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Arthur Albro
Arthur Albro (October 30, 1883 or October 31, 1885 – September 24, 1944) was a Russian-born American tenor and actor. On stage he performed mainly in light operas and musical theatre, musicals with the exception of one season in which he performed grand opera parts with the Chicago Grand Opera Company. He was active on Broadway theatre, Broadway from 1911 through 1922, where he achieved his greatest successes portraying gypsy characters in the operetta ''Gypsy Love (operetta), Gypsy Love'' and the musical ''Maytime (musical), Maytime''. He also starred in the revues ''The Passing Show of 1918'' and ''The Passing Show of 1922''. Albro toured the U.S. as Jozsi in ''Gypsy Love'' and performed the role in multiple revivals into the early 1920s. He later returned to the New York stage in 1931 in Aben Kandel's play ''Hot Money''. On screen he starred in the silent films ''The Closing Net'' (1915) and ''A Damsel in Distress (1919 film), A Damsel in Distress'' (1919), and appeared in one s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arthur Albro, 1913
Arthur is a masculine given name of uncertain etymology. Its popularity derives from it being the name of the legendary hero King Arthur. A common spelling variant used in many Slavic, Romance, and Germanic languages is Artur. In Spanish and Italian it is Arturo. Etymology The earliest attestation of the name Arthur is in the early 9th century Welsh-Latin text ''Historia Brittonum'', where it refers to a circa 5th century Romano-British general who fought against the invading Anglo-Saxons, Saxons, and who later gave rise to the famous King Arthur of medieval legend and literature. A possible earlier mention of the same man is to be found in the epic Welsh poem ''Y Gododdin'' by Aneirin, which some scholars assign to the late 6th century, though this is still a matter of debate and the poem only survives in a late 13th century manuscript entitled the Book of Aneirin. A 9th-century Breton people, Breton landowner named Arthur witnessed several charters collected in the ''Redon_Abbey ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
