On the initiative of Leib Malach, Jacob Botoshansky and
N. Tsuker in 1926 founded the amateur society "Yidish
bine yung-argentine", which set to the task of staging
plays of Argentinean Jewish writers.
After several productions
and lectures for their members, the theatre activity
opened with the offering of L. Melach's "Di ludmirer
moyd". In the production, almost only the workers
participated.
The two-act offering was a "reyzenade",
arranged for a literature union to honor Avraham Reyzen.
The text of the play was put together by Jacob
Botoshansky, with songs given by M. D. Niger, director
-- Botoshansky and N. Tsuker.
At the end of 1927 Leon
Halpern took over the leadership, and the society
changed into a dramatic school, which was opened on 2
October 1927. The subjects in the school were: diction,
performing arts, recitation, pantomime, plastics,
history of literature, singing, gymnastics, dance and
theatre technique. The teachers were: Dr. Zhitnitski,
Jacob Botoshansky, Dr. Sh. Y. Yuris, Y. Linkovski, Sh.
Rozhansky et al.
On 6 June 1928 the first
production arrived, and there was staged H. Sackler's
"Dem tsadiks nesie (The Saint's Journey), a story in
four acts with a prologue and epilogue, according to the
consideration and under the direction of Leo Halpern.
Settings, masks, costumes -- Misha Schwartz,
Chasidic melodies -- A. Davidi, special compositions --
Miguel Gerberov". The play was performed six times.
With the opportunity of
Avraham Morevski to guest-star in Buenos Aires, the
society arranged with him for a single production and
also his own evening.
On 21 June 1929 there was
staged Ernst Toller's "Der iberker, adapted and stage
directed -- Leo Halpern, settings by M. Schwartz, music
adapted by Y. Fikher". The play was performed three
times.
On 24 July 1929 there was
arranged a small arts evening with a program of Sholem
Aleichem, Der Tunkeler, Avraham Reizen, I. L. Peretz and
Manuel Zh. Diana.
The dramatic school was
maintained through a charge to the students, through a
small group sympathetic and for the benefit of the
productions. Due to economic conditions then, the
regisseur Leo Halpern withdrew, and Iliya Riss entered
as regisseur, who staged on 1 February 1930 Maksim
Gorky's "Oyfn opgrunt" (settings -- A. Birnbaum, choral
director -- M. Gerberov). The play was performed three
times. After arranging several small arts evenings, Riss
staged Schiller's "The Robbers", which was
performed only one time.
Due to economic conditions,
the activities of the troupe was interrupted for a
certain time, and "Yung Argentine" again was reorganized
(under the leadership by Shmuel Glazerman) for a studio
in a troupe that staged Shmuel Glazerman's "Hershel der
derfinder", adapted from Armando Di Stsepile's "Di
eybike bavegung" (Spanish).
For the five years of its
existence, it had changed the makeup of "Yung
Argentine", in which there were active:
Issakhar Varan, Shmuel Zolotnitski, Herman Lester (now a
professional actor), Y. Milstein, Chaim Sokolovski,
Aaron Pintshuk, Moshe Rekhes, Rukhl Weinstein, Freida
London, Rivka London, Shifra Kleinburd, Chana Shichman,
Yehoshua Bonopolski, Ethel Koduner, Y. Auerbach, Portnoy,
Fradkin and Giltman.
Jacob Mestel who in 1931 had
been in Buenos Aires, saw the production of "Hershel der
derfinder", described the work of the group as a serious
attempt. In the group there were some quite able members
who necessarily changed them (?), but in a professional
direction.
Sh. E. from Sh.
Zolotnitski.
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Jacob Botoshansky --
Der debut fun der dramatisher shul "yung argentine",
"Di prese", Buenos Aires, 8 June 1928.
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Shmuel Rozhansky --
Der ershter aroystrit fun "yung-argentine", "Idishe
tsaytung", Buenos Aires, 8 June 1928.
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H. Zakhak -- Tsu a
beser teater, "Id. tsayt", Buenos Aires, 17 June
1928.
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Sh. Feinberg -- Vegn
dem "tsadiks nesie" in vegn di pruvn fun "yung
argentine", "Di prese", Buenos Aires, 19 June 1928.
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A. A. Fisher -- A
pirush oyf mfrshim un pirushim, "Neyland", Buenos
Aires, 3, 1928.
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A. Waldman -- "Dem
tsadiks nesie" fun sekler, "Id. velt", Buenos Aires,
40, 1928.
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H. Estrin -- A yor
dramatishe shul "Yung argentine", "Neyland", Buenos
Aires, 4, 1928.
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Shmuel Rozhansky -- A
bruder-hant tsu "yung-argentine", "Idishe tsaytung",
Buenos Aires, 16 July 1928.
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Sh. R. -- "Der
iberker", oyfgefirt fun "yung argentine", "Idishe
tsaytung", Buenos Aires, 22 May 1929.
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Jacob Botoshansky --
Der oyftrit fun der dramatisher shul "Yung
argentine" in teater "ekselsior", "Di prese", Buenos
Aires, 22 May 1929.
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H. B. [Brusilovski]
-- Der oyftrit fun der dramatisher shul "Yung
argentine" in teater "ekselsior", "Di prese", Buenos
Aires, 22 May 1929.
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A. Teatral -- Vegn
dem oyftrit fun "yung argentine", "Punim'er un
punim'lakh", Buenos Aires, 247, 1929.
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Jacob Botoshansky --
"Afn grunt" fun m. gorky, oyfgefirt durkh der
dramatisher shul "yung argentine", "Prese", Buenos
Aires, 3 February 1930.
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