Al Jolson lived "The American Dream." Born in Lithuania, Jolson rose through the ranks of vaudeville as a comedian and a blackface "Mammy" singer. By 1920, he had become the biggest star on Broadway, ...

Theatergoers probably have a right to expect big things from a show about Al Jolson, the singer who billed himself as “the world’s greatest entertainer” and who promised audiences, “You ain’t heard ...

Don Shirley’s commentary on Al Jolson’s life and career simply flies in the face of facts (“Let Sleeping Eras and Their Stars Lie,” May 15). He left out significant components of Jolson’s successful ...

The Jolson Story (Columbia) is a fine, noisy celebration of Hollywood’s two decades of talking movies. To the embarrassment of Warner Bros., currently whooping up the 20th anniversary of sound (which ...