[1] Later, Pesach Burstein, a Jewish Polish-American performer in the Yiddish theater, became well known for directing and acting in the play.
While panned by critics, the play was able to engage a vast variety of audiences, in locales as diverse as (pre-Holocaust) Eastern Europe, Israel, Latin America and the United States.
Pesach Burstein was well acquainted with Al Jolson, as he had signed up for a contract with Columbia Records sometime before.
The play was probably also based on some autobiographical elements, as Burstein ran away from his Polish family to join a mobile Yiddish theater group.
Extensive footage of the play, and information regarding it, are presented in the 2000 documentary about the Burstein family, The Komediant.