ɪnðɪ ˈɔːɾʌm ʌv nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪftiːn, ˌʌndɚ ðə dʒˈɜːmən ˌɑːkjʊpˈeɪʃən ʌv vˈɪlnə dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðə fˈɜːst wˈɜːld wˈɔːɹ, ɐsɹˈoʊ, ɐlˈɔŋ wɪððə sˈeɪm kˈɑːliːɡz, bᵻlˈɔŋd tʊ ɐn ˈæmətʃɚ ɡɹˈuːp ðæt ɡˈeɪv dɹəmˈæɾɪk ɹˈiːdɪŋz ænd pɚfˈoːɹmənsᵻz ʌv wˈʌnˈækt plˈeɪz.
In the autumn of 1915, under the German occupation of Vilna during the First World War, Asro, along with the same colleagues, belonged to an amateur group that gave dramatic readings and performances of one-act plays.