Arnold Szyfman (23 November 1882 in Ulanów – 11 January 1967 in Warsaw) was a Polish theatre director and stage director of Jewish orign.[1] Founder of the Polish Theatre in Warsaw. He supervised the construction of Teatr Polski in Warsaw which opened in 1913 with Zygmunt Krasiński's Irydion. One of the most beautiful playhouses in Europe, it was equipped with a revolving stage and up-to-date lighting, and was under Szyfman's management from 1913 to 1939, except for his two-year internment in Russia in the First World War. Following his hiding during the next war, In July 1945, he took up the position of director of the Polish Theater, stepping down from the position of director of the Theater Department at the Ministry of Culture and Art was fired by the communist authorities in 1949 and returned for a final time from 1955 to 1957. He was also the manager of other Warsaw theatres and companies. At the Polish Theatre, he employed the best artists and directed numerous productions himself, including 22 Shakespeare plays. He was involved in the restoration of the Grand Theatre building in Warsaw.
arnold, szyfman, november, 1882, ulanów, january, 1967, warsaw, polish, theatre, director, stage, director, jewish, orign, founder, polish, theatre, warsaw, supervised, construction, teatr, polski, warsaw, which, opened, 1913, with, zygmunt, krasiński, irydion. Arnold Szyfman 23 November 1882 in Ulanow 11 January 1967 in Warsaw was a Polish theatre director and stage director of Jewish orign 1 Founder of the Polish Theatre in Warsaw He supervised the construction of Teatr Polski in Warsaw which opened in 1913 with Zygmunt Krasinski s Irydion One of the most beautiful playhouses in Europe it was equipped with a revolving stage and up to date lighting and was under Szyfman s management from 1913 to 1939 except for his two year internment in Russia in the First World War Following his hiding during the next war In July 1945 he took up the position of director of the Polish Theater stepping down from the position of director of the Theater Department at the Ministry of Culture and Art was fired by the communist authorities in 1949 and returned for a final time from 1955 to 1957 He was also the manager of other Warsaw theatres and companies At the Polish Theatre he employed the best artists and directed numerous productions himself including 22 Shakespeare plays He was involved in the restoration of the Grand Theatre building in Warsaw Arnold SzyfmanBorn 1935 08 21 21 August 1935Ulanow Kingdom of GaliciaDied11 January 1967 1967 01 11 aged 84 Warsaw Polish People s RepublicNationalityPolish JewCitizenshipPoleAlma materJagiellonian UniversityOccupationTheatre directorAwards 1925 Officer s Cross of the Order of the Restitution of Poland French Legion of Honor Cavalier s Cross Corona d Italia Officer s Cross 1946 Golden Cross of Merit 1959 Order of the Banner of Labor 1st classReferences edit Arnold Szyfman at the e teatr pl in Polish External links editArnold Szyfman at the Culture pl in English nbsp This article about a Polish actor is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Arnold Szyfman amp oldid 1177041256, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
