ðə nˈuː θˈiəɾɚ kˈʌmpəni pɹəmˈɪɹd ɪn fˈɛbɹuːˌɛɹi nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪkstiːn, wɪð ɐ pɚfˈoːɹməns ʌv dˈɛɹ lˈændzmən ðə kˈʌntɹɪmən, ɐ kˈɑːmədi baɪ ʃˈoʊləm ˈæʃ.
The new theatre company premiered in February 1916, with a performance of Der landsman (The countryman), a comedy by Sholem Asch.