• Modicut Puppet Theatre: Modernism, Satire, and Yiddish Culture
  • Edward Portnoy
Figure 4. King Akhashveyresh from Modicut’s Purim-shpil, Akhashveyresh. The heavy shoes were often used to create walking and tapping sounds for the puppets. (Rendering by Zuni Maud. Photo courtesy of Edward Portnoy)
Figure 4.

King Akhashveyresh from Modicut’s Purim-shpil, Akhashveyresh. The heavy shoes were often used to create walking and tapping sounds for the puppets. (Rendering by Zuni Maud. Photo courtesy of Edward Portnoy)

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ISSN
1531-4715
Print ISSN
1054-2043
Launched on MUSE
1999-08-01
Open Access
No
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