LEADER 03796nam 2200757Ia 450 001 9910821377003321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a0-8166-6626-1 035 $a(CKB)1000000000723040 035 $a(EBL)433197 035 $a(OCoLC)318218376 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000252326 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11203403 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000252326 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10181041 035 $a(PQKB)10470233 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC433197 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse39862 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL433197 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10277749 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL526155 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000723040 100 $a20080409d2008 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aStreet scenes $estaging the self in immigrant New York, 1880-1924 /$fEsther Romeyn 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aMinneapolis $cUniversity of Minnesota Press$dc2008 215 $a1 online resource (308 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-8166-4522-1 311 $a0-8166-4521-3 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 213-261) and index. 327 $apt. 1. The city as theater : performativity and urban space -- The epistemology of the city -- Detecting, acting, and the hierarchy of the social body -- Crossing the Bowery : female slumming and the theater of urban space -- Eros and Americanization : the rise of David Levinsky, or the etiquette of race and sex -- pt. 2. Stages of identity : performing ethnic subjects -- Juggling identities : the case of an Italian American clown -- My other/my self : impersonation and the rehearsal of otherness -- The truth of racial signs : civilizing the Jewish comic -- Blackface, Jewface, whiteface : racial impersonation revisited. 330 $aThe turn of the twentieth century in New York City was characterized by radical transformation as the advent of consumer capitalism confronted established social hierarchies, culture, and conceptions of selfhood. The popular stage existed in a symbiotic relationship with the city and uniquely captured the contested terms of immigrant identity of the time. Street Scenes focuses on the intersection of modern city life and stage performance. From street life and slumming to vaudeville and early cinema, to Yiddish theater and blackface comedy, Esther Romeyn discloses racial comedy, passing, and ma 606 $aCity and town life$zNew York (State)$zNew York$xHistory 606 $aEthnicity$zNew York (State)$zNew York$xHistory 606 $aImmigrants$zNew York (State)$zNew York$xIntellectual life 606 $aImmigrants$zNew York (State)$zNew York$xSocial conditions 606 $aMinorities$zNew York (State)$zNew York$xIntellectual life 606 $aMinorities$zNew York (State)$zNew York$xSocial conditions 606 $aPerforming arts$xSocial aspects$zNew York (State)$zNew York$xHistory 606 $aSelf$zNew York (State)$zNew York$xHistory 607 $aNew York (N.Y.)$xEthnic relations 607 $aNew York (N.Y.)$xIntellectual life 615 0$aCity and town life$xHistory. 615 0$aEthnicity$xHistory. 615 0$aImmigrants$xIntellectual life. 615 0$aImmigrants$xSocial conditions. 615 0$aMinorities$xIntellectual life. 615 0$aMinorities$xSocial conditions. 615 0$aPerforming arts$xSocial aspects$xHistory. 615 0$aSelf$xHistory. 676 $a305.8009747/10903 676 $a792.097471 700 $aRomeyn$b Esther$01641388 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910821377003321 996 $aStreet scenes$93985479 997 $aUNINA