Advertisement for "The Sheik of Avenue B"

Newspaper advertisement

Title

Advertisement for "The Sheik of Avenue B"

Description

This advertisement for the song "The Sheik of Avenue B" illustrates a young man driving down "Avenue B" with four women, with one snuggled up to the man in the passenger seat. This advertisement reflects the sheik persona of a local heartthrob that Fanny Brice sings about in a comedic Yiddish or Jewish accent.

Date

October 20, 1922

Source

Library of Congress Chronicling America

Type

Newspaper advertisement

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The Sheik of Avenue B
This advertisement for the song "The Sheik of Avenue B" illustrates a young man driving down "Avenue B" with four women, with one snuggled up to the man in the passenger seat. This advertisement reflects the sheik persona of a local heartthrob that Fanny Brice sings about in a comedic Yiddish or Jewish accent.