Maurice Schwartz, noted Yiddish actor and theatrical manager, will be compelled to play during this season in Philadelphia, instead of New York, according to a decision of the Jewish Actors’ Union at its meeting on Thursday. By a vote of 36 to 24, the Union denied Mr. Schwartz the privilege of playing in New York.
When Mr. Schwartz was recently in Argentine he had negotiated by cable to play in the Gibson Theatre, Philadelphia, during the coming season. On his arrival in this country however he found that the theatre in Philadelphia was unsuited for his purposes, and decided to appear again in New York, leasing the Second Avenue Theatre for this purpose.
In a statement which he gave to the press after the meeting of the Actor’s Union, Mr. Schwartz declared that he would play in New York despite the decision of the Union. He stated that enemies are endeavoring to drive him out of New York, where, he said, he put in twelve years of hard work in developing the Yiddish Art Theatre.
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