities of the International Socialist Youth for the years 1026-1929...
...The Suit Case, Bag & Portfolio Makers Union of New York, for many years an independent union, long ago expressed its- desire to combine with the o'her organized leather workers of the A. F. of L. For several reasons this was not carried out until now...
...The Loud Speaker," declares that it will co-operate with the circle...
...with darknesses mystical, suspicions all twistical, and voices that hissed a call without any body attached to the same— so take a hot toddy and join to the game (that's If you can get one...
...Lately the New York union gave them a great deal ot support, both financially and morally to an organization campaign and general strike...
...the chain of Slomner Tzadlkim (the holiest of rabbis) has been broken by his only son...
...This disappointment is not enough far Reb Velvele...
...The office of the Suit Case, Bag & Portfolio Makers Union is at 53 West 21st Street...
...the International Socialist Youth Congress July 16...
...Sbubert...
...The Suit Case, Bag and Portfolio Makers Union Is also planning an organization campaign in New York to the near future...
...First, because the Suit Case Union could not meet the per capita requirements of the International Union...
...second, as to the per capita requirements, after several conferences with the President of the United, it was arranged in a reasonable way satisfactory to both sides...
...These folks deserve more than a word of praise...
...There are more than a quarter of a million workers employed in the trades under its jurisdiction yet the membership of the United is comparatively small...
...With the exception of the boot and shoe workers and the glove makers, all other leather workers come under the jurisdiction of the United...
...The International Socialist Youth Meeting will take place in Vienna July 11 to 14...
...and the strong work of Walter Beck as the husband, and the suavity of Donald Cameron as the artist friend, give balance and therefore emphasis .to the fire of Nazimova...
...The reasons for their discontent are the same as those of the adult rural workers...
...and second, because until lately the International Pocketbook Workers Union, although affiliated with the American Federation of Labor, was independent from the United Leather Workers International Union, and the Suit Case Cnlon felt Itself much closer related to the Pocketbqpk Cnlon than to the United, rhe Suit Case Union therefore asked for affiliation with the International Pocketbook Workers Union...
...New York Juniors Convention The New York City Juniors held their City convention at the Rand School on March 2 and 3. Comrade Henry Jager addressed the delegates at the first session and stressed the value of Socialist Youth organization...
...The 1929 Convention of the New England Yipsels will be held at Gardner, Massachusetts on Saturday and Sunday, April 6 and 7. The Gardner Circle members will be the hosts...
...Katertoa is a faithful wife until her husband accuses her of adultery, and drives her put...
...It is therefore expected that the United wiil now undertake an organization campaign in the various leather trades throughout the country...
...Bis daughter, Esther, wishes to marry Emanuel, a "skeptic" and not Gabriel, the young Cbasid (a pious Jew), Velvele has chosen for her...
...The play at times, due, for the most part, to the superb characterization of Frsfck McGrynn as Reb Velvele Somner, reaches in power the heights of "The Dybbuk...
...His Socialism was not static, le kept up with Socialist thought...
...Sarah Biala is a worthy Razele, wife of the great rabbi...
...If the others begin, they import them The season usually ends ibout November, at which time they export a crop of journalists and Import ooundary commissioners...
...and in 1903 he ran for President of he Board of Aldermen on the ticket -.eaded by Charles L. Furman as candidate for Mayor...
...WINSTON DANCIS EDITOR Published Everv Week by The New Leader for the Young Peoples Socialist League Socialist Youth in Georgia The Union of Marxian Youth of Gearria (Europei, before occupation of the •ountry by the Soviet troops, concenrated on educational work...
...A large delegation is expected at this convention...
...Although the accompanying cast Is effective, and Basil Sydney his usual intelligent and competent self, Mary Ellis rises out ol the level of the brilliant play into ari individual creation of most winning charm...
...All members of the Young People's Socialist League of America-who intend to be present at the Congress are requested to communicate with the National Office of the YP.SX...
...The League for Mutual Aid, 104 Fifth Avenue...
...New Brunswick, N. J., Progresses This circle is functioning very well A library is being started and a series of educational meetings on Socialism will be held during the coming month...
...He is not allowed to have his ame placed an the official list of the nemployed workers...
...It appeals to the workers in the open shops to get to touch with the office of the union at once in order to make proper arrangements for the organization of these shops...
...It gives Alia Nazimova the opportunity to reveal herself a volcano, now outwardly calm—perhaps, but for how brief a moment seen...
...and a real Socialist proetarian...
...to addition to Mr...
...Up till recently its membership was so small that It was unable to undertake any serious organization work...
...your evening twill fill to quite well...
...March 14th...
...It presents, and for three of its four acts quite consistently, the downward compulsion of what would have been called a good woman...
...This production will be made in Movietone and deals with the fortunes of a musical one-night stand company, with the great majority of its scenes taken from real life from the experience of Mr...
...Next week "Hito-no-yo Sugata", which is translated as " A Daughter of Two Fathers" brings the new Japanese screen star Omitsu to a picture said to combine her beauty, and that of the Japanese scenery, with a genuine Japanese tale...
...The play, of course, does something more than tins...
...But after the general strike of 1927 the Philadelphia employers adopted the system of blacklists and "yellow dog contracts" which so terrorized the suit case workers that the organization was practically wiped out However, the conditions of the workers to Philadelphia as Well as in Baltimore and other open shop centres have become so bad that the time is ripe for organization...
...His first aslgnment for this firm is to appear to the London production of "The New Moon...
...composer of "Boom Boom...
...It all turns out as Inevitably as a Sherlock Holmes story...
...Each federation is allowed one delegate per 2,000 members...
...Pollard himself...
...Two comedians, one black-faced, one—Harry McNaughton_ tipsy, break the tension of the play into laughter...
...A dance with contests and prizes will feature the social activities...
...Organizational and Financial programs approved were very similar to those approved by the Seniors the previous week...
...He had i fine, rich humor and an endearing nanner...
...a maenad-li^e part of her awakens...
...Warner Janssen...
...However, the situation changed lately in both respects First, the Pocketbook Union combined with the Leather Workers Union, true, as an autonomous organization, but still as part of the United, paying to the United a per capita tax...
...New York City Circles Circle 6, Brooklyn will hear Comrade Abe Belsky speak on "The Hoover Cabinet" this Sunday at 167 Tompkins Ave...
...The Federation worked side by ide with the Socialist Party and delerated a representative to the Central Jommlttee of the party...
...Official dissolution of the Youth Federttion made activity an illegal matter...
...but by the affiliation of the International Pocketbook Workers Union and now the Suit Case, Bag & Portfolio Makers Union, the United gained new life and vigor...
...The party named him very often for jfflcc...
...Meals will be supplied delegates by Socialist Co-operative Societies at reduced rates...
...Appeals For Organisation The New York Suit Case Union therefore appeals to these workers not to wait any longer, but immediately begin to organize under the banner of the United Leather Workers International Union, in order that the leather workers may be brought up to the same standards of wages, hours and working conditions as prevail in the other organized skilled trades...
...His own ambition was to see the party prosper and the vote grow and the novement spread...
...SHOUTS IN THE DABK "The Whispering Gallery," which has moved from the Forrest to the 49th Street Theatre, follows such a recipe as Gilbert might have prepared, for a magical mystery, gleaming stage history for Its acts amorous, for its deed glamorous, for its crimes clamorous, trying to hammer us hard with its horrible villains unscarrable, feather-and-tarrable, from our good graces barrable...
...At one time he boasted that he could have organized a local in The Times composing room If he wanted to...
...The Federation has a great folswlng amongst unaffiliated youth...
...On Monday evening a group of twenty prominent lawyers and judges attended the performance of Eugene O'Neill's "S...
...Peter J. Flanagan, who died Saturday at the age of 68 at his home at Ozone Park, L. I. Comrade Flanagan had been ailing for several years, and his close friends knew that he was rapidly falling, but his death as a result of a stroke was nevertheless something of a shock...
...B. ndustrial Youth...
...The final grief that descends upon Reb Velvele is the faithlessness of his daughter and the rift between himself and his community...
...4. The Struggle for Protection of Young Workers...
...But hose who are not affiliated with the "ommunlst Party are rarely admitted o the High Schools...
...6. Propositions...
...The offstage puppeptteers who engineer the Remo Bufano marionettes at the Provineetown Playhouse are...
...He was thoughtful, and read mormously...
...the two remaining will take place at the Martin Beck Theatre on March 17th and 31st...
...The union declared the shop on strike and after three weeks the firm found out that it was best for it to come to terms with the Union, and it called the manager of the union to a conference which resulted to a settlement of the strike with all jinion conditions remaining in force and in fact...
...Speaker— Richard Lindstrom...
...on such a trivial story, is what we have always wondered...
...The program provides a glossary for those who are not wholly fmiliar with some of the Hebrew terminology...
...Walter LYmabney^ounger brother of the more famous Jeda recently displayed his wares at a Schwab and Mandel audition and was lmediatery given a long term contract...
...Many have >een exiled...
...He «-as a real man...
...The following citations might xplato this dlcontent: A. The Youth f Georgia want a good education...
...lor further Information and to receive proper credentials...
...And yet, to that scene, they are shown bow a theory, a complete web of circumstantial evidence can be destroyed by one concrete fact...
...With the unprotesting husband looking on, egg the unhappy woman to the furthest display of her distorted sex-need, drawing a cruel delight from her suffering...
...Basil Sydney is the Prince of Neo-Slavonia, one of the new buffer states created by the war...
...Speaker—Erich OUenhauer...
...For 35 years he held an important place in the composing room of The New York Times, where he was highly thought of as a man as well as a fine craftsman...
...The Bolshevists do ot care to have a rise to unemployment sures, consequently there are a great *»ur more unemployed than are officially recognized...
...Resolution condemning the ROTC and CMTC, urging the abolition of child labor, the freeing of Mooney and Billingsj and the Centralia victims, with adequate "compensation for tape in prison, and the adoption of old age pension laws, were approved...
...5. Educational Work Speakers—Ernest Paul and Felix Kanitz...
...It is particularly powerful at the moment the Tzadik calls down anathema upon the name of his own daughter tor her sin, and banishes her from the community...
...The Socialist Party print works are going tc pay part of the costs of an extensive and special Youth Day publication...
...at 7:30 p. m. On March 17th, the group will discuss Current Events...
...And Katertoa low finds, to the slime of her husband's .suspicion, that she must give herself— once—to Mentlkov...
...One cannot think of Peter Flanagan without thinking of his fellow Socialist members of Typographical Union Number Six, Ben Hanford, Bernard J. Riley, Edward F. Cassidy and Fred Martin...
...The Bureau of the International meeting to Prague, has called for delegates from the affiliated federations...
...A regular circle has been organized to WEST BRONX and is meeting at 3451 Giles Place on Sundays at 3 p. m. All friends, and others interested in the Y.PB.L...
...A Woman to the Night*' win have its first American showing at the Little Carnegie Playhouse beginning next Saturday (March 9.) "England and America—War or Peace" win be the topic of Rev...
...The chairman of he Central Committee, Comrade Lomadze...
...The settings by the Louis Bromberg Studios are uncommonly good, adding much to the reality of the play...
...Comrade Flanagan was a small man JbrsteeJIy...
...The political situation makes it fairly imposible to organize them...
...are invited to attend the sessions of this group...
...and did not care for the limelight, but there never was a man who did more 'or Socialism than he...
...Mentikor does not know when be is insulted, he does not understand repuff, he is ready for the most menial service, he is insignificant, he does not :ount, he slips so easily from the mind :hat it is almost as though he had not seen: a sin with him Is scarcely comnitted, is almost lees than a sin to bought with another...
...P. J. Flanagan Passes Away At Age of 68 Printer Was Well-Beloved Among Socialists of New York City By William M. Feigenbaum |~\LD time Socialists will learn with " deep and genuine sorrow of the death of their old Comrade...
...At the point where she may marry either of two husbands, or a new lover—and all one man—the play catches up to her, and interest moves with them together to the end...
...The season starts in March...
...Peter Flanagan was one of the early Irish Socialist printers, men of a fine, upright, splendid type who did so much for Socialism...
...The firm of S. Lacher which was running a union shop for many years lately reorganized into a corpora.Ion and made an attempt to run its factory on an open shop basis, thereby locking out all its union employeees...
...Benjamin, who chooses to be a prise-fighter rather than a Tsadik...
...They import and export soldiers...
...At the Fifth Avenue Playhouse, "Underground" continues to show the skill, to photography and arrangement, of Anthony of the Asquitha—though why such valid work should be spent (alas, so often...
...The union is therefore ., determined to •ome to the assistance of the workers in the open shops and help them to Increase their wages, shorten the working hours and generally Improve the working conditions...
...With subtle insight, the man recognizes tha* danger to the strong comes tees from : .e challenge of the strong than from the worm-like persistence of the weak...
...It is not the frank lust of a MessaHna, but an almost frightened need of giving herself, still to Mentlkov, to heretousband's friend, her husband's brother, the casual guest...
...There is a great discontent amongst he youth...
...The Federation has been mashed several times...
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