So many actors and actresses graced the theatre stage over more than one hundred and thirty years. But how did their careers begin, what influenced them to become actors or actresses? There were many reasons, of course, and many paths to the stage, but remarkably many were similarly influenced.
Wouldn't it be fascinating to learn how some of them started out, what motivated them to become actors (or actresses), and also what made many of them immiigrate to America?
Let's explore this subject a bit in this exhibition and discover!
The Museum of the Yiddish Theatre would like to give credit to the following sources:
Museum of the City of New York
New York Public Library
The International Al Jolson Society
The Eddie Cantor Appreciation Society
The Jewish Forward
Alan L Gansberg, "Little Caesar"
IMDb Mini Biography By: Jon C. Hopwood
Wikipedia
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