tummler

entertainer

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role in resorts

  • Grossinger's poolside
    In Borscht Belt: Entertainment

    …jack-of-all-trades social director called a tummler (from the Yiddish tumler, literally, “one who makes a racket”) would lead games such as Simon Says, tell occasional jokes, and act as the resident master of ceremonies. There was also a steady stream of popular performers, both family-friendly and more adult-oriented.

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