THE BRIGHTON THEATRE,BRIGHTON BEACH NY,SEASON 1940,"SPRINGTIME FOR HENRY" ETC.

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EDWARD EVERETT HORTON in "SPRINGTIME FOR HENRY" (not Hitler, as in The Producers)
Also Promo Ad for Francis Lederer in "No Time For Comedy"
Photos on back cover, full page Promo for Jewish Musical  "GOLDELE DEM BAKER'S"
starring MENASHA SKULNIK, HERMAN YABLOKOFF, BELLA MYSELL
at the SECOND AVE. Theatre   "The House of Modern Yiddish Musicals!"
4 Page Brochure   each page 6" x 8 3/4"
RARE
all pages are complete....two are shown by themselves....and brochure opened.
Located in the Brighton Beach section of Coney Island, adjacent to the Brighton Beach Casino. Opened June 14, 1909 with 10 acts of vaudeville. The New Brighton Theatre had stage shows, vaudeville, and then movies. In 1920 it began screening movies during winter months.
It was renamed Brighton Theatre April 23 1936 and became a legitimate stage theatre. During the summer, Broadway musicals use to be presented on the stage. I saw “Top Banana” there with Phil Silvers in about 1953. The Brighton Theatre closed in 1954, and was sold in June 1954 to be demolished and an apartment house was built on the site
Herman Yablokoff
(August 11, 1903 – April 3, 1981,
Yiddish
:
הערמאַן יאַבלאָקאָף
‎, Russian:
Герман Яблоков
, born
Chaim Yablonik
, Хаим Яблоник), sometimes written
Herman Yablokov
,
Herman Yablokow
, etc., was a Belarusian-born Jewish American actor, singer, composer, poet, playwright,
director
and
producer
who became one of the biggest stars in
Yiddish theatre
.
[1]
Menasha Skulnik
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Menasha Skulnik and his parents and sisters
Menasha Skulnik
(May 15, 1890 – June 4, 1970) was an
American
actor, primarily known for his roles in
Yiddish theater
in
New York City
. Skulnik was also popular on radio, playing Uncle David on
The Goldbergs
for 19 years. He made many television and
Broadway
appearances as well, including successful runs in
Clifford Odets
's
The Flowering Peach
and
Harold Rome
's
The Zulu and the Zayda
.
Life and career
Born in
Warsaw
,
Poland
, Skulnik reportedly ran away at the age of 10 to join a circus. In 1913 he emigrated to the United States, and sometime after his arrival joined a Yiddish stock company in Philadelphia, where his fellow actors included
Molly Picon
.
[1]
His diminutive stature (5'4"), high nasal voice, mannerisms and appearance, made him a natural for comedy.
[
citation needed
]
Skulnik knew exactly what he was in comedy: "I play a
schlemiel
, a dope. Sometimes they call me the Yiddish
Charlie Chaplin
, and I don't like this. Chaplin's dope is a little bit of a wiseguy. He's got a little larceny in him. I am a pure schlemiel, with no string attached."
[2]
Skulnik was dubbed the "East Side's Chaplin" by the New York Evening Journal in 1935.
[2]
He collapsed on stage in
New Haven, Connecticut
, during a dress rehearsal of a show he was bringing to Broadway, and died several weeks later on June 4, 1970, in New York City.
[3]
He is buried in the Yiddish theater section of the
Mount Hebron Cemetery
.
[1]
Stage
In a Tenement House
(1932)
God Man and Devil
(1935)
The Perfect Fishel
(1935)
Laugh Night
(1936)
Schlemihl
(1936)
Yossel and His Wives
(1937)
The Little Tailor
(1938)
The Wise Fool
(1938)
Mazel Tov, Rabbi
(1938)
Three Men and a Girl
(1939)
The Fifth Season
(1953)
The Flowering Peach
(1954)
Uncle Willie
(1956)
The 49th Cousin
(1960)
The Zulu and the Zayda
(1965)
Chu Chem
(1966)
Radio
Abie's Irish Rose
The Goldbergs
Television
Menasha the Magnificent
(1950)