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Russian culture and theatrical performance in America, 1891-1933

Record Type:	Electronic resources : Monograph/item
Title/Author:	Russian culture and theatrical performance in America, 1891-1933Valleri J. Hohman.
Author:	Hohman, Valleri J.,
Published:	New York :Palgrave Macmillan,2011.
Description:	1 online resource (xi, 209 p.) :ill.
Subject:	TheaterHistory19th century.United States
Subject:	United States
Online resource:	An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click for information
ISBN:	9780230119901 (electronic bk.)

Russian culture and theatrical performance in America, 1891-1933
Hohman, Valleri J.,1972-

Russian culture and theatrical performance in America, 1891-1933[electronic resource] /Valleri J. Hohman. - 1st ed. - New York :Palgrave Macmillan,2011. - 1 online resource (xi, 209 p.) :ill. - Palgrave studies in theatre and performance history. - Palgrave studies in theatre and performance history..

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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.

Between the 1890s and the 1930s, advancements in communication and travel encouraged widespread international cultural exchange, and Americans increasingly came into contact with Russian culture and theatrical performance. A number of factors, including emigration from Russia, world war, revolutionary activities in both Russia and the United States, and developments in modernism in the American theatre influenced the way those performances were received by American artists and audiences. 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 into American theatre and dance.

ISBN: 9780230119901 (electronic bk.)

Standard No.: 9786613266231

Source: 527035Palgrave Macmillanhttp://www.palgraveconnect.com

Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: 015798809UkSubjects--Topical Terms:

370443
Theater
--History--United States--19th century.Subjects--Geographical Terms:

236377
United States
Index Terms--Genre/Form:

214472
Electronic books.

LC Class. No.: PN2248 / .H56 2011

Dewey Class. No.: 792.0947/0973

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