THE 2000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Yiddish Theatre, Purim, Hebrew Alphabet
Document Summary
Yiddish is a language spoken by central and eastern european jews. It uses the hebrew alphabet and has contributed to everyday language (chtzpah, shmutz). "a man shall not put on a woman"s garments" deut. Bible stories of esther saving the jewish people. There were pogroms (driving jewish communities away) in czarist russia. What was the demise of yiddish theatre? assimilation in the 1930s. Define italian theatre started as theatrical clubs played in halls on saints day and in church basements. presented melodrama, comedies, farces, commedia skits, opera, song and dance. recalled the homeland through "mama songs"; demise: immigration restrictions (1920s) and assimilation. It used nyc as a backdrop for its productions and helped orient "greenhorns" (off the boat) in there new city. Massive chinese immigration caused californians to think that the chinese were taking all their jobs. What was the function of make-up in the chinese opera? reveals character.
