The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-09-28
News of EVentS
In the League of
Workers Theatres
Eastern Conference and FESTIVAL

The most successful regional con-
ference ever held by the League Of
Workers Theatres a. o. w. t. took
place last weekend in New York.
Sixty three delegates representing
50 groups attended, as did five guest
delegates and forty visitors. Cities
as far east as Boston and as far
west as Cleveland sent representa-
tiyes. Reports, experimental dem
onstrations, and lectures on theatre
arts by distinguished theatre crafts
men were featured.
First Acted" Movie
Americas first revolutionary dra-
matte film-a ten-minute satirical
SHORTS being made by Ralph
Steiner, Leo Hurwitz and Irving
Lerner, all Of the New York Film
and Photo League, with actors from
the Shock Troupe of the Workers
Laboratory Theatre of New York.
Alfred SAKE of the Shock Troupe is
directing.
Pageant To Be Staged
The L,O.W.T. in New York has
been invited to prepare a mass
pageant commemorating the 18th
Anniversary Of the Russian Revolt
ton. 1t will be presented at a huge
celebration on November 7th.
A short play by Lester Erlman
dealing with the textile strike was
mimeographed by the L.O.W.T. and
sent out to workers theatre groups.
The National Executive Committee
Of the L.O.W.T. also issued a call
to all dramatic groups to support
the textile strike by arranging per-
formances at strike meetings and by
participating actively in all affairs
fer the moral and financial support
Of the strikers. The L. D. w. T.
plans for intensive activity along
these lines in future struggles.
Prizes for Plays
Three contests for revolutionary
plays Of various types are now tax
ing place. New Theatre and New
Masses jointly are offering a total Of
500 in prizes for short plays. The
International Union OF the Revolu-
tionary Theatre, of which the L. o.
w. T. is the American section. is
offering two prizes, both including
free an-expenSes trips to the Soviet
Union, for the best plays for chill
dren. The third contest is for short
Suppet plays dramatizing the New
York election campaign issues. This
contest is being conducted by the
New York State Election Campaign
Committee of the Communist Party.
799 Broadway New York City. First
prize is complete set of the works
of V. I. Lenin. All three contests
are open to everyone.
In the National Office
The Rspertory and Publications
Service of the L.O.W.T. is now func-
tioning with efficiency under the
technical direction of Sarah Dona.
New short plays and bulletins are
constantly being mimeographed. and
are available to individuals and or
CARNATIONS at small cost. A new
edition of the Handbook of Reel
tatlonS," the first two editions OF
which were quickly sold out, will
soon be ready Increased or
ganizational assistance to workers
dramatic groups is being given since
the recent appointment of Anne
Howe, National Organizational Sec
rotary, to full-time work. Vic
tor Cutler popular organizer of the
Western District of the LO.W.T. is
Just back from trip to the U. S.
S. r. He is for the present working
with the N. O.. organizing a Direc-
tors and Speakers Buro The
Dramatic Department of the Fedora
ton Of Jewish Workers Clubs has
affiliated nationally with the L. O.
w. T. A number of professional
actors, directors, artists, playwrights.
etc. have joined the LO.W.T. and
Will help give artistic training to
workers theatre groups. The L. o.
w, 7. welcomes individual member
ship on this basis. A Manual
OF the League of Workers Theatres
is in preparation by Comrades Elton
Blake and Howe of the National Elk
ecutive Committee. Every phase of
the work of the L.O.W.T. and of
individual groups will be treated :.
New Theatres circulation is already
the largest Of any revolutionary cul-
tural publication in this country.
The October issue will reach $500.
Against War and Fascism
Endorsing the Second Congress of
the American League Against War
and Fascisn1, to be held in Chicago
the National Executive Committee
OF the L.O.W.T. has named Alice
Evans of Chicago to represent it at
the Congress.