Rogers Brothers

[4] Born into a Jewish family and raised in the Lower East Side of Manhattan, the Rogers brothers were the sons of Morris and Hannah Solomon.

[3] Early on in their career they formed a partnership with the playwright John J. McNally, beginning with the play Revels (written in 1880).

[4] McNally wrote numerous stage works for the duo, including the books for several Broadway musicals as well as the scripts for many of their touring vaudeville shows.

[13] Their highly successful travel or locale plays and musicals, staged in different towns and countries, were popular with vaudeville audiences.

[3] The Rogers successful run of theme musicals anticipated the much later teaming of Bob Hope and Bing Crosby in their 'Road' movies.