Schlechter, Emanuel (pseudonyms Eman, Lech Olgierd) (Emanuel Szlechter) (1906-1943) was a Polish-Jewish artist.
Schlechter was born and died in Lviv. He was a Polish Jewish lyricist, librettist, writer, satirist, translator, composer and director. He studied at the Faculty of Law of the Jan Kazimierz University in Lvov and worked briefly at a law firm. His earliest lyrics were written for Leon Borunski's songs, staged at the Morskie Oko theater's Parada gwiazd in 1930, performed and recorded by Sirena Rekord star Kazimierz Krukowski.[1]
In 1931 Schlechter created the Lviv Academic Theatre Zloty pieprzyk (Golden mole). One of his first revues, Co słychać w wielkim świecie (What's going on in the big world) included his first hit song, Żołnierska brać. In Lviv he performed as a singer, accompanied by pianist Julius Gabla, in the cafes Musa and Roma. He also wrote columns for the newspapers.[1]
Around 1932 he moved permanently to Warsaw. In 1933, he wrote the screenplay and songs for the first Polish film operetta Każdemu wolno kochać (Everyone is allowed to love) directed by Mieczyslaw Krawicz. He worked at the Rex theater writing songs, revues, sketches, scenarios, satirical songs and monologues. 1933-1935 he recorded as a singer and guitarist, under his own name or the nickname Olgierd Lech. He cut a series of "Jewish" records including like Awremałe (Avremele), Śpiewak sobotni, Rabi Eli-Melech (Rabbi Elimelech), Alef Bet (Oyfn Pripetchok), and Żydowskie wesele (Yidishe khasene). One of the most popular was Srulek. He worked with the orchestra Columbia and Odeon. In 1934, he wrote for La Bohème theater, collaborating with Konrad Tom.[1]
He wrote the music for many films including Parady rezerwistów, Kobiet na sprzedaż, Trójki hultajskiej, Kocha, lubi, szanuje, Czy Lucyna to dziewczyna?, Co mój mąż robi w nocy, Jaśnie pana szofera, Dodka na froncie, Jego wielkiej miłości, Skłamałam, Książątka, Wyroku życia, Roberta i Bertranda, and Czarnej perły. He wrote the screenplays for Antek policmajster (with Konrad Tom and Michał Waszyński), Będzie lepiej (with Ludwik Starski and Michał Waszyński), Jadzia (with Karol Jarossy and Mieczysław Krawicz), Ja tu rządzę (with Ludwik Starski and Mieczysław Krawicz), Królowa przedmieścia (with Jerzy Nel and Eugeniusz Bodo), Piętro wyżej (with Ludwik Starski, Eugeniusz Bodo, and Leon Trystan), Szczęśliwa trzynastka (with Ludwik Starski, Aleksander Pękalski, and Marian Czauski), and Włóczęgi (with Konrad Tom and Michał Waszyński).[1]
Starting in 1935 he worked with the Cyrulik Warszawski and Małego Qui pro Quo theaters.
Some of his songs included:
In September 1939, Schlechter was in Lviv, working at the Lviv Miniature Theatre as an actor, writer and director. His anti-Nazi satires. He was sent to the Lvov ghetto, then to the Janowska concentration camp where he was part of its artistic life, participating in literary evenings. He most likely died in 1942 with his wife and young son, although it is possible that he managed to survive until 1943.[1]
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Parada rezerwistow (1934) Co mój maz robi w nocy (1934) Antek policmajster (1935) Amerykanska awantura (1936) Bedzie lepiej (1936) Jadzia (1936) Królowa przedmiescia (1937) Kochaj tylko mnie (1937) Strachy (1938) Szczesliwa 13-ka (1938) Robert i Bertrand (1938) Pietro wyzej (1938) Serce matki (1938) Ja tu rzadze (1939) Wlóczegi (1939)
Wyrok zycia (1933) Kazdemu wolno kochac (1933) Czy Lucyna to dziewczyna (1934) Jasnie pan szofer (1935) Jego wielka milosc (1935) Dodek na froncie (1936) Bedzie lepiej (1936) Królowa przedmiescia (1937) Robert i Bertrand (1938)
Czarna perla (1934) Kochaj tylko mnie (1937) Pietro wyzej (1938)