Szolem Szwarc

... Entertainers from Bialystok who appeared in pro- grams of a light genre organized into a permanent ensemble under the name “Artistic Corner.”’ The per- formers included: Jehuda Grynhojz, Lyfszic, Herszberg, Meir Szwarc, Szolem Szwarc, Dorina and others. Unzer Leben, the Bialystok daily, commented that the Artistic Corner ‘“‘has demonstrated it is strongly influenced by the serious Jewish theater companies, particularly the Wilno troupe.” The theater critic of Unzer Leben railed against vaudeville productions “‘that are hammered out In a day or two.”’ He went on to say that “the programs like Die Puste Kreczme [The Empty Tavern] and A Ver- worfen Winkel [A Remote Corner] put on by the Wilno and better companies have made it clear that the public longs for something finer and nicer.’’ Nonetheless, vaudeville did find an audience in Bialystok, as demon- strated by the fact 1} could stage two performances every evening. ...