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American life of the Yiddish theatre
This is a well written and extensively researched history of the Yiddish theatre in America. None of the major performers or their work is missed. Even the relationship of the Yiddish theatre to the regular American theatre and the motion picture industry is touched upon.
Published on February 8, 2007 by J. J. Shutkin
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Lively and entertaining, but wildly inaccurate
Yes, he writes with flair, but it would be nice if he got it right more often. I'm no expert, but a lot of what Kanfer writes just doesn't jibe with what other writers on this subject have been saying in recent years (folks like Sandrow, Berkowitz, Nahshon, that is). Take a look if you like, but don't accept any of this as gospel.
Published on March 7, 2007 by Big Daddy
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
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Lively and entertaining, but wildly inaccurate,
This review is from: Stardust Lost: The Triumph, Tragedy, and Mishugas of the Yiddish Theater in America (Hardcover)
Yes, he writes with flair, but it would be nice if he got it right more often. I'm no expert, but a lot of what Kanfer writes just doesn't jibe with what other writers on this subject have been saying in recent years (folks like Sandrow, Berkowitz, Nahshon, that is). Take a look if you like, but don't accept any of this as gospel.
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American life of the Yiddish theatre,
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This review is from: Stardust Lost: The Triumph, Tragedy, and Mishugas of the Yiddish Theater in America (Hardcover)
This is a well written and extensively researched history of the
Yiddish theatre in America. None of the major performers or their work is missed. Even the relationship of the Yiddish theatre to the regular American theatre and the motion picture industry is touched upon.
2 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Marvellous- but not quite scholarly enough,
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This review is from: Stardust Lost: The Triumph, Tragedy, and Mishugas of the Yiddish Theater in America (Hardcover)
It's a marvellously entertaining book. However, I would have loved more on the musicals/operettas that the author merely refered to as shund (well, he was quoting the general attitude of the day). Secondly, I would have really like the occasional footnotes.
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Stardust Lost: The Triumph, Tragedy, and Mishugas of the Yiddish Theater in America by Stefan Kanfer (Hardcover - October 24, 2006)
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