Sheyne Rokhl Semkoff
[Simkoff; Zamkov; Jennie]
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Born -- according to reports
-- on 18 September 1899 in Maytshet (Molchad, Belarus
today --ed.), Grodno Gubernia, Polish Lithuania.
Her father was a melamed in the Yishuv. Mother --
maintained a cheder for small children. Until age nine
she learned with her mother, and then due to the death
of her mother, she went away to learn to become a
seamstress. Until age sixteen, she was raised by a
family and exhibited at that time was induced to learn a
little Russian and Hebrew. As a child, she used to write
songs and stories in Yiddish, not having any desire to
have them published.
1915 -- arrived in America
to her sister and brothers, and her by day she worked in
a shop, and in the evening learned in school. Through
her attendance at the Yiddish theatre, she developed a
desire to write plays.
S.'s first play, "Di
korbones fun libe (Victims of Love), a lebensbild
in four scenes", and through Saul and Esther Wallerstein,
there was performed on 18 February 1916 in Brooklyn's
Lyric Theatre.
On 11 January 1918, under
the direction of Morris Moshkovitsh, there was staged in
Kessler's theatre S.'s four-act drama, "A nomen nokh der
mamen" (with the participation of Keni Lipzin, Morris
Moshkovitsh, Bernard Bernstein Maurice Schwartz, Celia
Adler, Louis Birnbaum, Mary Wilensky, Fannie Lubritsky
and Bessie Weissman), crying out to the outside, that
the play was written for a younger female author. |
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Her third play, "Efen di
oygen (Open the Eyes)", there was staged with Malvina
Lobel in the main role.
On 19 December 1924 in the
Lenox Theatre there was staged by Nathan Goldberg S.'s
melodrama "Far der khupah", which in January 1925 was
performed by Bernard Elving in Newark under he name "Samet
un zeyd", and on 19 September 1925 there was staged in
New York's National Theatre by Leon Blank under the name
"Far der khasene" (music by Peretz Sandler).
S.'s plays "Farvos meydlekh
antloyfn" ("Moshke der bonder") and "Yankl der shuster"
were performed by Bernard Elving in Newark. "Yankl der
shuster" also in 1932 was performed by Ludwig Satz in
Europe under the name "Alts far kinder".
Her play "Sudus fun yedn
hoyz" by Mae Simon was performed in Philadelphia.
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On 11 November 1927 in
the Lyric Theatre, there was staged S.'s melodrama
"Far tate-mames zind".
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On 28 December 1928 in
the Second Avenue Theatre, there was staged (with
Molly Picon in the title role), under the direction
of Jacob Kalich, S.'s operetta "Hello Molly" (music
by J. Rumshinsky), which in 1932 was performed by
Molly Picon in Argentina under the name "Der kleyner
mzik".
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On 14 October 1929 in
the Folks Theatre, there was staged (with Ludwig
Satz in the title role), "Zeyn veybs lubovnik, a
musical comedy in three acts and a prologue from
Sheyne Rokhl Semkoff. Music by A. Ellstein, lyrics
by B. Rosenthal, direction by Ludwig Satz", which in
1930 was performed by Satz during his
guest-appearance in Europe.
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On 13 October 1930 in
Chicago's Lawndale Theatre, there was staged by
Julius Nathanson S.'s "Meydl fun meyn harts, a
comedy in three acts with a prologue", which was
also staged in May 1931 in London.
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On 25 September 1931 in
New York's Clinton Theatre, there was shown, under
the direction of Sidney M. Goldin the Yiddish sound
film "Zeyn veybs lubovnik", after S.'s play (with
Ludwig Satz, Lucy Levin and Isidore Cashier in the
main roles), and since then it was shown across
America and Europe.
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S. also composed several
skits in the "Fraye arbayter shtime".
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Until 1930 S.
transferred her work to a shop. Since then she works
only from time to time, dedicating herself
completely to writing plays, of which ten were until
today not staged.
M. E.
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B. Gorin --
"History of Yiddish Theatre", Vol. II, p. 281.
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Ab. Cahan -- A
idishe arbayter-meydel shreybt a piese,
"Forward", N. Y., 17 January 1918.
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Y. Entin -- A
idishe piese in deytshen theater un a meydel's a
piese in kesler's theater, "Di varhayt", N. Y.,
17 January 1918.
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Dr. Kritikus --
Tsvay naye idishe piesen, eyne geshriben fun a
froy, "Der tog", N. Y., 19 January 1918.
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D. B. [Sh.
Yanovski] -- In teater, "Fraye arbayter shtime",
N. Y., 2 February 1918.
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B. Y. Goldstein
-- A naye piese mit alte nisim un lenoks teater,
"Der tog", N. Y., 26 December 1924.
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L. Kesner -- Far
der khupah, "Yidtgblat", N. Y., 26 December
1924.
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Hillel Rogoff --
Tsvay melodrames, "Forward", N. Y., 26 September
1925.
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Viktor Mirsky --
"Zeyn ershte nakht", vegn der piese, vos
vert itst geshpilt in kasino teater, "Di idishe
velt", Philadelphia, 30 November 1928.
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Ab. Cahan -- Mali
pikon in "helo moli", "Forward", N. Y., 10
January 1929.
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Chaim Weiner -- "Helo
moli", "Der farband", N. Y., N' 55, 1929.
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B. Y. Goldstein
-- Oyf der teater evenyu, "Fraye arbayter shtime",
N. Y., N'18, 1929.
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A. Frumkin -- "Zeyn
lubovnik's veyb", "Brukliner idishe shtime", N.
Y. 21, 1929.
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H. M. L. [Moshe-Leyb
Halpern] -- Arum teater, "Di vokh", N. Y., N' 5,
1929.
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William Edlin --
Di naye piese in zats's folks teater, "Tog", N.
Y., 18 October 1929.
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L. Fogelman -- Di
naye piese in zats's folks teater, "Forward", N.
Y., 24 October 1929.
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M. Shmsh -- Zeyn
veyb's lubovnik in zats's folks teatr, "Di
idishe beker-shtime", New York, 25 October 1929.
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B. Y. Goldstein
-- Oyf der teater evenyu, "Fraye arbayter shtime",
N. Y., 15 November 1929.
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Chaim Weiner --
Ludvig zats in a nayer piese, "Der farband", N.
Y., N' 60, 1929.
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Sh. Pan [Shayak]
-- "Zeyn veybs lubovnik", "Post", London, 26 May
1930.
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Ben-A [Sokhatshevski]
-- Ludvig zats's groyser erfolg in "zeyn veyb's
lubovnik", "Di tsayt", London, 26 May 1930.
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Sh. Pan -- "Dos
meydl fun meyn harts" (fun Sh. R. Semkof), "oyfgefirt
fun h. dzhulius natanzon, "Di post", London, 25
May 1931.
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D. Kaplan --
Ludvig zats in zeyn ershter idisher toki, a
lustige komedye, "Forward", N. Y., 30 September
1931.
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L. Malech --
Teaterey, "Prese", Buenos Aires, 6 November
1931.
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B. Y. Goldstein
-- Shlekht un erger, "Fraye arbayter shtime", N.
Y., 9 January 1931.
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N. M. [Nachman
Mayzel]-- In di varshever yidishe teatern, "LIterarishe
bleter", Warsaw, N' 6, 1932.
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B. Shefner -- Der
ershter oyftrit fun ludvik zats, "alts far
kinder" in kaminski's teater, "Naye
folkstsaytung", Warsaw, 17 January 1932.
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M. Kipnis --
Ludvig zats (tsu zeyn oyftrit in kaminski's
teater), "Haynt", Warsaw, 2 February 1932.
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B. K. [Karlinksy]
-- Teater notitsen, "Moment", Warsaw, 5 February
1932.
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I. Sch [Shipper]
-- Wystepy Ludwika Satza, "Wsystko dla dzieci",
sztuka w. 3 aktach Racheli Sincof[f], "Nowe
Slowo", Warszawa, 6/2 1932.
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J. A. [Apenszlak]
-- Ludwik Satz w teatrze im. Kaminskiego "Wszys'ko
dla dzieci", sztuka w 3 aktach Racheli
L[S]inkoff, "Nasz Przeglad", Warsawa, 11/2 1932.
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Y. B. [
Botoshansky] -- Der yuntev fun mali pikon un
yankev kalikh in "ekselsior", "Prese", Buenos
Aires, 27 August 1932.
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[--] -- Der
ern-ovnt fun mali pikon in yakov kalikh, "Id.
tsayt", Buenos Aires, 28 August 1932.
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