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Hearing the Americas
Advertisement illustration of five people in a crowded car under an "Avenue B" street sign, promoting Fanny Brice's record "The Sheik of Avenue B" with "Becky is Back in the Ballet" on the flip side.

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

Related to

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.