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MOGULESKO, SIGMUND — (Zelig; 1858–1914), Yiddish actor. As a boy he sang in a synagogue choir in Bessarabia. Discovered by Abraham Goldfaden, he became a successful comedian. In 1880 he led a company in Odessa and in 1881 published a collection of verse, Kupleten… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Sigmund Mogulesko — (December 16, 1858 ndash; February 4, 1914) mdash; Yiddish: מאָגולסקאָ, זעליג, first name also sometimes given as Zigmund, Siegmund, Zelig, or Selig, last name sometimes spelled Mogulescu mdash; was a singer, actor, and composer in the Yiddish… … Wikipedia
FEINMAN, SIGMUND — (1862–1909), Yiddish actor manager. Born near Kishinev, Feinman acted in Bessarabia and Romania, went to New York in 1886, and worked with adler , mogulesko , and kessler , doing his best work in Jacob Gordin s plays. Returning to Europe in 1906 … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Isidor Goldenberg — (1870 ndash;?) was a Romanian Jewish singer and actor, prominent in Yiddish theater in the late 19th and early 20th century.As a boy, he sang in the choir of Leibuş Sanberg. In 1883, as an adolescent, he performed in Iaşi with the troupe of… … Wikipedia
Jacob Pavlovitch Adler — Infobox actor name = Jacob Pavlovitch Adler caption = Adler in 1920 birthname = birthdate = February 12, 1855 birthplace = Odessa, Russia deathdate = death date and age|1926|04|1|1855|02|12 deathplace = New York, New York, U.S. restingplace =… … Wikipedia
Jacob Pavlovitch Adler — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Adler. Adler en 1920 Jacob Pavlovitch Adler, né à Odessa dans l Empire russe (maintenant en Ukraine) le 12 … Wikipédia en Français
Israel Grodner — Israel (Yisrol) Grodner (ca. 1848 ndash; 1887) was one of the founding performers in Yiddish theater. A Lithuanian Jew who moved at the age of 16 to Berdichev, Ukraine, the Broder singer and actor was in Iaşi, Romania in 1876 when Abraham… … Wikipedia
Yiddish theatre — consists of plays written and performed primarily by Jews in Yiddish, the language of the Eastern European Ashkenazi Jewish community. The range of Yiddish theatre is broad: operetta, musical comedy, and satiric or nostalgic revues; melodrama;… … Wikipedia
Shmendrik — Shmendrik, oder Die komishe Chaseneh ( Schmendrik or The Comical Wedding ) is an 1877 comic operetta by Abraham Goldfaden, one of the earliest and most enduring pieces in Yiddish theater. The title role of Shmendrik was originally written for the … Wikipedia
Jacob Michailovitch Gordin — (May 1, 1853 ndash;June 11, 1909), was a Ukrainian born American playwright active in the early years of Yiddish theater. He is known for introducing realism and naturalism into Yiddish theater. The Cambridge History of English and American… … Wikipedia
