Mistah Jolson

by Harry Jolson

A biography of one of the greatest stage performers of his time Harry Jolson. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.

272 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2007

Reviews

[Bill Carpenter · Rating 3 out of 5]

This biography of the biggest entertainment star of the first half of the 20th Century, AL Jolson is from the viewpoint of his brother Harry and despite the obvious success differences that the brothers had during their lives is quite informative but has an undercurrent of envy, Al was the biggest star on Broadway, was the person who starred in the official first sound motion picture and had numerous radio show successes, whereas Harrys career was one of a jobbing vaudevillian - who often had to rely k. His brothers name for work.
There are better biographies on Al Jolson from more accomplished authors, but this one written (or ghost written) from the viewpoint of the subjects closest relative is passable but not as informative as it could have been.

[Malcolm Davis · Rating 5 out of 5]

As a Jolson fan I found this truly fascinating and informative.Now and again you come across the odd incident which is actually shown on The Jolson Story.
This book helps us to get to know what Jolson was like when he was not performing.