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Freaks, Geeks, and Strongmen: Warsaw Jews and Popular Performance, 1912–1930

Edward Portnoy
Publisher: Journals Gateway
TDR/The Drama Review (2006) 50 (2 (190)): 117–135.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1162/dram.2006.50.2.117
Published: 01 June 2006
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Modicut Puppet Theatre: Modernism, Satire, and Yiddish Culture

Edward Portnoy
Publisher: Journals Gateway
TDR/The Drama Review (1999) 43 (3 (163)): 115–134.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1162/105420499760347360
Published: 01 September 1999
Abstract
A popular, activist, New York—based hand-puppet theatre of the 1920s and ′30s, Modicut sharply satirized the clash between tradition and modernity marking Yiddish life in New York.
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