The Purim holiday this year will be celebrated here on Tuesday with an outstanding theatrical production in the Public Theatre on Second avenue of “King Ahaseurus,” the king who figures as the central hero in the history of Purim.
The play was written by the famous Jewish playwright, Goldfadden. It is an operetta in which the best artists of the Jewish theatre in New York will participate, since the proceeds of the play will go for the fund to continue the publication of the Lexicon of the Yiddish Theatre compiled by Zalmen Zilbercwaig.
The central role of Ahaseurus will be played by Joseph Buloff. The role of Esther will be played by Lucy Levine and the role of Haman, by Isidor Kashier. The production will be given under the direction of Joseph Rumshinsky, the well known Jewish composer and conductor.
Haman’s ten songs will be played by ten selected stars of different Yiddish theatres in New York. After the performance there will be a special concert, given by the stars.
The Purim holiday will be celebrated throughout New York on Tuesday by a number of Zionist groups in the Bronx, Washington Heights, and Brooklyn with concerts, festivals and special tea parties. Special Purim programs will also be broadcast on Tuesday over several radio stations.
The Hebrew Actors’ Union in New York has decided to admit twenty-five new Jewish actors to membership in the union.
In order to be admitted to membership in the Hebrew Actors’ Union one must pass an examination at a special meeting of union members. A majority vote at the meeting decides whether the applicant has passed the examination successfully or not. The examination consists of the applicant’s playing a role before a selected group of artists and a special stage is set for this purpose in the headquarters of the Hebrew Actors’ Union.
The examination of the twenty-five new applicants will last approximately three weeks. Among those to be examined are Jewish actors who have been playing in theatres for several years but who do not enjoy the privileges and the protection which a member of the union enjoys.
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