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B. was born on 5 May 1890
in Warsaw, Poland. His father was a contractor for the
Russian military.
He learned in a cheder,
completing a Russian city school and a two-class
gymnasium.
At the age of eleven he
became a choir boy with a cantor, then he became the
alto soloist in the Nozyk's shul, until he lost his
children's voice, and then he entered into the chorus of
Kaminski and Libert in the Bagatela (Theatre), where
there soon came small roles, but when the troupe crossed
over to the Jardin d'Hiver, he returned to the chorus.
Then he traveled to Bernstein in Lublin, where he
performed as an actor ("Baruch" in "Dr. Yozelman). After
acting there for a season, B. joined Becker's, then in
Lublin in the United Troupe of Nozyk-Zhelazo-Krause, and
he became engaged in Warsaw to the Muranow Theatre
(Meyerson, Rappel, Kaminski, Serotsky) as a
singer-actor, performing as |
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