Liazeed Arabs

Liazeed Arabs. Actor: Vitaphone Billboard. For approximately a decade (1927-1937) the Liazeed Arabs, an act that ranged between eight and twelve participants, enlivened vaudeville, fairs and circuses with their tumblers, equilibrists, acrobats, and strongmen. Almost all members were born in French-speaking Algeria. It is likely that Hadji Ben Embark Liazeed (1902-1996) was first to emigrate to the United States in 1906. Other members emigrated in the late 'teens and 1920s....