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Lives in the Yiddish
Theatre William Siegel was a Yiddish playwright who wrote 150 plays, most of which were comedies. Most of these were produced on New York City's Lower East Side. Perhaps Siegel was best
known for his play "The Great Moment," which ran during the 1927-8
season at Max Gabel's theatre. This production featured the actors Max
Gabel and Jenny Goldstein. A few of Siegel's works were made into musicals by Joseph Rumshinsky and Sholom Secunda. Vera Gordon, née Vera Nemirou, was born in Russia in 1886. She immigrated to New York with her family in 1904 where she began to work in the Yiddish theatre. Subsequently, Gordon found work in vaudeville, both in the United States and Great Britain. In 1920, Gordon began her
film career, at first in silent films and then in talkies, mostly playing
character roles such as that of the Jewish mother and family matriarch. |
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