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The lyrics of "When You Were Sweet Sixteen" are typical of the sentimental ballads of the 1890s. The form is strophic, two verses with a chorus. Chorus: I love you as I never lov'd before, Since first I met you on the village green Come to me, or my dream of love is o'er. I love you as I lov'd you When you were sweet, when you were sweet ...
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Al Jolson (born Asa Yoelson, Yiddish: אַסאַ יואלסאָן; May 26, 1886 – October 23, 1950) was a Lithuanian-born American singer, actor, and vaudevillian. He was one of the United States' most famous and highest-paid stars of the 1920s, [2] and was self-billed as "The World's Greatest Entertainer". [3]
Dancing Around is a two-act musical revue with music by Sigmund Romberg and Harry Carroll and lyrics and book by Harold Atteridge. [1] The production was "the first show in which Al Jolson received top billing from the start."
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The Shubert Brothers engaged Al Jolson for his first Broadway appearance in La Belle Paree, which was the first show to play at their new Winter Garden Theatre. [5] The piece concerned Bridgeeta McShane, a wealthy American widow visiting Paris for her health, who meets a number of suitors and eccentric characters, including Erastus Sparkler, played by Jolson. [4]
Little is known about his early life. [4] According to the New York Times, he was born in Dublin, Ireland. [5] According to the 1900 US census and his birth certificate, [citation needed] he was born of Irish parents, John Thornton and Catherine Molloy, in Liverpool, England.
The Jolson Story is a 1946 American biographical musical film, a highly fictionalized account of the life of singer Al Jolson.It stars Larry Parks as Jolson, Evelyn Keyes as Julie Benson (approximating Jolson's wife, Ruby Keeler), William Demarest as his performing partner and manager, Ludwig Donath and Tamara Shayne as his parents, and Scotty Beckett as the young Jolson.