Russian culture and theatrical performance in America, 1891-1933
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[Book]
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Valleri J. Hohman
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Basingstoke
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Palgrave Macmillan,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
2011
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
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222 s
SERIES
Series Title
Palgrave studies in theatre and performance history
GENERAL NOTES
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Epublication based on: 9780230113688, 2011
CONTENTS NOTE
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PART I: RUSSIANS IN AMERICA: THE EARLY YEARS * 'Russian' in America * Jacob Gordin in America * The First Russian Touring Artists in America * PART II: THE RUSSIAN INVASION OF THE AMERICAN THEATRE * Otto H. Kahn -- Establishing Russian Performance in America * Morris Gest -- Bringing Russian Art to the Masses * PART III: REVOLUTIONARY THEATRE FROM RUSSIAN TO AMERICA * Experimentation in the Soviet Theatre * The Habima in America * Experiments in Style in the 1920s Yiddish Theatres * The Artef and Workers' Theatre in the US
SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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Examining the work of impresarios, financiers, and the press as well as the artists themselves, Hohman demonstrates how a variety of Russian theatrical styles were introduced and incorporated intoExamining the work of impresarios, financiers, and the press as well as the artists themselves, Hohman demonstrates how a variety of Russian theatrical styles were introduced and incorporated intoExamining the work of impresarios, financiers, and the press as well as the artists themselves, Hohman demonstrates how a variety of Russian theatrical styles were introduced and incorporated into