Poster of "Oy Is Dus A Leben"

Title: Poster of "Oy Is Dus A Leben"
Subject: Jewish theater; Music--Jewish influences
Description: Oy Is Dus A Leben is a musical played between 1942 and 1943 at the Molly Picon Theatre. Molly Picon (1904-1984) was one of the greatest stars of Yiddish theatre and film and wrote a lot of Yiddish songs. In 1931 she bought the Second Avenue Theater, which was renamed the Molly Picon Theater.
Creator: N/A
Date: April 21, 1942
Source: Accessed from American Jewish Historical Society, Center for Jewish History, Guide to the Theater and Film Poster Collection of Abram Kanof 1899-1970, http://digital.cjh.org/ImageServer/dtlscrollnav.jsp?filename=L3JlcG9zaXRvcnkvYmlnc3RyZWFtczEvYWpocy8yMDA3LzEwLzE5L2FqaHNfMS8xOTA3ODY=&display_plugin=false&res=2
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Type: Poster
Format: PNG
Language: English
Coverage: New York, 1942