 Old Polish -Jewish tango: Warsaw 1936
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June 20, 2008
Janusz Popławski, Ork. „Odeon" pod dyr. Jerzego Gerta - Jak drogie są wspomnienia (A. Scher / E.Schlechter) (z filmu „Jadzia"), Odeon 1936 ---------------------------------- Janusz POPŁAWSKI -- operetta tenor; one of the most popular Polish prewar singers, he was also a very prolific refrainist for Polish „Odeon". --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Alfred (Fred) SCHER -- born 1900 in Złoczów/by Lwów, died 1968 in New York; one of the most talented composers in inter-war Poland, all of his songs were immediately recorded by „Syrena Electro", „Odeon" or „Columbia" to immediately become „the schlagers" (the immortal tango „Jak gdyby nigdy nic", or the valse-boston „Szkoda" and „Ty i ja" - for one of the last Polish pre-war movies „Amerykańska awantura") . He also wrote hit soundtracks for the music-comedies („Każdemu wolno kochać", „Książątko"). In 1937 he went to Paris, where he got a job at „Lido" as a pianist. In 1939 he took part in the defense of France, then he was wounded and interned in the nazi-camp near Koenigsberg. Released - due to his family's effforts - he was sent back to France and to the South, whre he recovered in Auch -- writing numeous patriotic songs. He for a while, ended up as a pianist in Marseille, then in 1947 he got a prestigeous position as director of the French Broadcast, but in spite of which, he in 1954 emigrated to USA. One of reasons of this decision was the accusation of his sypmpathies for the French Communist Party. In USA, having unsuccessfully tried to establish his connections with the emigree Jewis composers' and film makers' circles in Hollywood -- he ended up in New York, wounded by the street manic, who hit him with a knife. He died in oblivion in NYC, in 1968. ----------------------------------- Emanuel SCHLECHTER -- (born 1906 in Lwow, died 1943 in Lwow), poet and author of texts of dozens of interwar Polish hits. He studied the law in Lwow, to become one of the most prolific authors of song texts („schlagworts"). He always very strongly emphasised his Jewish identity. He also sung, and recorded a couple of the songs as peformer, with a piano accompaniament. Just before onset of WWII he wrote a few anti-nazi songs for the premiere show of Warsaw cabaret „Ali-Aaba", in September 1939. Ofcourse, due to the onset of WWII, the premiere never came true, and the author ot the anti-Adolf songs was immediately searched for. Captured in Lwow, he ended ip in Janowska Ghetto. For a while he tried to arrange the „Ghetto artgistic life". Finally - he, his wife and his few years old son -- went to become victims of the the Lwow ghetto annihilation, in 1943. -------------------------------------- Jadwiga SMOSARSKA -- the brightest star among prewar Polish film actresses. „Jadzia" is her role in one of the most charming Polish prewar movie comedies. Author: 240252 Keywords: Przedwojenna Polska międzywojenna Warszawa stare piosenki przeboje filmowe Alfred Scher Emanuel Schlechter Added: June 20, 2008
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