April 12, 2024
TRANSPOSING BROADWAY: JEWS, ASSIMILATION & AMERICAN MUSICAL by HECHT/2011 1st
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TRANSPOSING BROADWAY: JEWS, ASSIMILATION, AND THE AMERICAN MUSICAL. BY STUART J. HECHT. New York : Palgrave; macmillan, 2011. First Edition, First Printing. Scarce.A solid and attractive scarce book.From the Introduction: "Coming to America. Fromthe 1910s on, Ameica's Broadway musical way developed primarily by Jews. Reflecting their own adjustments to American life,a nd that of their increasingly Jewish audience, these artists shaped themusical inot a form that illustrated their concerns, promoted their value,and above all, provided a setting for the ongoing discussion of how outsiders might gain access to America nad its "Dream" of acceptance and success. Brodway is identified with New York City. In the years that the musical evolved, Jews formed an increasing percentage fo the city's population in large part due to the great wave of immigration from Eastern Europe that begun in the 1880s. In 1870, 60,000 Jews lived in New York, forming fully 29 percent of the city. Furthermore, as the Encyclopedia Judaica notes: IT is safe to say that from the 1920s on Jews formed a disproportionately high percentage of New York's theatergoers, music listeners, book purchasers, and art collectors. One rough estimate placed Jews at 70% of the city's concert and theater audience during the 1950s. Consequently, the Broadway musical reflected a primary
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