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34 Advertisements from
1920-21 editions of the Jewish Morning Journal
Manhattan and Brooklyn
At the Lyric Theatre in Brooklyn, on October
12, 1921, you can see above that there was a production of "Yente
Telebende." |
Here you can see fifteen members of the cast, who are identified. The play is called, "The Bride's Past," which was written by Samuel Cohen. Music by Joseph Tanzman. It opened at Brooklyn's Lyric Theatre on October 3, 1921. The actors and actresses represented in the advertisement above include (from left to right): Morris Dorv, Max Rosenblatt, Peter Graf, Yetta Kaner, Ella Kanner, Samuel Goldberg, Sidney Charles Friedman, Abe Hart, Paulina Hofferman, Joseph Tanzman, Tania Poland, Anna Ziman, Ella Wallerstein, Benny Adler, and Rosetta Conn. |
At Kessler's Second Avenue Theatre, "Alma, Where Do You Live," which opened on January 6, 1920, starring Samuel Rosenstein. |
At the Second Avenue Theatre, an
"evening-of-honor"
for their treasurer Willy Pasternak, on February 10, 1920.
They put on the play by the writer August Strindberg,
"The Father," with Samuel Goldinburg in the title role. |
At the Second Avenue Theatre, they held an "evening-of-honor" for composer and orchestra leader Joseph Rumshinsky, who wrote the music for the show, "The Rabbi's Melody," which took place on January 13, 1920. The artist for this graphic is "Marko." Who knows what his full name is? |
At the Second Avenue Theatre, an ad for
"Grandma's Inheritance," January-February 1921, with Ludwig Satz
(who plays the actress), Regina Prager, Rosa Karp et al. |
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At the People's Theatre, "Jennie Running for
Mayor," |
At Kessler's Second Avenue Theatre, October 1,
1920, |
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at Gabel's
Theatre, November 1920 |
"Ellis Island," Brooklyn's Liberty Theatre, December 1920 |
At Kessler's Second Avenue Theatre, January 6,
1921,
"Farvorfn vinkl (Faraway Corner)" by Peretz Hirschbein,
with Ludwig Satz and Celia Adler |
"On the Ladder of Life" at Gabel's Theatre, December 1920 |
At NYC's Irving Place Theatre, the play
"Devilish Love" with Maurice Schwartz was staged and shown on
January 18, 1921. This was a ceremonial evening for their cashier,
Martin Schwartz (the adopted son of Maurice Schwartz). |
At Kessler's Second Avenue Theatre on January
20, 1921, |
Two Yiddish versions of Shakespeare's "Hamlet."
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above: "The Jewish Star" at Brooklyn's Liberty
Theatre, February 1921,
right: Jennie Goldstein starred as Ella in
"Childhood Years" at Gabel's Theatre in NYC. The play was written by
Max Gabel and opened sometime in January 1921. |
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A nice caricature of Yiddish comic Berl
Bernstein, who appeared in the play, "Oyf der elter (Old Age),"
which played on March 10, 1921 at Thomashefsky's National Theatre in
New York City. |
At the Liberty Theatre in Brooklyn, "Love and Happiness," opened on April 23, 1921, in honor of Passover, with Sigmund Weintraub et al. Book by Shlomo Steinberg, music by Herman Wohl. |
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At the Second Avenue Theatre, there was staged
a production entitled, "The Russian Princess," with Matilda St.
Clair in the title role. Sept. 1921. |
"Jakele Blofer" played at Brooklyn's Liberty Theatre on October 1, 1921. Here Clara Young plays the title role. Music by Sholom Secunda. Alsow ith Bernard Young. |
At the Second Avenue Theatre in October 1921
there was staged |
At the Lenox Theatre in October 1921, the play
"Khayim Khaykl the Matchmaker" opened, starring the dual duos of
Nathan and Rose Goldberg, and Jacob and Bettie Jacobs. 60 laughs a
minute! |
At the Second Avenue Theatre, "From Downtown to
the Bronx" opened on December 2, 1921. It was written by Harry
Kalmanowitz, and Joseph Rumshinsky wrote the music. With Sam Kasten,
Muni Weisenfreund (aka Paul Muni) et al. |
The great Aaron Lebedeff starred here in "Yoshke Khvat" (by Isidore Lash, music by Herman Wohl.) It opened on October 29, 1921. At Thomashefsky's National Theatre. |
At the Second Avenue Theatre, the play, "Der rebe hot geheysn freylekh zayn," which opened on December 23, 1921. Music by Joseph Rumshinsky. |
Maurice Schwartz and his Yiddish Art Theatre
staged Ansky's "The Dybbuk" at their 27th Street theatre. |
"Three Persons with One Face," at Brooklyn's Hopkinson Theatre, December 30, 1921, with Fishl Singer et al. |
"In a World of Sin," at NYC's Lipzin's Theatre,
by Isidor Solotorefsky. It opened on December 20, 1921 and starred
Jennie Valiere. |
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