The Promised Land in Bałuty

The Promised Land in Bałuty

Ad from the Yiddish newspaper Najer Folksblat publicizing a 1930 screening of The Promised Land (Ziemia Obiecana) at the movie theater Raj in Bałuty. There is a particular poignance in this film version of Władysław Reymont's celebrated novel about adulterous love, greed, and devastating poverty in Łódź being shown at a movie theatre in one of the poorest parts of the city.

Najer Folksblat no. 51

1930

Yiddish

Polish

newspaper ad

Kino-teater / Raj / 5 Baluter Mark 5 / Haynt un folgende teg! / Groyse premiere! / A gants naye bearbaytung! / „Dos tsugezogte land” (Ziemia obiecana) / Imponirende vizye fun menshlikhe laydenshaften loyt der berihmter ertsehlung fun Vl. Reymont. In di hoyptrolen: di kenigin fun poylishen ekran / Jadwiga Smosarska, Kazimierz Junosza-Stępowski / Fershtarksteer [sic] orkester. / Fershtarkter orkester.

Cinema-theater / Raj / 5 Rynek Bałucki 5[1] / Today and following days! / Grand premiere! / A whole new adaptation! / “The promised land” (Ziemia obiecana) / Impressive vision of human suffering according to the famous tale of Wł[adysław] Reymont. In the leading roles: the queen of the Polish screen / Jadwiga Smosarska, Kazimierz Junosza-Stępowski / Augmented orchestra. / Augmented orchestra.