The Beautiful Poles: Tadeusz Olsza - Takie coś, 1935

In this song, author of a very witty & intelligent text, deliberates about "that something" (Takie coś) what differs the Polish women from other nations. It is, ofcourse, the well known theme of so many well known songs. Yet, here, it becomes a pretext to let Tadeusz Olsza sing his one of two-three recorder songs for the internet audience, as well as to tell the world this unusual story of his Polish-Jewish life.


TADEUSZ OLSZA
Né.: Tadeusz Blomberg, actor, singer, brother of a stage-actor Michał Halicz. In 1915-17 he studied singing in Warsaw Conservatory. After his degree, he joined the careless life of the small theatres' and cafes' actors' groups of the 1920s. Being an excellent dancer, he soon became the prominent name among the performers in Warsaw cabarets and revue-theaters: "Qui Pro Quo", "Nietoperz" (The Bat), „Morskie Oko", "Stańczyk" (A Jester) or in the operetta "Nowości" (The Novelties). He also performed as a singer, a monologuist, as well as „the best tango-dancer of Warsaw" (his memorable apache-performances with Stanislava Nowicka, the „queen of the Polish tango").




He was also succesfull as a movie actor. Besides the Polish movie comedies („His Excellence, the Driver") he acted in German movies of the Weimar Republic ("Mater Dolorosa" and "Jugendliebe"). During the Nazi invasion on Poland, he -- as a mobilised soldier, took his part in a Setember 1939 campaign, to finally find himself in Bucharest, Romania, where he joined the group of Polish emigree theatre artists. In 1941 he left Romania and joined the Polish Emigree Army in France, then in Scotland, where he run the theatre for First Brigade of the Polish-Scottish Shooters. After the WWII, he returned to Poland in 1946, where he performed first in Cracow, then in a ruined Warsaw, as the leading star in the first great post-war Polish vadeuville, written by the poet Julian Tuwim: „Soldier of The Queen Of Madagascar" (February 1947).
In the years 1948-71 Tadeusz Olsza rejoiced himself with the permanent contract he had with „Syrena" theatre in Warsaw -- the only semi-cabaret, semi-vadeuville scene, which was somehow tolerated (and sometimes, used) by the regime vips, in the post-war communist-occupied Poland. In 1972 he left for London, to jion his wife living there.

Recording:

Tadeusz Olsza, vocal - Takie coś (Henryk Wars/Emanuel Schlechter), Foxtrot from the movie "His Excellence, the Driver", 1935

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Przedwojenna
• Warszawa
• międzywojenna
• Polska
• kabaret
• 1930
• Qui pro Quo
• Hanka
• Ordonówna

[nietzscheADHD]

now now children, Polish be it native born in Polska or second generation, Polish culture is great, the only shame that you should have is this, if you have kids and you dont teach them Polish, !!! POLSKA STO LAT, it would never happen but, in my country my language is dead so be proud dont let your language die with you, !!! SCOTLAND !!!

[MBeniowski]

According to the song as an American Polish girl you have that certain something on Polish side and lots of vigour on American one. Interesting mix I would say...

Greetings!!!

[Inaegram]

@nietzscheADHD Are ye talkin aboot Gaidhlig? Gaelic will never die, ma friend. Tha mi ag ionnasadh Gaidhlig agus tha mi a Phólainn. Alba gu brath! Pozdrowienia z Polski.

[JediMasterMario]

Well said! :D

[genia106]

Thank you and greetings to you. :)

[genia106]

Thank you. :)

[dzheger]

These stories are fascinating. The trials and tribulations, and often the tragic end, of so many artists of this period are unimaginable. "Qui Pro Quo" and "Morskie Oko" are tied to so many artists, I wish I could have visited them... Thanks, and do tell more!

[merrihew]

Another amazing story.

[genia106]

So, if you're an American Polish girl, you don't have "that certain something." I AM INSULTED! :) By the way, there is an club in NYC on the east side called Le Bat Bar.

[HarborGuy]

Pola Negri was a big star in the States if I remember correctly too.........