Emanuel Schlechter
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Schlechter, Emanuel (Emanuel Szlechter) (1906-1943) was a Polish-Jewish artist.
Schlechter was born and died in Lviv
. He was a Polish Jewish lyricist, librettist, writer, satirist, translator, composer and director. He studied at the Faculty of Law of the Jan Kazimierz University in Lvov and worked briefly at a law firm. His earliest lyrics were written for Leon Borunski's songs, staged at the Morskie Oko theater's Parada gwiazd in 1930, performed and recorded by Sirena Rekord star Kazimierz Krukowski
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In 1931 Schlechter created the Lviv Academic Theatre Zloty pieprzyk (Golden mole). One of his first revues, Co słychać w wielkim świecie (What's going on in the big world) included his first hit song, Żołnierska brać. In Lviv he performed as a singer, accompanied by pianist Julius Gabla, in the cafes Musa and Roma. He also wrote columns for the newspapers.
Around 1932 he moved permanently to Warsaw
. In 1933, he wrote the screenplay and songs for the first Polish film operetta Każdemu wolno kochać (Everyone is allowed to love) directed by Mieczyslaw Krawicz. He worked at the Rex theater writing songs, revues, sketches, scenarios, satirical songs and monologues. 1933-1935 he recorded as a singer and guitarist, under his own name or the nickname Olgierd Lech. He cut a series of "Jewish" records including like Awremałe (Avremele), Śpiewak sobotni, Rabi Eli-Melech (Rabbi Elimelech), Alef Bet (Oyfn Pripetchok), and Żydowskie wesele (Yidishe khasene). One of the most popular was Srulek. He worked with the orchestra Columbia and Odeon. In 1934, he wrote for La Bohème theater, collaborating with Konrad Tom
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He wrote the music for many films including Parady rezerwistów, Kobiet na sprzedaż, Trójki hultajskiej, Kocha, lubi, szanuje, Czy Lucyna to dziewczyna?, Co mój mąż robi w nocy, Jaśnie pana szofera, Dodka na froncie, Jego wielkiej miłości, Skłamałam, Książątka, Wyroku życia, Roberta i Bertranda, and Czarnej perły. He wrote the screenplays for Antek policmajster (with Konrad Tom and Michał Waszyński), Będzie lepiej (with Ludwik Starski
and Michał Waszyński), Jadzia (with Karol Jarossy and Mieczysław Krawicz), Ja tu rządzę (with Ludwik Starski and Mieczysław Krawicz), Królowa przedmieścia (with Jerzy Nel and Eugeniusz Bodo
), Piętro wyżej (with Ludwik Starski, Eugeniusz Bodo, and Leon Trystan), Szczęśliwa trzynastka (with Ludwik Starski, Aleksander Pękalski, and Marian Czauski), and Włóczęgi (with Konrad Tom and Michał Waszyński).
Starting in 1935 he worked with the Cyrulik Warszawski and Małego Qui pro Quo theaters.
Some of his songs included:
In September 1939, Schlechter was in Lviv, working at the Lviv Miniature Theatre as an actor, writer and director. His anti-Nazi satires. He was sent to the Lvov ghetto, then to the Janowska concentration camp
where he was part of its artistic life, participating in literary evenings. He most likely died in 1942 with his wife and young son, although it is possible that he managed to survive until 1943.
Co mój maz robi w nocy (1934)
Antek policmajster (1935)
Amerykanska awantura (1936)
Bedzie lepiej (1936)
Jadzia (1936)
Królowa przedmiescia (1937)
Kochaj tylko mnie (1937)
Strachy (1938)
Szczesliwa 13-ka (1938)
Robert i Bertrand (1938)
Pietro wyzej (1938)
Serce matki (1938)
Ja tu rzadze (1939)
Wlóczegi (1939)
Kazdemu wolno kochac (1933)
Czy Lucyna to dziewczyna (1934)
Jasnie pan szofer (1935)
Jego wielka milosc (1935)
Dodek na froncie (1936)
Bedzie lepiej (1936)
Królowa przedmiescia (1937)
Robert i Bertrand (1938)
Schlechter was born and died in Lviv
Lviv
Lviv is a city in western Ukraine. The city is regarded as one of the main cultural centres of today's Ukraine and historically has also been a major Polish and Jewish cultural center, as Poles and Jews were the two main ethnicities of the city until the outbreak of World War II and the following...
. He was a Polish Jewish lyricist, librettist, writer, satirist, translator, composer and director. He studied at the Faculty of Law of the Jan Kazimierz University in Lvov and worked briefly at a law firm. His earliest lyrics were written for Leon Borunski's songs, staged at the Morskie Oko theater's Parada gwiazd in 1930, performed and recorded by Sirena Rekord star Kazimierz Krukowski
Kazimierz Krukowski
Kazimierz Krukowski born 1901 Lodz, died 1984 in Warsaw, stage name Lopek, was a Jewish cabaret performer and writer, revue and film actor, Master of Ceremonies...
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In 1931 Schlechter created the Lviv Academic Theatre Zloty pieprzyk (Golden mole). One of his first revues, Co słychać w wielkim świecie (What's going on in the big world) included his first hit song, Żołnierska brać. In Lviv he performed as a singer, accompanied by pianist Julius Gabla, in the cafes Musa and Roma. He also wrote columns for the newspapers.
Around 1932 he moved permanently to Warsaw
Warsaw
Warsaw is the capital and largest city of Poland. It is located on the Vistula River, roughly from the Baltic Sea and from the Carpathian Mountains. Its population in 2010 was estimated at 1,716,855 residents with a greater metropolitan area of 2,631,902 residents, making Warsaw the 10th most...
. In 1933, he wrote the screenplay and songs for the first Polish film operetta Każdemu wolno kochać (Everyone is allowed to love) directed by Mieczyslaw Krawicz. He worked at the Rex theater writing songs, revues, sketches, scenarios, satirical songs and monologues. 1933-1935 he recorded as a singer and guitarist, under his own name or the nickname Olgierd Lech. He cut a series of "Jewish" records including like Awremałe (Avremele), Śpiewak sobotni, Rabi Eli-Melech (Rabbi Elimelech), Alef Bet (Oyfn Pripetchok), and Żydowskie wesele (Yidishe khasene). One of the most popular was Srulek. He worked with the orchestra Columbia and Odeon. In 1934, he wrote for La Bohème theater, collaborating with Konrad Tom
Konrad Tom
Konrad Tom , born Konrad Runowiecki, a Polish Jewish actor, writer, singer and director, born in Warsaw. Wrote song lyrics in Polish and in Yiddish for stage, film and cabaret, including szmonces. His wife was actress Zula Pogorzelska....
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He wrote the music for many films including Parady rezerwistów, Kobiet na sprzedaż, Trójki hultajskiej, Kocha, lubi, szanuje, Czy Lucyna to dziewczyna?, Co mój mąż robi w nocy, Jaśnie pana szofera, Dodka na froncie, Jego wielkiej miłości, Skłamałam, Książątka, Wyroku życia, Roberta i Bertranda, and Czarnej perły. He wrote the screenplays for Antek policmajster (with Konrad Tom and Michał Waszyński), Będzie lepiej (with Ludwik Starski
Ludwik Starski
Ludwik Starski was a well-known Polish Jewish lyricist, sound engineer and screenwriter of the twentieth century. He was the father of the cinematographer Allan Starski, who often worked with movie director Andrzej Wajda...
and Michał Waszyński), Jadzia (with Karol Jarossy and Mieczysław Krawicz), Ja tu rządzę (with Ludwik Starski and Mieczysław Krawicz), Królowa przedmieścia (with Jerzy Nel and Eugeniusz Bodo
Eugeniusz Bodo
Eugeniusz Bodo was a film director, producer and one of the most popular Polish actors and comedians of the inter-war period. He starred in some of the most popular Polish film productions of the 1930s, including His Excellency, The Shop Assistant, Czy Lucyna to dziewczyna? and Pieśniarz Warszawy...
), Piętro wyżej (with Ludwik Starski, Eugeniusz Bodo, and Leon Trystan), Szczęśliwa trzynastka (with Ludwik Starski, Aleksander Pękalski, and Marian Czauski), and Włóczęgi (with Konrad Tom and Michał Waszyński).
Starting in 1935 he worked with the Cyrulik Warszawski and Małego Qui pro Quo theaters.
Some of his songs included:
- Umówiłem się z nią na dziewiątą (I Have a Date with Her at Nine), music by Henryk Wars
- Nie ja -- nie ty! (Neither me, nor you!), music by Henryk GoldHenryk GoldHenryk Gold was a Polish Jewish composer, arranger, and orchestra director born in Warsaw to a musical family...
, sung by Schlechter himself - Nic o tobie nie wiem... (I Know Nothing About You), music by Henryk GoldHenryk GoldHenryk Gold was a Polish Jewish composer, arranger, and orchestra director born in Warsaw to a musical family...
, sung by Mieczysław Fogg - Co bez miłości wart jest świat with Konrad TomKonrad TomKonrad Tom , born Konrad Runowiecki, a Polish Jewish actor, writer, singer and director, born in Warsaw. Wrote song lyrics in Polish and in Yiddish for stage, film and cabaret, including szmonces. His wife was actress Zula Pogorzelska....
and Henryk WarsHenryk WarsHenryk Wars was a Polish and later American pop music composer. He wrote the music for 50 films in the interwar period in Poland and sixty more in the United States... - Ty i ja (You And I) with Fred Scher
- Ja mam czas, ja poczekam (I have time, I can wait) music by Mieczysław Mierzejewski
- Odrobinę szczęścia w miłości (A little happiness and love) music by Jerzy PetersburskiJerzy PetersburskiJerzy Petersburski was a Polish pianist and composer of popular music, renowned mostly for his Tangos, some of which were milestones in popularization of the musical genre in Poland and are still widely known today, more than half a century after their creation.Jerzy Petersburski was born April...
sung by Stefan WitasStefan WitasStefan Witas - was a Polish actor and singer. In 1933 he began performing at places of entertainment in Warsaw, then in theatrical stages in many Polish cities. In 1937 he won the Polish Radio competition for the most popular singer... - Młodym być i więcej nic (To be young and nothing more) music by Jerzy PetersburskiJerzy PetersburskiJerzy Petersburski was a Polish pianist and composer of popular music, renowned mostly for his Tangos, some of which were milestones in popularization of the musical genre in Poland and are still widely known today, more than half a century after their creation.Jerzy Petersburski was born April...
, Ivo WesbyIvo WesbyIvo Wesby , born in Krakow, Poland, was a composer and director. He studied music in Vienna. In the 1920s he was music director of various revi-teaters in Warsaw, and in the last years before the outbreak of World War II he led the well known Groyse Revie ...
orchestra
In September 1939, Schlechter was in Lviv, working at the Lviv Miniature Theatre as an actor, writer and director. His anti-Nazi satires. He was sent to the Lvov ghetto, then to the Janowska concentration camp
Janowska concentration camp
Janowska was a Nazi German labor, transit and concentration camp established September 1941 in occupied Poland on the outskirts of Lwów...
where he was part of its artistic life, participating in literary evenings. He most likely died in 1942 with his wife and young son, although it is possible that he managed to survive until 1943.
Screenwriter
Parada rezerwistow (1934)Co mój maz robi w nocy (1934)
Antek policmajster (1935)
Amerykanska awantura (1936)
Bedzie lepiej (1936)
Jadzia (1936)
Królowa przedmiescia (1937)
Kochaj tylko mnie (1937)
Strachy (1938)
Szczesliwa 13-ka (1938)
Robert i Bertrand (1938)
Pietro wyzej (1938)
Serce matki (1938)
Ja tu rzadze (1939)
Wlóczegi (1939)
Film Lyrics
Wyrok zycia (1933)Kazdemu wolno kochac (1933)
Czy Lucyna to dziewczyna (1934)
Jasnie pan szofer (1935)
Jego wielka milosc (1935)
Dodek na froncie (1936)
Bedzie lepiej (1936)
Królowa przedmiescia (1937)
Robert i Bertrand (1938)
External Links
- Takie coś Music by Henryk WarsHenryk WarsHenryk Wars was a Polish and later American pop music composer. He wrote the music for 50 films in the interwar period in Poland and sixty more in the United States...
, sung by Tadeusz OlszaTadeusz OlszaTadeusz Olsza , born Tadeusz Blomberg, was a Polish film and stage actor, cabaret singer, dancer and director. From 1915 to 1917, he taught vocal classes at Warsaw Conservatory...