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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-04-25
FORMER DEAN BRIGGS
OF HARVARD PASSES
Educator Dies Visiting Daughter in
Milwaukee.

b LHitCd PrCSS
MILWAUKEE. April 25.-Le Ba-
ron Russell Briggs, 70, a former
dean at Harvard university and for
mer president of Radcliffe college,
died of heart attack yesterday
while visiting his daughter, Lucia r.
Briggs, president of Downer college,
here.
Dean Briggs and his daughter had
planned to return to the east to-
day.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-04-25

"THE DEVIL PASSES" as a Civic
n theater production reflects
most clearly what has been accom-
plished in the nineteen years that
this organization has been in Indi-
annapolis.
This production is marked by
extraordinary handling. Good cast
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-04-25
CAMP FILM ON CARD
100 Boys and Fathers to See City
Y. NJ. c. A. Pictures.

Motion pictures of last years &C
tivitieS at Camp Tecumseh. Y. NJ.
c. A. summer camp, will be shown
to 100 boys and fathers tonight by
e. A. Schnell, state boys work Sec
rotary of the Y. NJ. c. A. The camp
opens June II.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-04-25
On View Here Today

NTHER theaters today offer:
" wild Cargo" at the Circle,
vaudeville on the stage and I'll Tell
the World" on the screen at the
Lyric, you're Telling Me" and
Wharf Angel at the Indiana,
Dave Apollon on the stage and
Mystery Of Mr.. x" on the screen
at Loew's Palace, and "All Men Are
Enemies" at the Apollo.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-05-23
"ChdnneI Crossing" at 55th
Street Playhouse Today

Channel Crossing" the English
film which was recently awarded a
prize for being one of the best films
of the year in England, will have
its American premiere today at the
55th Street Playhouse. The cast is
headed by Matheson Lang. Con-
stance Cummings, Anthony Bushell
and Nigel Bruce.
Paul MUM, who recently returned
from his trip to Soviet Russia, will
be starred in film with Russian
background Border Town" his
new film for Warner Bros, will be
released soon.
Manhattan Melodrama,' with
Clark Gable, William Powell and
Myrna 10y, is now showing at
Loew's State. Galloway and his or
chestra is the stage headline.
The Palace Theatre is showing
Change of Heart, with Janet Gay
nor and Charles Farrell in the lead
ing roles. Vic Oliver heads the
stage show
Reliance Pictures announces that
Count of Monte Cristo" is now be-
ing screened at the West Coast
studios. Robert Donat and ELISA
Landi are starred in the film.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-05-23
BY PETER MARTIN

The Shock Troupe of the Work
erS' Laboratory Theatre strives to
be an actual example of what the
living revolutionary theatre of to-
day should be; it does not wait for
the audience to come to it, but goes
out and seeks it's audience in the
broad masses, bringing them a revo-
lutionary message in terms of its
theatre art.
The Workers Laboratory Theatre
has two part-time production units
in addition to the Shock Troupe
and, although their function is
theoretically the same as the Shock
Troupe's, they are prevented by
their very nature from being able
to meet fully the requirements of
a real emergency unit. Conse-
quently their best use is as dra-
matte companies which perform at
meetings and social functions that
have been planned for in advance;
they come with their revolutionary
message and leave a clear and def
mite picture of the revolutionary
situation. But since they are mani
testify incapable of the flexibility
and thorough immersion in revolu-
tionary activity which the living
revolutionary theatre demands-the
members having other obligations
such as supporting or helping to-
ward the support of their families
the burden of carrying the fight
to the struggling masses, going out
to them in the midst of their con-
flict, falls upon the Shock Troupe
The Shock Troupe lives collec-
lively so that it may work better
collectively, and it is supported by
small subsidy from the Workers
Laboratory Theatre, and by volun-
tary contributions from interested
individuals. The amount and the
quality of the personal sacrifices of
each member Of the Troupe need
not be gone into here; it is enough
to say that they often do not get
enough to eat, and that they are
in need of clothing. Of the nine
members only two are native New
Workers; one is Westerner, an
other is a Middle-W esterner, still
another is West Indian; three
are Russian born and the last halls
from the City of Brotherly Love,
The age-range is from 10 to %, and
the theatre experience of each mem
Der varies; few have been in stock
and in little theatres. others have
been social directors and in bur-
lesque and in the cabaret world,
and one has had theatre experience
in France and in the Soviet Union
with Meyerhold and with the The
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-05-23
Five Day Bazaar and
Festival Opens With
Fine Program Tonight

NEW YORK.-The entire Man
haitian Lyceum, 66 E. 4th St., will
be taken over for the Five-Day Fes-
tival and Bazaar which opens to-
night with Earl Browder, General
Secretary Of the Communist Party.
as speaker, and viii continue through
Sunday night.
Arranged by the New York Dis
trict of the Communist Party, the
proceeds of the Festival and Ba-
zaar will go towards extending the
influence of the Communist Party
and intensifying the struggle
against hunger, fascism and war.
In addition to dance music by the
Red Star Syncopators, who will play
every night, the opening night will
feature Andre Cibulski, who will
sing American and Soviet songs, the
Red Dance Group, the Kotkin Trio
and the Two. Symphony Orches-
ira.
A restaurant will be open every
day at which workers can get good
foods at proletarian prices. A large
assortment of unusual articles are
ready for sale.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-05-23
TUNING In

-WEAF-Basebsll Resume
WOR-Sports Resume-Ford Prick
wJz-Amos m Andy-sketch
WABC-Vera Van, Songs
7:15-wEAF-Gene and Glenn-sketch
wOR-Dance Music
wJZ-Result of Poll on Roosevelt
Policies; Sports High Spots
wABC-Just Plain Bill-Sketch
7:30-WEAF-Gota Ljungberg Soprano
WOR-Tex Fletcher, Songs
wJz-Sketch, with Irene Rich
wABC-Armbruste Orchestra
7:45-WEAF-The Goldbergs-sketch
WOR-True Stories of the Sea-
Sketch
wJz-Sketch--Ma Baer, Boxer
WABC-Boake Carter, Commentator
-wEAF-Jack Pearl, Comedian
WOR-Dance Orchestra
wJz-The Overhead Kill-Sketch
WABC-Rich Orchestra
s:15-wABC- Easy Aces-sketch
-wFAF-Wayne King Orch.
wOR-Lone Ranger-Sketch
WJz-Maple City -Four
WABC-Everett Marshall Baritone
s:45-wJz-Baseball Comment-Babe Ruth
300 WEAF-Fred Allen, Comedian
WOR-Italics-H Stokes Lott Jr.
WJz-Ray Knights Cuckoos
WABC--Nino Martini, Tenor; Kos
telanetz Orch
30-WOR-Success-H Balkin
WJz-Sketch. Without Benefit of
Clergy, with Leslie Howard
WABC-Lombard Orch; Burns and
Allen, Comedy
e:45-WOR-Dramatized News
1000 WEAF-Hillbilly Music
wJz-Lopez Orch; Male Trio Mil
ton Berle, Comedian
WABC-Maxine, Songs; Spitalny
Orch
0:i5WOR-Current Events--H. E. Read
WABC-To Be Announced
1o:3o-WEAF-Other Americas - Edward
Ton1linson
WOR-Robison Orch
WJz-Denny Orch. Harry Richman,
Songs
WABC-Albert 5palding, Violin;
Conrad Thibault Baritone
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-05-23
Mumford, Lozowick &
Bard in Symposium on
Art at J. R. C. Tonight

NEW YORK.-A symposium on
the 'Ieftward Trend in Contempt
rary Art" will take place tonight,
at $3.50 pm, at the John Reed
Club School of Art, 43O Sixth Ave.
The speakers include Lewis Num-
ford, well-known critic and author
of THE Brown Decade" and
Technics and Civilization" who is
speaking at the John Reed Club
for the first time; Louis Lozowick,
photographic artist and the author
of number of books and articles
on art from the MARKHAM viewpoint;
and Phil Bard, cartoonist for the
New Masses and Dairy Worker, who
recently completed series of mu-
rails for the Workers Center. Hugo
Gellert, author of Capital in Lith
ographs," will be chairman.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-05-23
HAM FISH WELL NAMED

lie PAUSED a while. This Ham Fish" said
IL Groucho laconically. Hes well named, don't you
think? And do you remember that reception given
in Washington by the Russian Embassy? That was
funny. Everybody was amazed to find the soviets
clean-shaven, that they didn't carry daggers and
didn't eat the guests for dinner like lot Of canni-
balls. Many of the American guests thought their
pockets we're going to be picked. What happened
was that the Russians had no faith in depositing
their money in shaky American banks and carried it
around in wallets nstead!'
Groucho now ventured on the subject of political
prisoners and the difficulty they have in getting
radical literature admitted to them. Here he began
to conceive fantasy typical Of some of his screen
comedies.
Prisons, you know, are more likely to be Soviet
lied before anything else the men are already to-
gether and have the same feeling of resentment
and rebellion against the people on top I can see
it now. People everywhere will try to break into
prisons in order to share the life there Anybody
who doesn't behave will be sent out of prison into
the general world. It'll be jolly time"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-05-23
CrOuchO Mars on Mooney,
USSR, and Political Prisoners

"Its without question the best propaganda play
I've seen in my life" said Croucho. When
thought Of taking the long trek down to Fourteenth
Street. packed suitcase full of clothes and took
couple of magazines along because it's long time
since ventured below Times Square for dramatic
fare. The way feel now is that I'd gladly have
gone to California, or anywhere equally distant, to
see it. For while thought it ought to come up
town 50 that more people could come to see it
but, on second thought let it stay at the Civic Let
people make the trip there; it's worth it."
Commenting on the Soviet Union, he said: you
know, that's wonderful country they have there
Everybody expected it to fail But it's been going on
for something like sixteen years now-so guess
it's a success! My brother Harpo was there a few
months ago at the request of the government and
he came back with great reports You know they
have no unemployment there at all I wish We
could say the same here"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-05-23

seize power. The nearest he comes
to explain how his type Of revolU-
ton is to be effected is in the fol-
lowing characteristic, shilly-shally-
ing profundities: "A change in the
financial structure Of our iOr
instruments Of production is nee
essary prelude TO humanizing the
machine. Naturally, this means q
revolution: whether it shall be hui
name or bloody. whether it shall be
intelligent or brutal. whether it
shall be accomplished smoothly or
with q series Of violent shocks and
jerks and Catsstrophes, depends to
a large extent on the quality Of
mind and the state Of morals that
exists among the present directors
Of industry and their opponents"
WUMFORD'S desire to avoid be-
lIl ing identified with the Commu-
mist Party and to maintain his
middle class utopianism, leads him
to slight the prodigious achieve-
ments Of the Soviet Union in utiliz-
ing the machine in planned econ
omv under the Dictatorship Of the
proletariat In a book replete with
commonplace and trivialities, he
finds room for only q few brief par
agraphs on the Soviet Union and
these are marked by condescending
praise and ignorant criticism. This
in spite Of the fact that there is no
doubt but that socialist construc-
ton in the USSR. marks 2 turn-
ing point in the history of ciWlza-
ton particularly in relation to the
problems OF technology discussed in
his book.
Instead Of celebrating upon the
phenomenal realization in a little
more than a decade of plans which
capitalist techricisns have been adj
vocating in vain for almost a half
century, he negates even his cas-
ual mention Of Soviet advances by
raising bogies Of "the worship Of
size and crude mechanical power. b"
"the introduction Of militaristic
technique in both government and
industry" and "mechanistically
conceived bonanza farming"
The author comments that sci
ence at the Crossroads" the only
work on the U.S.SR. which he cites
in his extensive photography. is a
collection Of Suggestive, if teasing
ly obscure, papers on Communism
and Marxisn and modern science. "
If that book had "teased" him to
think through some of his own OBJ
securities from a consistently work
ing class point Of view, his work
might have been a contribution, and
not that of a dilletante beyond his
denth.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-05-23
Stage and Screen
O'NetIL's "Ah, WiIderness!' p
To Close At Guild June 2

Eugene ONeilps comedy, "Ah,
Wilderness, in which George M.
Cohan plays the leading role, will
close its long run at the Guild
Theatre on Saturday, June 2. The
company will begin an extended tour
on September %, opening in Provi-
dence.
THE Shining Hour" the Keith
Winter play which closes at the
Booth this Saturday night, will give
a special matinee performance on
Friday for the benefit of the Stage
Relief Fund.
Furnished Rooms which was
announced to open this week, will
not come to New York until the end
Of the month. Vicki Cummings will
head the cast.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-05-23
A Day With the Shock Troupe
of the Workers Lab. Theatre

atre Of the Revolution Several
we're forced to leave school at an
early age, while some have attended
college; one, in fact, has attended
no less than six colleges. Three
have travelled extensively in the
Soviet Union and elsewhere; one is
an eX-sailor Of the mercantile ma
rine.
AS a whole the Shock Troupe con-
stitutes vital group developing
along many lines which converge
at the point Of effective revolution
airy activity, and unlike the actors
of the bourgeois stage with a job
and career" they have a grasp
of the realities behind their theatre
art which enables them to correlate
their work to the broad historical
process of which they are part.
How does the Shock Troupe spend
a day?
They rise at eight, have breakfast,
then clean house, and arrive at the
theatre at about ten o'clock, where
another half hour is spent in clean
ing the theatre. Then daily classes
begin; the subjects studied are cur
rent politics, dialectical materialism,
makeup, technique Of acting and
o-mechanics, and are given by the
comrades in the Troupe most de-
yeloped in the respective subjects.
At one o'clock the daily rehearsal
of material in repertory begins; new
material is whipped into shape and
the songs, skits and plays to be per-
formed during the week are gone
over and over in an attempt to
achieve as perfect a performance as
possible. Frequently these afternoon
rehearsals may be suspended be-
cause Of emergency strike bookings,
because of appearances at demon
STATIONS and mass meetings. At
four o'clock there is individual re-
hearsal, wherein the comrades study
their shortcomings and try to inn
prove their technique and broaden
their conceptions of the characters
they are creating. Supper comes at
six, before, during, and after which
the days work is reviewed. Zach
member serves as the cook for a
week at a tine.) In the evenings
there may be bookings-Fridays,
Saturdays and Sundays are invari-
ably taken up-and during the week
several members attend the nightly
classes given for the evening groups,
while others either give these
classes or direct the productions of
the evening groups
1t is a full day and it takes in
every branch of the theatre-direct-
ing, study and rehearsal and per-
Torrance. In addition, several
members of the Troupe serve in the
Artistic Council and on the Execu-
tive Committee of the Theatre. 1t
is clear that the Shock Troupe is
the nucleus Of the Workers Lab
oratory Theatre; not only is it the
dynamic wedge in forcing the revo-
lutionary issue, but its separate
members help to guide an organiza-
ton of over one hundred people,
divided into departments of acting,
classes, playwriting, stagecraft, dra-
matte dance and dramatic chorus.
Shock Troupe Nights" are
monthly feature at the Workers
Laboratory Theatre, 10 E. 18th ST..
on these nights the Shock Troupe
gives studio review of its plays
and skits, to which the public is
invited.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-05-23
Wednesday

JOHN REED CLUB SCHOOL OF ART
Symposium on the "Leftward Trend m
Contemporary Art" Lewis Mumford, Louis
Lozowick Phil Bard. Hugo Gellert, chair
man, at John Reed Club, 430 Sixth Ave,
$50 p. m. Subscription 35c.
THE HISTORY OF POLITICAL Prisoners
in the U. s. Speaker, Nat Bruce at Sacco-
Vanzetti Br. L L. D., 1872 E. fremont Ave
Admission free.
A. L. sUGARMAN speaks on "Unem-
ployment-Its Causes and Remedies" at
Washington Heights Workers Center, 4o46
Broadway, Room 2, $50 pm.
NEWS of the Week Discussion, What
Is The Meaning Behind Dillinger and the
Recent Crime Waiver" Speaker: Marshall
Shaw at 1401 Jerome Ave. corner 10th
ST., $50 pm. Adm. free. Auspices; Mt
Eden Br. F.S.U.
DR. REUBEN YOUNG, of the Interna-
tional Professional Association for Social
Insurance, speaks on Workers Unemploy-
ment Insurance BIZ at Henri Barbusse
Br. LID. SS4 Columbia Ave. near l03rd
St., $3.50 pm. Adm. 15c.
WORKING women's Council, Local 81,
meets every Wednesday night, 261 Schen-
ectady Ave. Brooklyn Comrade Samuels,
guest speaker. will speak on Organizing
the Negro Woman" All invited-no adj
mission.
OPEN FORUM on 1.-THE New Wave Of
Strikes" at Tom Mooney Br. LID, 232
E. 18th St, BIS pm Adm. free-discus-
sim
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-05-23
Radamsky Cables News
of Musical Festiva
Opening in Leningrad

NEW YORK.-The following RAJ
diogram from Leningrad was re-
ceived today from Sergel Radan1~
sky. distinguished Russian tenor,
who has sung extensively before
working class audiences in this
country:
First musical festival ever held
in Russia opened tonight. Hall 5000
overfilled. Thousands turned away.
Among foreign visitors 200 musi-
clans. writer's journalists critics,
representing IA countries. Greek
Conductor Mitropolose led Philhar-
monic in Borodin Second SYM
phony: also Moussorgsky, Ghnka,
Rimsky. Leningrad in holiday
mood. "RADAMSh4.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-05-23
GRoUCHo MARX A WORKER

CRoUCHO MARK is of working class origin: his
father was East Side tailor and his mother
sewed in sweatshops. Once Groucho worked with
a vaudeville troupe called the Leroy Trio he re-
ceived IS a week for soprano singing Che was then
49,. Another time, stranded, he took job driving
a grocery wagon between Victor and Cripple Greek
in Colorado at So week. Today he is one of the
most diverting entertainers in America He has
never forgotten his origin-and his nonsense con-
tains, as many have felt considerable satire and
passionate thrusts at contemporary society.
I'll be seeing you at the June Jamboree to help
the campaign-with moustache. cigar and ALL" he
said in parting
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-05-23
Tamiris and Group to
Dance for New Masses

NEW YORK.-Tamiris, who has
scored triumphs both in America
and Europe, as a modern dance in
terpreter, will give a dance recital
with her group on Sunday evening,
May 81, at City College Audito-
rum, Lexington Ave. and E. Esd
St., for the benefit of the New
Masses. Tickets may be bought at
the New Masses, 81 E. 9th ST.,
Washington So. Book Shop, q w.
9th St.; Workers Book Shop, so E.
18th ST., and Drama Book Shop, 48
w. SD st.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-05-23
Sender Carlin Speaks
in Chicago Tonight;
Milwaukee Thursday

CHICAGO. - Sender Garltn,
feature editor of the Daily Work
err. will speak here tonight on DO
You Believe What You Read" at
the Medical and Dental Arts
Bldg. 135 No. Wabash Ave, under
the auspices Of the John Reed
Club. He will speak on the same
subject Thursday night in Mil
waukee, at the John Reed Club,
312 w. state Street
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-05-23
Thursday

SOVIET CHINA Mass Meeting CONNIE
morating the Shanghai Massacres. Irving
Plaza, 18th st. and Irving Place, 8 pm.
Speakers: Winifred Chappell. H. S. Chan,
Harry Cannes. Auspices; Friends Of the
Chinese People. Adm. free.
Culture, Art, Science in
the Soviet Union. Speakers: Louis LOCO
wick. DR.. Frankwood E. William, Susan
H. Woodruff. Temple Club, 991 Eastern
Parkway, mr. Schenectady Ave. Brooklyn.
Auspices Prospect Park Br. F.S.U. Adnlis-
sion Csc.
SAIL the Hudson with the American
Youth Club, Saturday, May 20. Tickets in
advance 75c; at Workers Book Shops and
club. Dance all the way to Hook Noun
tain. Sports and entertainment.
IN PLACE of Profit. by Dr. H. p Ward,
reduced from $3.50 to s175 at Workers
Book Shop, so E. 18th St
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-05-23
Tom Myerscough Out of Hospital

Comrade Gold:
Enclosed receipt the received for assistance to Tom
Mverscough the hospital still on crches 1t will be
some will for strenuous work Would
acknowledging comrades who responded to our
appeal directly and your column Without their quick and
generous response able to quickly give the
proper medical and surgical Conrad Myerscougn
"Comradely yours,
"JIM ALLANDER,
"Org. secy, District s."
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-05-23
By EMANUEL EIsENBERG

GO MANY people have failed to find more than
y meaningless lunacy in the cutting-up of the
famous Marx Brothers that it was with certain
amount of misgivng that went up to see Groucho
Marx at his home. The motive Of the visit was to
ask him to appear at the June Jamboree which the
National Committee for the Defense of Political
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-05-23

Nuisance Ballroom at 18th st. and
Seventh Ave. This Jsmboree is being
held for the benefit of the organizations
campaign for Recognition Of the Status
Of Political Prisoners.
Groucho, whose actual name is Julius,
bears little resemblance to his stage per-
sonality. His quiet voice, grazing hair
and complete seriousness remind you in
no way Of the energetic clown we all
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-05-23
CAN'T wIsEoRACK ON sCoTTsBoRo

HERE Groucho looked up from his floor-bound
IL gaze and raised his quiet voice little.
II suppose you'd like me to work in wisecrack
or two through all this" he said. We'll, I'd like
to; but I'm sorry I can't All this means too much
to me. Look at that whole business down South.
The Negroes have been submitting passively to
abuse for almost a hundred years Fighting is the
only thing that change the situation fight and
protest.
"And the Negroes aren't the only ones suffering
there. What is the white woman in the south-or,
for that matter, anywhere in the United States
but kind of serf, hired decoration? It seems to
me that until women here are thoroughly emanci-
pated they in Russia, and accepted on a full
level with men, their position must go on record as
one Of our major expressions in America"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-05-23
WHAT'S ON

REMEMBER June g. Daily Worker Day
and Moonlight Excursion to Hook Noun
tain. Glorious time. Get your ticket now
On sale at all Workers Bookshops.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-05-23
RIGHTEOUSNESS and
Superficiality Mark
MumfOrd's New Book

TECHNICS AND CIVILIZATION,
by Lewis Mumford. New York:
HarcOurt- Brace and Co. 495 PIP.
$3.50
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-05-23
THRILLED BY "sTEvEDoREs

From discussion of scottsboro and the Negro stu
ation talk naturally shifted to "Stevedore" the
thrilling protest drama playing to packed houses at
the Civic Repertory Theatre.