Fanny, a daughter of Jewish immigrants was born on 29 October 1891, New York East Side. She grew up in Newark and Bergenstreet/St. Mark's Avenue in Brooklyn. As toddler, she drew attention to herself, singing and dancing on the billiard-table in the free lunch saloon bar of her parents. Her first stage performance was in Frank Keeney's theater on Fultonstreet in Brooklyn. This was probably on 16 january 1906. On tuesday nights he organised performances for amateurs. On that same Keeney stage, Al Jolson brought his first blackface act in 1904.

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