This Day in Manka Bros History – December 21, 1967:
A Holiday basket of cheeses sent to the cast of Manka Bros’ acclaimed Broadway production of ‘’Tis Pity She’s A Whore’ resulted in several actors getting food poisoning and throwing up on stage.
Bulgarian fire jugglers, The Kielbasa Brothers, cause the Manka Palace Theater fire in New York when a flaming club ignites a curtain during a rehearsal. No one was killed but it did force the Mankas to exit the Vaudeville business.
