Background
Joseph (Yozef) Edelstein was born December 10, 1858 in Iasi, Romania. His father was a bookkeeper. His father lent money to arriving folk singers and actors from Goldfaden"s troupe.
Joseph (Yozef) Edelstein was born December 10, 1858 in Iasi, Romania. His father was a bookkeeper. His father lent money to arriving folk singers and actors from Goldfaden"s troupe.
After completing primary school he attended a gymnasium.
As a small boy he went to "cheder". He came into contact with the actors of the "Yiddish theater". They had one child, Isidore, who for a short time acted in the Yiddish theatres.
He became a ticket controller, and in 1889 he became the manager of the Windsor Theatre.
He was associated with David Kessler, Zigmund Feinman, Zigmund Mogulesko, Boris Thomashefsky, and Jacob Adler. He also managed the Thalia Theatre, and the Peoples Theatre.
In 1919 he returned to become the manager of the Second Avenue Theatre until the 1931-1932 season. In 1896 he traveled to Bucharest, and brought the actress Bertha Kalich to From Lemberg he brought the actor Karl Shramek.