Street scenes

By Esther Romeyn

Subjects: Social aspects of Performing arts, Ethnic relations, Self, Intellectual life, Minorities, united states, social conditions, Ethnicity, Immigrants, united states, Immigrants, Minorities, Performing arts, history, United states, ethnic relations, Performing arts, Social conditions, City and town life, New york (n.y.), intellectual life, Social aspects, History

Description: '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 theatre and blackface comedy, Romeyn discloses racial comedy, passing, and masquerade as gestures of cultural translation.