Drachme" in "God, Man and
Devil," "Gote" in "A Faraway Corner," "Elkanah" in
"Green Fields," "Katarinarzh" in "Motke the Thief," "Prokop"
in "Dorfsyung," "The Rabbi" in ""Yizkor," and "Isaac" in
"The Idle Inn."
In 1926-28 he played in
Chicago with Glickman, 1928-30 in Brooklyn's Rolland
Theatre, 1930-31 he played in Boston, 1931-32 again in
the Rolland Theatre.
On 8 November 1929 in the
Hopkinson Theatre, under the direction of Jacob
Rechtzeit, there was staged his comedy-drama, "Itzikl
gonev," music by Arnold Perlmutter.
In 1930 F. published in the
"Forward" his account of the war, under the name "A Year
Between Life and Death," which in 1932 was published in
New York in book form and quickly sold out in several
reprints. In the introduction to the book Ab. Cahan
wrote:
"Itzhak Freidman's book, 'A
Year Between Life and Death,' was written with a
simplicity of every sort, which is closely connected
internally to the inerlekhn zin of reality, [more
of citation left to translate...]"
On 21 February 1931 in the
Rolland Theatre, there was staged the musical comedy in
three acts, "Libe oyf oystsoln," by Israel Rosenberg and
Itzhak Freidman, music by Sholom Secunda, with Misha and
Lucy German in the main roles.
In 1931 in Toronto there was
staged F.'s melodrama, "Hinter farshlosene tirn."
During the 1932 season, at
the Hopkinson Theatre, there was staged with Menasha
Skulnik in the title role, F.'s and Israel Rosenberg's,
"Getzel Becomes a Groom," which then was also played by
other comics across the entire world under various
names, and in August 1938 by Leo Fuchs in Argentina.
F. joined the Second Avenue
Theatre, where he played for several seasons, or with
Menasha Skulnik and Herman Yablokoff, or especially with
them, and here there were staged his plays:
In 1934, in the Lyric
Theatre and then the Prospect Theatre, "Oh Promise Me."
In October 1935 "Papirossen"
(in the McKinley Square Theatre).
In December 1936 "The
Dishwasher." [regarding these three plays, the actor
Herman Yablokoff declared in writing that they and the
later mentioned were written on the themes of his songs,
which had become very popular, were actually written by
him, Yablokoff. F, as a professional writer, had them
participate only with advice and actually received only
a fert-khlk of oytorn honorarrium, due to
taktishe temim, his name as author.]
In September 1937 Michalesko
staged in the McKinley Theatre, F.'s and Simon Wolf's "Ven
tsvey hertser libn (When Two Hearts Love)."
In October 1937 in the
National Theatre there was staged "Git mir op mayn harts
(Give Me Back My Heart)" [Also a Yablokoff play].
In 1938 in the National
Theatre there was staged with Leo Fuchs F.'s "A
freylekher khoylem (A Happy Dream)," and then in the
Hopkinson Theatre.
In April 1938 in Argentina
F.'s "Shmaye from Shnipishok" was performed.
In April 1938 Leo Fuchs
staged in Buenos Aires F's "Der khelmer khokhem."
In February 1939 in the
McKinley Square Theatre there was staged Israel
Rosenberg's and F.'s melodrama "Zol a froy mukhl zayn?"
In November 1940 in the
Second Avenue Theatre there was staged F.'s [also
a Yablokoff play] "Goldele dem bekers (Goldele the
Baker's Daughter)," music by Ilya Trilling, with
Yablokoff, Skulnik and Bella Mysell in the main roles.
In November 1940 in the
Parkway Theatre there was staged F.'s and S. H. Cohen's
"Der nayer mensh (The New Man)," a radio sensation,
music by A. Olshanetsky, with Michalesko, Miriam Kressyn,
Jacob Rechtzeit, Dora Weisman, Eli Mintz and Yetta
Zwerling.
In October 1941 in the
Public Theatre there was staged by Herman Yablokoff F.'s
operetta, "Mayn vayse blum (My White Flower)" [also a
Yablokoff play], music by Joseph Rumshinsky.
In March 1942 Leo Fuchs
played in Chicago in F.'s "Men darf makhn a lebn (People
Should Make a Life?)."
In the 1942 season Menasha
Skulnik staged in the Second Avenue Theatre "Mayn khaver
Yosl (My Friend Yosl)," in two acts and twelve scenes by
Itzhak Friedman and William Siegel, lyrics by Isidore
Lillian, music by Sholom Secunda.
On 9 October 1943 in the
Second Avenue Theatre there was staged F.'s "Mazeldike
teg (Lucky Days)," music by Sholom Secunda.
In New York's "Second Avenue
Theatre" there was also staged F.'s "A gute bshurh (Good
News)," music by Joseph Rumshinsky, and "Mazeldiker
bukher," "Der shtroyener soldat (The Straw Soldier),"
which Menasha Skulnik had portrayed.
In the archive of his widow
one finds records on the following in
Washington-registered plays:
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"Mayn redio svithard
(My Radio Sweetheart?)," a play in two acts
(registered 11 December 1928)
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"Mayn mans tokhter
(My Husband's Daughter?)," a lebensbild in three
acts (registered on 30 July 1931)
-
"Shmaye fun kolomea
(Shmay From Kolomea?)," a musical comedy in two
acts (registered 24 October 1936)
-
"Libe iz muzik (Love
and Music?)," a romantic spectacle in two acts
(registered 20 May 1937)
-
"Beiby feys
dzhodzhis treyl (Baby Face George's Trial?)," a
comedy in three acts (registered 10 August 1937)
-
"Yudl fort aheym (Yudl
Goes Home?)," a comedy in two acts by Itzhak
Friedman and Israel Rosenberg (registered 8
October 1937)
-
"Prints gedalya
(Prince Gedalya?)," a comedy in two acts and ten
scenes (registered 20 October 1938)
-
Farlozt zikh oyf mir,"
a comedy special written for Menasha Skulnik
(registered 20 January 1947)
In an advertisement
about Friedman's death there was also given the
following plays:
-
"Yona zukht a kale (Yona
Looks For a Bride?)"
-
"Yosl"
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"Der reykher feter
(The Rich Uncle?)"
-
"Vish mi lok (Wish
Me Luck)"
On28 July 1950 F. passed
away in New York.
Sh. E.
Sh. E. from
Herman Yablokoff
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L. Flamstein -- "Itzikl
ganev" geshpilt in hopkinson teater, "Tog," N.
Y., 15 November 1929.
-
D. Kaplan -- "Itzikl
ganev" in hopkinson teater, "Forward," N. Y., 22
November 1929.
-
D. Kaplan -- "Libe
oyf oystsolen," "Forward," N. Y., 7 March 1930.
-
B. I. Goldstein
-- Oyf der teater evenyu, "Morning Journal," N.
Y., 14 March 1930.
-
F. Lerner -- "Itzikl
ganev oyfgefirt fun y. rechtzeit, "Rozarier
leben," N' 325, 1930.
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R. Sh. -- "Itsikl
ganev" (fun itzhak fridman) in teater "ekselsior,"
"Idishe tsaytung," Buenos Aires, 25 May 1930.
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Jacob Botoshansky
-- A milkhome-bukh fun a idishn aktor, "Prese,"
Buenos Aires, 28 December 1932.
-
Israel -- "Getzl
vert a khosn," "Keneder odler," Montreal, 16
June 1933.
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D. Kaplan -- A
forshtelung fun dem lider "papirosn," Morgn
frayhayt, N. Y., 25 October 1935.
-
David Marbo -- A
mshad fun "papirosn," "Morgn frayhayt," N. Y.,
25 1935.
-
D. Kaplan -- "Oh,
promis mi," in mekinly teater, "Forward," N. Y.,
10 January 1936.
-
B. I. Goldstein
-- "Der dish-vasher," di naye piese in sekond
evenyu teater, "Tog," N. Y., 11 December 1936.
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S. Regensberg --
Yablokovs operete "der dish-vasher," "Idishe
velt," Philadelphia, 28 April 1937.
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D. Kaplan -- "Ven
tsvey hertser liben," naye operete in mekinly
skver teater, "Forward," N. Y., 1 October 1937.
-
L. Fogelman -- "Git
mir op mayn harts" -- a naye operete in neshonal
teaer, "Forward," N. Y., 15 October 1937.
-
Chaim Weiner --
Teater, "Der idisher kemfer," N. Y., 19 November
1937.
-
T. Beilin --
Teater-khronik, "Di prese," Buenos Aires, 1 May
1938.
-
Shmuel Rozhansky
-- Teater-retsenzies, "Di idishe tsaytung,"
Buenos Aires, 1 May 1938.
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Charles Rosianov
-- "A frelekher khoylem," in hopkinson teater,
"Forward," N. Y., 9 December 1938.
-
D. Kaplan -- "Zol
a froy mukhl zayn?", -- in mekinly skver
teater, "Forward," N. Y., 3 March 1939.
-
E. Fleishman -- "Zol
a froy mukhl zayn?", -- sensatsye shpil in
mekinly skver teater, "Tog," N. Y., 5 March
1939.
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Shmuel Rozhansky
-- Teater-retsenzies, "Idishe tsaytung," Buenos
Aires, 28 April 1939.
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A. L. Berkowitz
-- "Goldele dem bekers" -- herman yablokov's
moderner muzikalisher spektakel, "Idishe velt,"
Philadelphia, 23 April 1941.
-
Joel Entin -- A
briv on an adres, "Der idisher kemfer," N. Y.,
16 May 1941.
-
Sh. Zamd --
Shikago hot itst a "gizi" mit tsvey idishe
teaters, "Forward," Chicago, 16 May 1941.
-
William Edlin --
"Mayn vayse blum" -- di naye rumshinsky, operete
mit velkher yablokov hot geefent sezon in poblik
teater, "Tog," N. Y., 23 October 1941.
-
H. Gutman -- H.
yablokov's naye muzikalishe oyffirung in "poblik
teater," "Morning Journal," N. Y. 24 October
1941.
-
Hillel Rogoff --
"Mayn vayse blum" in poblik teater, "Forward,"
N. Y, 7 November 1941.
-
Leon Kristol --
Der nayer sezon in yidishn teater, "Di tsukunft,"
N. Y., December 1941.
-
Sh. Zamd -- "Men
darf makhen a leben" in doglas park teater,
"Forward," Chicago, 27 March 1942.
-
Jacob Mestel --
"70 yor teater-repertour," New York, 1954, pp.
57,66.
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