Left Column (theater troupe)

The column was left an agitprop troupe of 1920er/30er years for the International Workers' Aid.

The troupe was founded by Helmut Damerius in Berlin 1927/1928 initially consisted of nine members, who were not trained as an actor: In addition to seven players, a piano player and a chauffeur. Members of the force have included Kurt Ahrendt ( Arendt; 1908-1938 ), Hans Klering, Karl Oefelein († 1938), Bruno Schmidt village ( 1908-1938 ), Dora Dittmann ( Dorothea Dittmann -Wolff ) and the composer Hans Hauska (1901 - 1965).

1931 the column links for advertising of 16000 members for the International Workers' Aid has been awarded a multi- week tour of the Soviet Union. Self in Germany were subsequently canceled in connection with the Decree of the Reich President to combat political violence.

A number of members went into exile in Moscow, where in 1933, together with members of the Force 31 is a " Deutsches Theater column links" took hold. There, among other things, came Dora Dittmanns husband Albert Wolff, Sascha Durnov, Georg glasses, Werner Grünberg, Pink Mirelmann, Hanni Schmitz- Rodenberg (1910-1944), Willy Kühne, Erich Olschinski (or Oschinski, † 1938 ), Max Mielke and costume designer Sylta buses added. Even Friedrich Voss (1903-1938) was at times a member. In 1935, then a part of the exile from Nazi Germany members of the column left by the Soviet People's Commissariat for Internal Affairs was detained and partially executed due partly outrageous allegations.

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• Thomas Phleps: " links where the heart is " - Socialist musicians on the run

• Berlin's history ( 20th century)
• Former Theater ( Berlin)
• Acting Ensemble