Title: Peasants and Poland [conspiratorial print].
Author: [Jaracz Stefan].
Item description:
Notes: Conspiratorial printing; see Chojnacki 2005 item 436 (Chojnacki 1970 item 275).
- Stefan Jaracz (24.12.1883 Żukowice Stare pov. Tarnów - 11.08.1945 Otwock) prominent Polish theater and film actor, director and theater director. After graduating from high school in 1901, he studied at the Jagiellonian University in Krakow for 2 semesters after which he became associated with the theater initially in Krakow, making his stage debut in 1904. From 1911 he was associated with Warsaw theaters, and in 1915-1918 he performed in Moscow and Kyiv. From 1918 in Warsaw, associated with theaters in Warsaw, in addition to those in Lodz, Lviv and Poznan, and made guest appearances throughout the country. In 1930 he was founder and director of the leftist Ateneum Theater in Warsaw, which he managed and performed at until 1939. Between 1912 and 1936 he played 36 film roles and numerous radio roles. During the occupation period, he was mainly in and around Warsaw, arrested in 1941 and briefly imprisoned in Auschwitz concentration camp. Also a social activist and socialist theater writer and publicist; see Polski słownik biograficzny (PSB) vol. 10 pp. 603-605 and SBTP vol. 2 pp. 252-254
Condition:
Piece very slightly damaged. Item in nice condition
Grading of state of preservation:
- perfect condition: (6) no defects, no signs of use, like new
- very nice: almost perfect condition (+5), very slight defects, almost like new (unused)
- nice: very good condition (5), very slight, basically insignificant defects
- quite nice: condition - very good (-5), insignificant, insignificant defects
- more than good: condition between very good and good (4/5), quite insignificant, not very significant defects
- at least good: condition at least good (+4), not very significant defects
- good: condition of good (4), fairly significant defects
- less than good: condition -good (-4), significant defects
- more than sufficient: condition between good and sufficient (3/4), very significant defects
- at least sufficient: condition at least sufficient (+3), quite poor condition, extremely significant defects, almost destructive
- Sufficient: sufficient condition (3), poor condition, major defects in the card, basically destruct
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