`Morning Star' sheds light on immigrant family's struggles.(Arts and Lifestyle)

From: The Boston Herald | Date: November 27, 2002| Author: | Copyright information

Byline: ROBERT NESTI

"Morning Star" at the Theatre Cooperative, Somerville, through Dec. 14.

"Morning Star," the 1940 Sylvia Regan domestic drama that's being revived by Somerville's Theatre Cooperative, harkens back to a kind of play that flourished in the first part of last century: a domestic saga that illustrates immigrants' cultural assimilation into American life.

First seen briefly on Broadway in 1940 as a vehicle for Yiddish star Molly Picon, "Morning Star" has had a long life in stock and amateur productions. More recently, a Yiddish musical version played ...

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