[78-L] Al Jolson's fame

[Ron L'Herault]

According to Geoge Jessel, Jolson was an excellent monologist.  He was well
known and loved for the comedy he did as well as for his (in my opinion)
amazing singing.    When you consider that many early audience members
traveled only by public transportation in the early 1900s, it is mind
boggling to remember that Jolson's audiences were perfectly willing to sit
and listen to Jolson perform long after the last subway/streetcars had
stopped running!  He had incredible energy in his movement/dancing.  Moves
that we still see people doing today, Jolson did first as far as I can tell.

Ron L

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[mailto:78-l-bounces at klickitat.78online.com] On Behalf Of Cary Ginell
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Definitely vaudeville and minstrel shows, long before he ever started
recording. He finally got to Broadway in 1911. Films were way off in the
future for him - he was a recording star by the time he appeared in his
first film.

Cary Ginell


On Apr 24, 2014, at 12:20 PM, Julian Vein <julianvein at blueyonder.co.uk>
wrote:

> How did Jolson achieve his fame? Was it through his recordings (in 
> which he was a minor player), or his on-screen and music hall
performances?
> 
>      Julian Vein
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