JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen Yiddish Theater Question #general
Scott D. Seligman
Genners:
I am doing some research that has led me to reports in the New York World of a play produced at the Windsor Theater on the Bowery in 1893. It was written by Moritz Horwitz and starred David Kessler, both well-known figures in the Yiddish theater. But all of the news reports about it refer to the production being in German (rather than Yiddish). I'd like to ask for a show of hands. Is there any way that that might have been true, or were the newspapers just being careless? Feel free to reply privately. Thanks... Scott Seligman MODERATOR NOTE: Please send this query to JewishGen's Yiddish Theater and Vaudeville Research Group as well. Many very knowledgeable researchers are waiting to help you. See http://www.jewishgen.org/InfoFiles/YTheatre.htm for more information. |
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