Morris Gest and His Little Miracle Town by Trav S.D.

A brief salute to impresario Morris Gest (Moishe Gershnowitz, 1875-1942). Born in Lithuania, Gest came to the U.S. at the age of 12, initially living in Boston, where he worked at local carnivals, Yiddish theatres and vaudeville houses as an usher, bill poster, outside talker (barker), and ad man. He then worked at the 1901 […]

« Back to BroadwayStars