born romanian spelling common july january new_york_city russian born jewish poet playwright stage director actor languages hebrew author plays considered father jewish modern theatre founded romania generally credited world professional language theater troupe responsible hebrew language play performed united_states festival romania named held honour called prince charming romanian jewish culture wrote works find points common total theater plays prose verse dance moments early life born russia present day ukraine given july following old style calendar use time russian_empire attended jewish religious school middle class family strongly associated jewish enlightenment father arranged receive private lessons german russian child said appreciated imitated performances wedding singers degree acquired nickname began studies government run school emerged teacher poet experience amateur theater led congregation published poem called progress new_york_times obituary described plea years movement developed published book poetry hebrew says hebrew poetry possesses considerable merit eclipsed poetry strength expression depth true jewish feeling remains book verse published took job teaching year later moved ukraine lived initially uncle house cousin good pianist helped set poems music renewed acquaintance fellow language writer knew met hebrew language poet daughter wife published poems newspaper wrote plays neighbors die aunt included verses successful book die jewish woman went editions years time living mainly teacher salary year supplemented giving private lessons taking job hat shop headed munich intending study medicine work headed met editor weekly paper der alter reputed soon shut government year later moved edited language daily limits economic sense enterprise inability pay registration fee tried unsuccessfully operate paper different soon moved invitation young wealthy activist interested theatre arriving fortunate better known good poet poems set music popular songs successful businessman sought funds newspaper proposition wife remarked language journalism way suggested lot market language theater offered public songs garden green fruit tree garden instead simple expanded program performance indoor performance fellow performers gave later year generally counted professional theatre performance circumstances designation single performance nominal actor singing songs sang concert songs apparently included significant improvised material songs actual script account familiar time practically russian literature plenty exposure russian polish theater seen african american performing shakespeare performance bit play participated years earlier songs bit character plot good bit improvisation performance possibly men went performance grandmother granddaughter dos bundle sticks sources disagree reports suggest poor singer non singer poor actor according reports stem self remarks old man new_york contemporary reports decent earth shattering actor singer time continued miscellaneous newspaper work stage main focus happens famous romanian poet journalist saw performances later summer records review company players error turn cited sixteen suggesting beginning theater impressed quality singing acting found pieces dramatic interest generally positive comments deserve taken seriously known generally appears seen early plays musical revue world paradise der der dialogue philosopher musical revue der father law son law comedy der servant searching theater season outdoor performances coming close tried failed rent appropriate theater theater owner named presumably jewish told troupe jewish singers dirty headed lived continued songs plays initial successful performance recruits indoor theater wrote followed days rain torrential come theater possessions left prove bit successful week run acquired set designer known formal artistic training proved good job joined troupe actress teens seeing perform premiere mother objected unmarried daughter stage like unlike single promptly married remained troupe known best known second marriage actor successful run came successful attempt company act time capital arrived reputation established players performed early spring salon heart weather turned warm garden pleasant tree shaded beer garden drawn neighborhood crowd filled cast great pool jewish vocal talent recruited respectable trained sisters casts year known song dance man eventually follow new_york long stage career known year old soon stage star orphaned teen years way world singer great performer parties visiting french company church choir voice changed sung moses chorus performing important ceremonies jewish community audition scene mama boy formed basis later year light comedy comical wedding starring young man role later famously played new_york actress recruiting controversy known head great considered perform secular setting crowds sexes freely keeping people late time morning prayers argue performance started theater end summer theater established fact influx jewish merchants city start russo turkish war greatly expanded audience new arrivals highly wealthy russian jewish family actually joined troupe soon left found theater troupe imperial russia repertoire new songs new plays translations plays romanian french languages years wrote plays eventually write able retain players company stars right continued years recruit rate talent company facto training ground theater end year writing plays moses der curve prostitute thief theater big theater elaborate sets choruses extras fill crowd scenes helped head legally establish dramatic society handle administrative matters papers know troupe included know similar papers walked start company included valuable ally theater occasions expressed favorable view quality acting technical aspects theater obtained costumes coronation king solomon timed tribute actual coronation turning light comedy satire established theater commercially successful medium higher aspirations eventually earned recognition shakespeare man broadly read languages aware eastern european jewish tradition dramatic literature audience seeking good glass song years later typical time saying don theater head swim sad things troubles home theater cheer pay coin hope distracted want laugh heart wrote attitude pure simply war public stage merely continued brothers arrived having stage want school youth didn time learn laugh jokes watching feel heart crying brothers drama tragedy drawn life shall cry heart shall glad nonetheless war public based understanding public write wrote witch romania populace jews believe strongly local concerns good subject matter remarks strong inspirational intent historical pieces connected contemporary concerns couple years company shy away themes recruits playing theme press gangs working streets town young men army end translated august play german russian spy non comic play performed professionally initial burst light comedies reasonably sophisticated plays write language plays jewish themes famous suggested increasingly turn possible educated audience suggests equally arrival romania time russo turkish war russian jews exposed sophisticated russian language theater strong turn uniformly subject matter roughly coincided bringing troupe theater small measure example interested start having set design seriously support themes plays relates key property theater time birth general writes theory ran ahead practice jewish community included familiar contemporary theater languages initial company easily romanian language troupe theater seen outset expression jewish national character theatrical values company ways good romanian theater time german dialect known language non jews important language commerce fact write theater romania national poet testimony interest theater went jewish community theater drew level theater criticism comparable european theater time example cites published described gave critiques plays year speculated present day theater moment comparable era english theater discussed theater ought noted sources ranging plays circus praised incorporation strong female roles criticized saw weaknesses noting male actor played mother remarking play mute bride work apparently wrote accommodate pretty young actress performance nervous deliver lines evidence authorship russia father wrote troupe come ukraine timing end war meant best audience quit troupe performing repertoire loan headed east group people including performers musicians families end russo turkish war troupe travelled extensively notably ukraine moscow saint_petersburg later described time difficult approach emperor continued turn plays prolific pace pieces doctor doctor jews dark revolt written russia following assassination happens named happened company saw plays premiered later matches play intrigue account saw gives interesting picture theaters audiences troupe encountered outside big cities begins cafe restaurant boring sad city nonetheless theatrical hall big building rough boards theater passing play proper stage curtain cheap seats bare benches expensive ones benches covered red long audience poor jews basically secular audience included russian officers wives russia troupe drew large audiences generally popular progressive jewish intellectuals slowly ran government conservative elements jewish community calling change jewish world wake people sleep wake believe like bit ambiguous unsettling status quo theater banned russia starting september anti jewish reaction following assassination troupe left saint_petersburg headed directions england new_york_city poland romania prophet theater continued successfully places best terms time settled times rights plays partner dominated theater romania lesser companies competing figure theater point lauded level comparable actors performing times romanian drawing audience went jewish community words lost theatrical period briefly theater company warsaw notable success went new_york independently extensive negotiations great anticipation language press new_york america read headline january edition new_yorker briefly took job director new opera house parted ways failure play production values apparently new_york standards attempted unsuccessfully found theater school headed paris low funds wrote poetry worked play didn finish time theater company got point putting play funds commentary october money reputation poet came rescue exactly dream described audiences bringing meals theater paper treating theater like beer garden quotes favorable theater intellectuals masses religious viewed jewish disdain nonetheless owned theater glad figure stature completed play started paris fun decree acts scenes based life time wrote semi autobiographical play called gave optimistic view america actor company credited greatly strengthening caliber performance brief time reporting worked actor understanding character ensure play series songs effects respected success returned director theater new company included players later father notable plays period tenth translation time return romania theater business written advertisements coordinated performances multiple cities publicity materials competition occasion young man named attended multiple performances story including songs took package unauthorized production outright theft possible headed diplomatic career supposed issues like unauthorized performances plays longer paying attention theater finally reached court settlement competition follow 1890s tough time romanian economy rising tide anti tougher time jews quarter jewish population emigrated intellectuals particularly likely leave intellectuals remained interested politics theater period social jewish starting left romania soon active theater troupe country foreign entirely ceased coming country kept writing occasionally managed play good time theater theater romania worse economy continued decline europe poet journalist plays continued performed europe america rarely send royalties health deteriorated letter refers blood running money wrote paris authorizing sell remaining possessions romania clothes gave money head new_york new_york_city america tried hand journalism brief stint editor new_yorker resulted getting paper suspended landing large fine march recited poetry benefit performance raise pension poet worse found unable write coming america shortly met group young people hebrew language association club wrote hebrew language play david war performed march hebrew language play performed america repeat performances march april drew larger crowds wrote spoken portions loosely based bit player owner prominent new_york theater optioned ignored accusing premiered successfully rival music lyrics time international star died new_york_city estimated turned funeral joining procession brooklyn number given entry theatre signed new_york_times calling poet prophet noted evidence genuine sympathy admiration man work likely manifested funeral poet writing english language country november subject postage stamps issued jointly israel romania relationship earliest poetry avant plays written hebrew plays explicitly set jerusalem ending protagonists abandoning new_york palestine served delegate paris spent life set slightly half plays adjoining jewish areas romania left palestine cities new_york london paris number potential jewish spectators palestine time small works plays sources disagree dates names plays titles represent english variants exist aunt neighbours possibly recruits bundle sticks der servant world paradise der der father law son law mit grandmother granddaughter translation play august von intrigue intrigued glass water comical wedding tailor bride son hunger man presumably play tailor men mute bride deaf men der purchased sleep neighbors der der old maid matches fir plates der mirror blind deaf dumb blind blow gives alternate title struggle culture der der butcher known witch fanatic winter death daughter jerusalem dos tenth der doctor jews known doctor doctor doctor bar fun decree translation fun messenger justice david war hebrew ben son people songs poetry wrote hundreds songs poems famous der angel mit festival birthday
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