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Hanns Eisler — Part 8

106 pages · May 10, 2026 · Broad topic: Public Figures · Topic: Hanns Eisler · 103 pages OCR'd
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ani engage in & concert tour of this eountry. The letter stated that Kisler had remined for many months in Moscow and had again reentered the United States to aid bis fellow Communists in arousing mass feelings. ‘The letter stated thet Eisler's songs and compositions were all of a revolutionary and propagandiocal nature, being designed for the most part 3 for workers’ shoruses and his activities in proceeding hither and you about the United states 0 appear under Communist auspices were believed to be sufficiently detrimental to our Slready steadily menaced peace and tranquility to warrant his expulsion from this sountry. e letter was forwarded on the Immigration and Watur- alisation Service. (/oo-/9y220- 3. p.3 - . it is noted that this letter was written two days after Eisler's Second entry into the United States an Ootober 4, 1955, at New York City. ‘The Imaigration records reflect that Eisler stated on this second trip that he was destined to the "Hew York school for Social Research” and that he intended to Fexain in the 2 United Btates for a period of six months. Eisler actually left in December, 19355. me pais y Worker, Mowaber zee 1938, page 4 carries en advertisement ie : of the play: other," "4 New Kind of Workers Play - | the Life Saga of &@ Renk and File Comrade." The advertisensnt furtier states; "Revolutionary in theme and productitn....Every revolu- _tlonist and every militant worker should seo this moving Plays+2) REVOLUTIORARY SONOS BY BISLER." (4 Photostatic of this sa is attached. ) ~ " Also in the November 22, 1935, iesue of the ail Worker, pace 7, is a full length four-colum spread of a review of the play “other” mentioned above. At the bottom of the page are drawings of Bert Brecht the composer and Hans Eisler, “revolutionary oasposer also banned by Hitler, wrote the usio to Sleven lyrics by Breoht for the play." (A photostatic copy of this o is attached.) ( /00-19¢y2 20 Denat (Page The December 19, 1955, issue of the Daily Worker, page 7, carried an article entitled "working Clasa Reoorde." 6 sub-heading of this article reads as follows: ( Stic dancel /6. p:/ ey foe "the International, " In Praise of Leerning," "United | Front, " "Forward," “We've Hot Forgotten,” "pise Up" (“Conintern"), and “The Soup Song." ‘Records, 10-inch, double faced, 765 cents each. Available at Workers Book Shops. Published by Timely Recording Company, 236 Fifth Avenue, Hew York." \ Thie article goes on to state: “Hanns Bieler ~ the world's acknowledged master eomposer “1. . CONFIDARTIAL
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