Thirty Years of Hungarian Theater in Arad (1918-1948)

The provided excerpts, taken from "30 years of theater in Arad" by Ujj János, translated into English by Gabriel Roman, chronicle the challenging history of Hungarian minority theater in Transylvania and specifically Arad between the world wars and into the early communist era. The text details the Romanian authorities' initial policy of "tolerance," which quickly devolved into mandatory censorship and a lack of state support compared to Romanian theaters, despite political promises. It describes three periods in the theater's history, marked by decline and attempts at self-organization, highlighting the struggles with concession fees, censorship, and police harassment, including incidents where performances were shut down. Furthermore, the source provides numerous examples of the Arad th ...