Polish Theater in Riga

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Polish Theater in Riga - theater operating in Riga in 1927-1940, exhibiting art in Polish.

He was called to life in the spring of 1926. thanks to the efforts of Jarosław Wilpiszewski. Theatrical section was established at the Polish Society "Education" headed by the former head of the Russian theater in Latvia, Polish Pole Władysław Czengery.

The first show took place on September 22, 1927. Initially, the theater used the premises of the Russian Drama Theater in Riga at ul. Merkela 13. The first year of his corpses activity consisted of 31 people (14 men and 17 women). It was mainly directed by Polish classics: Lucjan Rydel, Józef Ignacy Kraszewski, Henryk Sienkiewicz, but also by Stanislaw Przybyszewski's works or contemporary Latvian literature (eg R. Blaumanis's art In the fire of November 1928, the tenth anniversary of Latvian independence). In the 1929/30 season, the art was won in the defense of Czestochowa, from which some of the proceeds were donated to the construction of the Freedom Monument in Riga.

Theatrical actors came mainly from Latvia (including a considerable part from the Russian Drama Theater), also sporadically also artists from Poland, among others. Irena Byrska-Wysocka or Janina Skrobecka.

In 1931, black clouds were gathered over the theater when the Latvian authorities demanded the resignation of the director of Czengere (no Latvian citizenship) and the release of several actors. The duties of the director were taken by Piotr Swyłan, B. Krzemieński and Stanisław Siezieniewski. In spite of the losses, the institution quickly returned to normal operation, exhibiting the art of R. Blaumanis in the nearest season, and in 1933 the Poles in America. It was further financed by the Riga City Council and the government subsidy (tickets revenue was less than 50%).

In 1934, Szczepan Baczyński, the head of the theater, took part in the work, which involved the youth of the Riga gymnasium. In the same year, the facility was moved to the headquarters of the Polish House in Riga located at ul. Jēzus Baznīcas 3. Aleksander Zelwerowicz, Zygmunt Nowakowski, ks. Skierkowski.

In the years 1936-1937 the theater did not work, its reopening was made in the autumn of 1937 in the Polish House at ul. Dzirnavu 46. The Director was approved by the Latvian Government, Stanislaw Ficner-Jarski. Bibliography

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