Staging the Jew

by Harley Erdman

This work attempts to uncover the roots of Jewish characteristion in popular culture by inestigating a forgotten era in American show business. The author examines early Jewish performers who were instrumental in creating the image of the Jew on the American stage and screen. Covering a "forgotten era" in show business, the text takes in broad scope of performance genres and "stars" from M.D. Curtis, David Warfield, director D.W. Griffith and other...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 081352413X
• ISBN13: 9780813524139
• Release Date: June 1997
• Publisher: Rutgers University Press
• Length: 221 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.