The Arizona post., 1954-06-04
Four Kusevitsky Brothers
Give Brilliant Performance
BY JOSEPH GALE

1t was a bad night for cantors New York's Carnegie
Hall was filled with them muttering in their Boards as
people from all walks of Jewish life listened enrapured
stomped shouted and cheered four janitorial brothers
giving everything for the pleasure of the audience and them
selves well.
They were the Kusevitskys- -Moshe David, Simcha And
Jacobsinging together first time in 40 years.
selout house. staged for the benefit of the Mizrachi
National Education Committee.
The Kusevitslys demonstrated plain fancy
their trade and these enough to send woudbe rivals
wall. MoShe and David, of course have the show
voices Simcha and Jacob less known in the United
States All at the top of their form: Moshe sharp
clear high David and smooth both equally expert
cantllaon. There Smcha from South Africa and
David Canada Simcha with light agile voice Jacobs
smaller the Others with the comfortable
of synagogue cantor
Make no mistake Smcha and Jacob nowhere in the
league with their ilusrious brothers. Simcha would
a respectable third perhaps. Jacob and Simcha i'm
proved as night but neither had the vocal
power though both possess pleasant
Moshe is cantor at Temple BETHEL Brooklyn and
in the capacity two block at Tenn
pie EMANUEL
We were seated where could into the wings, and
the brother onstage would gladden. the other
three They would applaud him vigorously kiss him. pat his
This they did especially for jacob why we don't Know
Carnegie Hall was sold The house seats 276Oodd
people about 23O the stage and there
must have been nearly 100 standees
So intent everyone that loud cough, soto voce
comment would draw Kisses and shhhhs ferocous as
Moshes high AS evening advanced and no showed
any in going home encore piled upon encore th
cantors did everything but dance in the aisles.
It is pontless to dwell on the musical qualities
performances They superb If Smcha and Jacob
not the equal Moshe and David what matter? 1t is all in
the family Certainly they fine other cantors
praccng today They know much about the art of being
canors that even good voices they would be some
thing to hear.
Five of the programmed numbers were by one or the
other of the brothers. arranged by them David did
all the quartet arrangements jobs they Both
halves of the program opened and closed with all four sing
ing together.
Each brother making his initial solo appearance was
warmly applauded as everyone wished him nothing but
good But the murrmurS whispers mounted as MoShe
strobe onto the stage bantam gamecock beaming and
cleaning and tails Obviously here was the
man they waiting for the prince the leader the non
pareil And he dealt than moneys worth
Gestculang driving home his lessons Moshe opened up
his lungs sang if talent scouts from Heaven were IN
the All the brothers did They spared themselves not
at all and were extremely mobile weaving in and out sha
ing their fingers tossing their heads 1t was frustrating no
to understand Hebrew of in Yiddish audience
who listens Hebrew?
What price one pays for not living in or near tho
METROPOLIS Will you opportunity to hear these
four men together? Who knows The program listed per-
sona representative apparently bookings accepted
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