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Reuben Doctor
… Full biography in Milken Archive. … Composer & lyricist of the American Yiddish theater … 0 … Reuben Doctor …
Aaron Lebedeff
… his career on stage. He was nicknamed “Litvak Komiker,” (the Lithuanian Yiddish comic) both for his stage manner, and for the humorous songs he composed and sang. In 1912 he began to perform at The Itzkhok Zandberg’s theater in Lódz. Around the same …
Louis Gilrod
… Milken Archive, Click Here … Composer & lyricist of Yiddish theater music … 0 … Louis Gilrod …
Paul Muni (Weisenfreund)
… he was recruited to join Maurice Schwartz's Yiddish Art Theater Company. Muni often performed at the Second Avenue Theater and the Irving Place Theater during his 18 years on …
Harry Von Tilzer
… at an early age, and at fourteen he left home to join the Cole Brothers Circus as an acrobat and singer. Tilzer’s parents soon … he became an actor, pianist and composer in a small local theatrical troupe. It was at this point that he adopted the …
Jerome Kern
… New York City to parents Fanny and Henry Kern. Jerome was the oldest of nine children, of which only three survived. Kern began his musical career under the tutelage of his mother, who was a piano teacher. In 1902, Kern enrolled at the …
Irving Berlin
… He was taken to New York in 1893. His melodies maintained their popularity in America. … Jewish American songwriter … …
Dave Tarras
… Uman, and immigrated to New York in 1921. He was one of the most famous Klezmer musicians of the 20th century. Additional biography, at National Endowment of the Arts (NEA) website, click here . Obituary in the New …
Richard Rodgers
… known largely for his work in musical theater. He was one of the most significant American composers of the 20th century, and his compositions had a significant …
Bertha Kalish
… Yiddish theater and Broadway actress Bertha Kalish was born in … ca. 1872. She began her stage career as a member of the choir at the Polish Theater. By the age of seventeen, Kalish was …