Author : Jacob P. Adler
Release : 2001
Genre : Biography & Autobiography
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 584/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Jacob Adler by : Jacob P. Adler
Download or read book Jacob Adler written by Jacob P. Adler. This book was released on 2001. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: (Applause Books). Jacob Adler, with his performances in the Yiddish King Lear , Uriel Acosta and Shylock in The Merchant of Venice , became first a megastar of the exploding Yiddish theatre, and then all of Broadway. His memoirs, originally written and published in Yiddish and now translated (by his granddaughter) into English provides not only a compelling portrait of one of America's greatest actors but a fascinating social history of his time.