Background
She was the daughter of Rosalie Jacobs and Leonard Lewisohn.
She was the daughter of Rosalie Jacobs and Leonard Lewisohn.
They produced performances with both dance and drama. In 1915, they opened the Neighborhood Playhouse on the corner of Grand and Pitt Streets. There they offered training in both dance and drama to children and teenagers.
Irene was in charge of the dance training and production, with the assistance of Blanche Talmud.
Alice Lewisohn was in charge of the dramatic arts In 1928 they opened The Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre at 16 West Forty-sixth Street.
Irene Lewisohn died in 1944. The Irene Lewisohn Costume Reference Library is at the Metropolitan Museum of Artist
