Jacob Adler: A Life on the Stage, a Memoir

by Jacob Adler

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 155783458X
• ISBN13: 9781557834584
• Release Date: May 2001
• Publisher: Applause Books
• Length: 432 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 8.9"