Alfred Klein

Alfred Asher Klein (May 12, 1861 – February 21, 1904)[1] 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.

Small in stature,[4] 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.

[6][7] Klein died in Amityville, New York, on February 21, 1904, after a three-year illness, survived by his wife and two children.