Yiddish Theater in Russia before 1919. The Four Who Were Lost: Comic Operetta in 3 Acts by Dr. Soapbubble, c. 1914 and 1917.

Title

Yiddish Theater in Russia before 1919. The Four Who Were Lost: Comic Operetta in 3 Acts by Dr. Soapbubble, c. 1914 and 1917.

Date

1914, 1917

Description

A manuscript of a comic operetta that was staged in Nahum Lipovski's People's Theater before the advent of Independent Poland. The manuscript has several stamps attesting to the permission for its performance granted by the Russian government. Figures like Lipovski and Esther-Rokhl Kaminska were known for their ability to navigate government officials and secure permission to perform their shows.

Source

RG8

Publisher

YIVO Institute of Jewish Research

Language

Yiddish and Russian

Original Format

manuscript

Translation

The Four Lost Ones by Dr. Soapbubble
Written by Boymvol

STAMP #1: Performance permitted, St. Petersburg June 17, 1914
STAMP #2: N. Lipovski's Theater
STAMP #3(CIRCULAR): Censor of Dramatic Works
STAMP #4: Taxes paid to collector

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Citation

“Yiddish Theater in Russia before 1919.The Four Who Were Lost:Comic Operetta in 3 Acts by Dr. Soapbubble, c. 1914 and 1917.,” YIVO Online Exhibitions, accessed December 22, 2024, https://ruthrubin.yivo.org/items/show/2236.

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