Word: sofaer
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...success through a two-season Manhattan run. a meandering road tour. Last week in Chicago, Actress Hayes & company joined with a few Tovarich troupers for a busman's holiday. Their respite: a one-matinee performance of The Merchant of Venice, with Actress Hayes a pint-sized Portia, Abraham Sofaer her Disraeli, as Shylock. Explanation: 1) Actress Hayes had always wanted to play Shakespeare; 2) the company had been playing Victoria so long they were fit to be tied. So good a time was had by all that four more such escapades were immediately scheduled in Chicago...
Unless they can ring in a few home run hitters for the afternoon, the Crimson players don't expect too much. They are facing strong opposition, led by Disraeli, Abraham Sofaer, a spin bowler of recognized ability, who packs his cricket utensils with him when he travels with his company...