Messiahs of 1933: How American Yiddish Theatre Survived Adversity Through SatireTemple University Press, 7 трав. 2008 р. - 320 стор. Joel Schechter has rediscovered the funny and often politically-charged plays of the American Yiddish theatre of the 1930s. In Messiahs of 1933 he celebrates their satire, their radical imagination, and their commitment to social change. He introduces readers to the once-famous writers and actors—Moishe Nadir, David Pinski, Yosl Cutler, and others—who brought into artistic form their visions of peace, social justice, and satire for all. Messiahs of 1933 greatly enlarges our understanding of Yiddish theatre and culture in the United States. It examines the innovative stage performances created by the Artef collective, the Modicut puppeteers, and the Yiddish Unit of the Federal Theatre Project. And it introduces to contemporary readers some of the most popular theatre actors of the 30s, including Leo Fuchs, Menasha Skulnik, and Yetta Zwerling. Throughout, it includes relevant photographs and contemporary comic strips, along with the first English-language publication of excerpts from the featured plays. |
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... , melodramatic Jennie Goldstein; Getzel Becomes a Bridegroom, with comedian Menasha Skulnik in the title role; renowned actor Boris Thomashefsky's production of Polish Wedding; Joseph Rumshinsky's musical, The Girl 2 / Chapter 1.
... role of false messiah, which makes sense given his background. Most of the freaks—the abnormal characters—fea- tured in his Coney Island show are frauds, like the young messiah. A Jewish actor portrays the sideshow Indian (the man who ...
... role in these scenes, the theatre itself becomes a melting pot, where diverse identities merge into that of the carnivalesque and sporting crowd. In Nadir's carnivalesque world, we see components described by Russian critic Mikhail ...
... role in their movement for social change. That is, everyone who spoke Yiddish. Nadir's. Messiah. and. Benjamin's: A. Speculative. History. Imagine that everyone in the United States spoke Yiddish in 1933. With widespread understanding of ...
... role of a 'watchman of Israel.' It was meant to replace the Rabbis, the Talmudists, the Hasidic leaders, the mystics, and even the biblical prophet himself as a guide of the Jewish people in modern times.”24 Artef and Nadir's theatre ...
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How Soviet Yiddish Satire Fared in America | 57 |
The Society of the Sorely Perplexed Takes the Stage | 71 |
It Cant Happen Here in Yiddish | 105 |
The Tailor Becomes a Storekeeper | 121 |
Popular Yiddish Theatre Reconsidered | 141 |
The Yiddish Puppetry of Maud and Cutler | 157 |
Sholem Aleichemand the Communists | 203 |
The Yiddish AntiWar Catalogue Reconsidered | 221 |
Still Waiting for the Messiah | 231 |
Appendix | 239 |
Acknowledgments | 245 |
Notes | 247 |
Bibliography | 279 |
Index | 287 |
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Messiahs of 1933: How American Yiddish Theatre Survived Adversity through Satire Joel Schechter Попередній перегляд недоступний - 2008 |
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