Bessie Thomashefsky
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Bessie Thomashefsky was a pioneering star of the American Yiddish theater in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Bessie Thomashefsky canonical | 2 |
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
American Jew
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Yiddish theatre actor ⓘ actress ⓘ singer ⓘ stage actor ⓘ theatre producer ⓘ |
| activeIn |
early 20th century
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late 19th century ⓘ |
| artisticDiscipline |
acting
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singing ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Lower East Side Yiddish theatre district NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| collaboratedWith | Boris Thomashefsky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| culturalImpact | contributed to the development of Jewish-American theatrical culture ⓘ |
| culturalSphere | Ashkenazi Jewish culture in America ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Jewish ⓘ |
| familyName | Thomashefsky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Yiddish theatre
NERFINISHED
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theatre ⓘ |
| genre |
Yiddish melodrama
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Yiddish operetta ⓘ |
| givenName | Bessie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | later generations of Yiddish theatre performers ⓘ |
| languageOfPerformance | Yiddish ⓘ |
| medium | live theatre ⓘ |
| movement | American Yiddish theatre movement NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Bessie Thomashefsky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFact |
performed in Yiddish-language adaptations of European plays
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was a major box-office draw in Yiddish theatres ⓘ was one of the earliest female stars of the American Yiddish stage ⓘ |
| notableFor | pioneering work in American Yiddish theatre ⓘ |
| notableRole | leading lady in Yiddish theatre productions ⓘ |
| occupation |
Yiddish theatre performer
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actress ⓘ singer ⓘ |
| partOf | American Yiddish theatre scene ⓘ |
| performanceType |
dramatic theatre
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musical theatre ⓘ |
| residence | New York City ⓘ |
| roleInHistory | helped popularize Yiddish theatre among American audiences ⓘ |
| spouse | Boris Thomashefsky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workLocation | New York City ⓘ |
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