[David Kessler playing the title role in Leon Kobrin's "Yankel Boyle".]

[David Kessler playing the title role in Leon Kobrin's "Yankel Boyle".]

[David Kessler as Yankel Shapshovitch in Sholem Asch's "God of Vengeance".]

[David Kessler as Yankel Shapshovitch in Sholom Asch's "God of Vengeance".]

[David Kessler.]

[Copy of David Kessler's naturalization picture.]

Molly Picon "Jankele" [Molly Picon in the title role of "Yankele".]

[David Kessler and Berta Gersten in an unidentified production.]

[Alexandra Carlisle as Ada Ingott and E. H. Sothern as the title role in "David Garrick".]

[Henry Woodruff as the title role in "Ben Hur".]

[Olga Petrova in the title role of "Panthea".]

[Molly Picon in "Yankele".]

[Maude Adams in the title role of "Chantecler".]

[Frank Wilson in the title role of "Porgy".]

[Alexandra Carlisle as Ada Ingott and E H. Sothern as the title role in "David Garrick".]

[Maude Adams in the title role of "Chantecler".]

[Possibly Marion Green in the title role of "Monsieur Beaucaire".]

[Olga Petrova in the title role of "Panthea".]

"Yankele"

[Joseph Schildkraut in the title role of "Liliom".]