Audiences
Yiddish audiences were famously vocal, and the galleries of Yiddish theatres could be raucous places. The annals of the Yiddish stage are filled with colorful tales featuring “Moyshe,” the name theatre people collectively bestowed on Yiddish theatregoers.
April 13, 2016
Should a Married Woman Visit a Yiddish Music Hall?
. Why would it be a problem if someone went to a music hall simply to have some fun? In the early 1900s, the answer was complicated.
May 18, 2015
Audiences are Idiots
One of the hardest problems in theatre studies is understanding audiences response.
January 5, 2015
The Chasidim Ball
Between 1921 and 1933, a “Chasidim Ball” was held to raise funds for Poale Zion, or for the Peretz Shule. But why?
December 21, 2014
“Entertainment”?
Over the past year, as time has permitted, I’ve been revisiting the subject of theatre in the Warsaw Ghetto.