Salama, Andrew, 1885?-1952

Andrew ("Andrei") Salama was born and reared in Russia.

During the Russian Revolution, Salama escaped to France were he joined a theater group called La Chauve Souris [the bat], which was made up of Russian actors, singers and dancers, and was led by the impresario, Nikita Balieff. The troop performed throughout Europe as well as in the United States. Sometime in the 1920s he immigrated to the U.S. where he settled in New York City and worked as a musical arranger, performer and teacher. His country home near the Delaware Water Gap in New Jersey became a gathering place for Russian emigres. Salama died in December 1952.

From the description of Andrew Salama papers, 1903-1973. (Historical Society of Pennsylvania). WorldCat record id: 60379454