Zlatarewski, I., 1875-1945

Abstract The collection contains play manuscripts, programs, playbills, posters, photographs, correspondence, agreements, scrapbooks, clippings, printed ephemera, and memorabilia relating to Yiddish theater in the early twentieth century, especially the interwar period. Also included are items of printed ephemera related to Yiddish film, Hebrew theater, and a broad range of Jewish performers, including cantors, singers and dancers. Geographically, the materials originated predominantly in Poland and other parts of Eastern Europe, and, to a lesser extent, the United States, especially New York City, with smaller numbers of items from Western Europe and other regions around the world. Among the theater personalities represented in the collection with significant amounts of material are Herz Grossbard, David Herman, Joseph Winogradoff, Rudolf Zaslavsky, Zygmunt Turkow, Jonas Turkow, Moyshe Lipman, Ida Kaminska, and Esther Rachel Kaminska. The theater groups best represented include the Varshever Yidisher kunst-teater (Warsaw Yiddish Art Theater), founded by Zygmunt Turkow and Ida Kaminska; the Vilna Troupe; the Moscow State Yiddish Theater (known by its Russian acronym "GOSET"); and Maurice Schwartz's Yiddish Art Theatre, of New York. A wide variety of other professional as well as amateur theater groups are represented with smaller amounts of material.

Scope and Contents Russian-language stamp of N. S. Lipovski Theater, 6 February 1917. Polish censor's stamp, Vilna, with signature dated 17 November 1919. Accession no. 348/3609.

Scope and Contents Cover has Russian-language labeling from an unidentified theater library. Accession no. 105/2353 (stamp).

Scope and Contents Cover has Russian-language labeling from an unidentified theater library. Accession no. 104/2352 (stamp).

Scope and Contents Russian censor's stamp, St. Petersburg, 24 August 1913, and stamp for tax, 20 September 1913 (title page), as well as red wax seal (last page). Also, Russian-language stamp of N. S. Lipovski Theater, 6 February 1917; and Yiddish-language stamp of Lipovski as administrator, "Idishe truppe," and honorary member of the Russian Imperial Dramatic Association. Accession no. 341/3602 (stamp). The title page also has the title "Madam fraylin" in Russian, and the author name "Boymvol" crossed out; a note signed Z. Zylbercweig, dated Vilna, 5 July 1933, states that the play has no relation to Boymvol's "Madam fraylin" but that the title was used for purposes of presentation to the censor.

Scope and Contents The title page is in German; the text is in Yiddish. Signed at the end, in Russian, as copied by actor Makhanson/Nakhanson. The list of characters has a cursory sketch of the stage, and actors' last names noted. Cover has Russian-language labeling from an unidentified theater library. Accession no. 107/2355 (stamp).

Scope and Contents Dated on last page of the play (no. 169360), in Russian: 11 January 1917, Kharkov. Russian-language stamp of N. S. Lipovski Theater, 6 February 1917. Labeled on the title page as the copy of the prompter. Accession no. 344/3605 (stamp).

At the back of the notebook is part of a role book (Acts III and IV) for the role of "Amalye," of the play "Der tiger," by Zisl Kornblith. It is written with an upside-down orientation compared to that of the play, starting at the back, from verso of stamped no. 169367 to verso of no. 169360. See also: the beginning portion of the same role (Acts I and II), written in the same hand, in Folder 4237B.

Scope and Contents Russian-language stamp of N. S. Lipovski Theater, 6 February 1917. At the back of the notebook are two leaves of additional text, possibly song lyrics, signed and dated Kovno, 11 May 1921. Accession no. 343/3604. 40 leaves.

Scope and Contents Actor's role book, labeled on the cover as the role of "zhyena" (wife) [?]/"Izi." Refers to 4 acts. The title of the play given in Russian characters. 6 leaves.

Scope and Contents Russian-language stamp of N. S. Lipovski Theater, 6 February 1917. Notebook manufactured in Warsaw. Accession no. 346/3607 (stamp).

Likely based on the French-language play of the same title by Pierre Berton and Charles Simon, or the English-language adaptation of the latter by David Belasco.