It is rare for a local actor’s performance to be mentioned in a Post-Standard editorial. But that was how exceptional William “Bill” Salomone’s portrayal of “Tevye” in the 1975 production of “Fiddler on the Roof” by the Pompeian Players was.
“The responsive first night audience was generous with applause for many highlights of the familiar show and at the final curtain,” the May 17, 1975 editorial said after the play’s opening night at the Loew’s State (Landmark) Theater,” “but it was when Bill Salomone took his bow that the crowd arose and the ‘Bravos!’ sounded for a real ovation.”
