Alfred Asher Klein (May 12, 1861 â€" February 21, 1904) was an
English-born stage actor, singer and comedian who appeared in
operettas and musical theatre in America in the late 19th
century.Klein was born in Norwich, England in 1861, and emigrated to
the United States as a young man. He had five brothers: the dramatist
Charles, the composer Manuel, the music critic Herman, the violinist
Max, and Philip. They had a sister, Adelaide. His first appearances on
stage included Sir Joseph in a juvenile production of H.M.S. Pinafore
in 1879, and a role with the traveling company of Only a Farmer's
Daughter around 1881.Small in stature, Klein's notable roles included
Buttons in The Rajah in 1883, where he had to fall into a tank of
water in the third act. In 1891, he appeared in the musical Wang with
DeWolf Hopper, and in 1896 in the operetta El Capitan.Klein died in
Amityville, New York, on February 21, 1904, after a three-year
illness, survived by his wife and two children.
English-born stage actor, singer and comedian who appeared in
operettas and musical theatre in America in the late 19th
century.Klein was born in Norwich, England in 1861, and emigrated to
the United States as a young man. He had five brothers: the dramatist
Charles, the composer Manuel, the music critic Herman, the violinist
Max, and Philip. They had a sister, Adelaide. His first appearances on
stage included Sir Joseph in a juvenile production of H.M.S. Pinafore
in 1879, and a role with the traveling company of Only a Farmer's
Daughter around 1881.Small in stature, Klein's notable roles included
Buttons in The Rajah in 1883, where he had to fall into a tank of
water in the third act. In 1891, he appeared in the musical Wang with
DeWolf Hopper, and in 1896 in the operetta El Capitan.Klein died in
Amityville, New York, on February 21, 1904, after a three-year
illness, survived by his wife and two children.
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