In 1865 he completed Khentshinski's (Kenczinski's) Polish dramatic school, and from 1870 he began to act on the Polish stage (Lublin, Lodz, and other cities), around 1880 A. acted on the German stage, a certain time together with the famous Ludwig Barney. In 1890 he performed in Yiddish theatre, for a certain time he performed in Yiddish theatre, a certain time touring in the province with actors Spivakovski, Weinstein and the Tanzmans. In 1892 he became regisseur for the "German-Yiddish" theatre under the direction of Olginskaya in the Eldorado, and he directed the first aroyf on the stage Rukhl Halpern (later Esther Rukhl Kaminska). In 1892 he performed as "Akosta" in the Fishzon-Spivakovski troupe in Warsaw, then he went for several years around as a regisseur with Kaminska and Sam Adler, acting in dramatic and character roles in German, and he often saved the theatre from the police decrees against the Jews.

In 1909 O. returned to the German staged, then for a certain time with the Polish, and again he returned to the Yiddish stage.

During the outbreak of the war, O. acted in Kaminska's theatre in Warsaw's "Frants Mor" in Schiller's "Robberts". In 1916-7 he toured with Izikovitsh's troupe across the province, and as for age he no longer could obtain any stable engagement in a professional theatre. He became regisseur in a dramatic circle,