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In Honor of Our Dear Molly
Her Silver Anniversary in the Theatre



EVENING'S PROGRAM


Edwin A. Relkin
presents

MOLLY PICON
in the first act of
"OY IS DUS A LEBEN"
by JACOB KALICH
Musical Score by JOSEPH RUMSHINSKY
Lyrics by MOLLY PICON
Dances staged by DAVID LUBRITSKY
Settings designed by HARRY GORDON BENNETT
Entire Production under the Direction of
Jacob Kalich

CHARACTERS
(in order of appearance)

PROLOGUE

THEATRE LEON GOLD
ACHASHVEROSH DAVID LUBRITSKY
VASCHTI JENNIE CASHER
VAIZUSO ESTA SALTZMAN
BRODER SINGER SAM LEVINE
S. STEINBERG
L. YACHSON
H. LIEBERMAN
JACOB P. ADLER BORIS AUERBACH
DAVID KESSLER IZIDOR CASHER
SIGMUND MOGULESCO SAM KASTEN
BORIS THOMASHEFSKY MICHAEL WILENSKY
BESSIE THOMASHEFSKY TILLIE RABINOWITZ
KENI LIPZIN CELIA PEARSON
BERTHA KALICH ROSE GREENFIELD

IN THE PLAY

MOLLY, a stage-struck girl MOLLY PICON
MR. KAY, a youth with theatrical ambitions JACOB KALICH
MRS. PICON, a wardrobe mistress DORA WEISSMAN
ZIGGIE, a former undertaker now a manager IZIDOR CASHER
ROSALIA, a theatrical nightingale ANNA APPEL
MISHA, her son, an actor with a future LEON GOLD
SYLVIA, an actress ESTA SALTZMAN
NADYA, a chorine JENNIE CASHER
ZELDA, sells knishes at the theatre TILLIE RABINOWITZ
Stage Manager MICHAEL WILENSKY
REBBITZEN, Kay's mother ROSE GREENFIELD
SCHLOME, Kays's stepfather CHARLES COHAN
ZALMYN, Rebbitzen's lazy son-in-law DAVID LUBRITSKY
GETZEL, a Sexton BORIS AUERBACH
CHAYEH-SURA REBECCA WEINTRAUB
1st Romanian policeman MORRIS FRIEDMAN
2nd Romanian policeman SAMUEL MLANOCK
JUDAH and ISRAEL, 2 refugee children SAM MILMAN
HERBERT COHEN

-- PROLOGUE

The Yiddish Theatre of Yesteryear


Act 1

1. Stage of the Arch Street Theatre, Philadelphia, in 1912.
2. Grand Opera House, Boston, in 1918.
3. Onstage, prior to curtain rise. Eight weeks later.
4. First performance of "Molly Dolly" at the Grand Opera House.
Scene of the play takes place on a farm in the Catskills.

Act II

MOLLY PICON

offers

UNIQUE ENTERTAINMENT

arranged especially for this Gala Performance
by the noted Author-Director

Jacob Kalich

music by JOSEPH RUMSHINSKY and other famous composers

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A STAR-SPANGLED PROGRAM

Proudly we present

"OUR AMERICAN STARS"

GEORGE JESSEL

      DANNY KAYE

JOSEPH SCHILDKRAUT
EVA LA GALLIENNE

BLOCK AND SULLY

SYLVIA FINE
STELLA ADLER

HARRY HERSHFIELD

DANTON WALKER

BELLE BAKER

and many other great artists will appear as a tribute to Molly Picon.

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