Lives in the Yiddish Theatre
SHORT BIOGRAPHIES OF THOSE INVOLVED IN THE Yiddish THEATRE
aS DESCRIBED IN zALMEN zYLBERCWEIG'S "lEKSIKON FUN YIDISHN TEATER"

1931-1969
 

Avraham Simovitsh


S. was from Rumania.

In 1895 he came to America and here sang in quartets and later acted in vaudeville, afterwards becoming an actor in legitimate theatre.

Berta Kalich said in her memoirs:

"This Simovitsh was a wardrobe person and stood very well in theatre politics.

His goal in life was to be a partner in a theatre, and he worked hard to reach his goal.

S. joined the Roumanian Opera House and became partners with Sigmund Feinman, where Feinman, Kessler and Kalich acted.

He later became one of the lease holders of the Thalia Theatre, along with Kalich, Kessler, Feinman, Mogulesko and Sprachner."

According to Sam Indin (?), S. earlier worked as a hairdresser and later was a wardrobe person in the theatre.

In 19..., S. passed away in New York.

His son, Max, is a dentist.


M. E. form Sam Indin.

  • M. Zeifert -- "Di geshikhte fun idishe teater, "Di idishe bine", Red. -- Chanan Y. Minikes, N. Y., 1897).

  • Berta Kalich [her memoirs] -- "Der tog", N. Y., 7, 10, 14 Oct. 1925.


 

 

 

 


 

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Adapted from the original Yiddish text found within the  "Lexicon of the Yiddish Theatre" by Zalmen Zylbercweig, Volume 2, page 1487.
 

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