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In CommunitMany an Interesting sloi*y is found in the lives of the members of Iho Hayward Community | theatre. One of these is that of f Meyers Turbovsky playing the role of the rabbi in the play Family Portrait to be presented December 13. 15 and If) at the Brel Hurle Luiclltorium.Meyers Turbovsky was born I near . Kiev, in the Russian ! Ukraine. Absence of any school - in a town wills a pupulalioii of j 10,000 did not prevent Turbovsky 1 from becoming educated. When | in his early teens lie was a member of a dramatic group formed for the purpose of spreading cultural ideas among the peasantryof that section.Before reaching 20 he had im-j migrated lo Canada and settled | in Winnipeg. There, in the face of great difficulties, Turbovsky mid other immigrants of many nationalities combined to form another dramatic society devoting i all their spare lime to worthwhile ! productions. Success came do them so that in lime they were able la remodel an uJd church into a theatre where they produced their own shows and from lime lo time imported professional groups or name actors to take the leading roles in their productions. A high light of Meyer's life crime when the renowned German actor, SchildkrnuL, whoys Rabbi ' Productionhad played before royalty In the old country came to Winnipeg lo do Shyloek in Shakespeare's “Merchant of Venice.-” Arrivingtwo days before the opening of the play, Sell i Id kraut reviewed t the local group in rehearsal in which Turbovsky played a minor role. After rehearsal Schild-kraul • asked that a change be made in Ihc cast. He wanted Turbovsky to do the important role of AnIonio, the money lender; No amount of protest availing, Moylers scurried hon/j, locked himself in his room and devoted the next twenty-four hours-.. to memorizing Antonio’s role which he played the next night to the satisfaction of I lie ' master.A group of players who followed Sehildkraul lo the Winnipeg theatre persuaded Turbovsky I to join forces with them and tour, the United Stales with the result that he finally reached San Francisco. Here, Meyers Turbovsky decided, was the right place to make a permanent dion^s for himself and his young family. He, has lived in Hayward since ID2U and has always answered the, call of dramatic groups for his assistance. He was make-up i •artist for Hayward Community: theatre in the production “Heaven j Can Wait” and now does an outstanding job of acting in Family j Portrait/’
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Hayward Review
Hayward, California, US
Tue, Dec 04, 1945
Page 2
Full Page
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Ted Z.
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