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Titre(s) : New York's Yiddish theater [Texte imprimé] : from the Bowery to Broadway / edited by Edna Nahshon
Publication : New York : Columbia university press : Museum of the city of New York, [2016]
Description matérielle : 1 vol. (327 p.) : ill. en coul. ; 26 cm
Note(s) : "Published on the occasion of the exhibition held at the Museum of the City of New
York, March 9-July 31, 2016." --Colophon. - Featuring images from the collections
of the Museum of the City of New York and the YIVO Institute for Jewish Research. - Includes bibliographical references (pages 316-321) and index
In the early decades of the twentieth century, a vibrant theatrical culture took shape
on New York City's Lower East Side. Original dramas, comedies, musicals, and vaudeville,
along with sophisticated productions of Shakespeare, Ibsen, and Chekhov, were innovatively
staged for crowds that rivaled the scene on Broadway. While these productions were
in Yiddish and catered to Eastern European Jewish audiences (the largest immigrant
group in the city at the time), their artistic and aesthetic creations and their play
with politics and history came to influence all facets of the American stage. Vividly
illustrated and with contributions from leading historians and critics, this history
recounts in absorbing detail the heyday of "Yiddish Broadway" and its vital contribution
to American Jewish life and its crossover to American culture. Performances grappled
with Jewish nationalism, labor relations, women's rights, religious observance, acculturation,
and assimilation. They reflected a range of genres, from tear-jerkers to experimental
theater, and introduced American audiences to avant-garde dramatic technique
Autre(s) auteur(s) : Nahshon, Edna. Éditeur scientifique
Autre(s) titre(s) conventionnel(s) : [Exposition. New York, Museum of the city of New York. 2016]
Sujet(s) : Théâtre juif -- New York (N.Y., États-Unis) -- 20e siècle
Museum of the city of New York -- Expositions
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 9780231176705. - ISBN 0231176708. - ISBN 9780231541077. - ISBN 0231541074
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb450040484
Notice n° :
FRBNF45004048
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