Jacob Adler (A Life on the Stage - A Memoir)

Jacob Adler (A Life on the Stage - A Memoir).  Arranged by Lulla Rosenfeld. Applause Books. Softcover. 432 pages. Applause Books #155783458X. Published by 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 Americas greatest actors but a fascinating social history of his time.