Street scenes: staging the self in immigrant New York ; 1880 - 1924

'Street Scenes' focuses on the intersection of modern city life and stage performance. From street life and slumming to vaudeville and early cinema, to Yiddish theatre and blackface comedy, Romeyn discloses racial comedy, passing, and masquerade as gestures of cultural translation.

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Main Author: Romeyn, Esther (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Minneapolis [u.a.] Univ. of Minnesota Press 2008
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Online Access:Inhaltsverzeichnis
Summary:'Street Scenes' focuses on the intersection of modern city life and stage performance. From street life and slumming to vaudeville and early cinema, to Yiddish theatre and blackface comedy, Romeyn discloses racial comedy, passing, and masquerade as gestures of cultural translation.
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and index
Physical Description:XXXI, 273 S. Ill.
ISBN:9780816645213

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