Larry Adler of George Gershwin songs, "The Glory of Gershwin", on which they performed "Rhapsody in Blue." "The Glory of Gershwin" reached number 2 in the UK albums chart in 1994. Adler was a musician and showman. Concerts to support "The Glory of Gershwin" showed he was a competent pianist. He opened each performance with Gershwin's "Summertime", playing piano and harmonica simultaneously. The album included Peter Gabriel, Oleta Adams, Elton John, Sting, Jon Bon Jovi and Richie Sambora, Meat Loaf, Sinéad O'Connor, Robert Palmer, Cher, Kate Bush, Elvis Costello, Courtney Pine, Issy Van Randwyck, Lisa Stansfield and Carly Simon, all of whom
Julia Adler Julia Adler "For the German violinist, see Julia Rebekka Adler". Julia Adler, also known as Julia Adler Foshko (July 4, 1897 – June 3, 1995) was an actress, the last surviving child of Jacob Pavlovich Adler. She was known for among other roles playing Jessica to her father's Shylock and appearing in the plays of Jacob Gordin. Starting as a child in Yiddish theater she made her English-language debut in 1922. She last appeared on Broadway in 1939 but her New York Times obituary quoted their then drama critic Brooks Atkinson saying she improved on the previous performance of her