Street Scenes: Staging the Self in Immigrant New York, 1880–1924

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treet cene This page intentionally left blank treet cene Staging the Self in Immigrant New York, 880–924 ether romeyn univerity of minneota pre minneapoli • london An earlier version of chapter 4 was published as “Eros and Americanization: David Levinsky and the Etiquette of Race,” in Key Texts in American Jewish Culture, ed. Jack Kugelmass (New Brunswick, N.J.: Rutgers University Press, 2003); reprinted with permission of Rutgers University Press. An earlier version of chapter 5 was published as “Judging Italian American Identities: Farfariello, King of the Character Clowns,” The Italian American Review 9, no. 2 (Fall/Winter 2002): 95–128; reprinted with permission of The John D. Calandra Italian American Institute, Queens College (CUNY). Excerpt from Invisible Cities by Italo Calvino copyright 1972 by Giulio editore s.p.a.; English translation by William Weaver copyright 1974 by Harcourt, Inc.; reprinted with permission of Harcourt, Inc. Copyright 2008 by the Regents of the University of Minnesota All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying , recording, or otherwise, without the prior written permission of the publisher. Published by the University of Minnesota Press 111 Third Avenue South, Suite 290 Minneapolis, mn 55401-2520 http://www.upress.umn.edu Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Romeyn, Esther. Street scenes : staging the self in immigrant New York, 1880–1924 / Esther Romeyn. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ibn 978-0-8166-4521-3 (hardcover : alk. paper) — ibn 978-0-8166-4522-0 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1. New York (N.Y.)—Ethnic relations. 2. New York (N.Y.)—Intellectual life. 3. Minorities— New York (State)—New York—Social conditions. 4. Minorities—New York (State)—New York—Intellectual life. 5. Immigrants—New York (State)—New York—Social conditions. 6. Immigrants—New York (State)—New York—Intellectual life. 7. Performing arts— Social aspects—New York (State)—New York—History. 8. Self—New York (State)—New York—History. 9. Ethnicity—New York (State)—New York—History. 10. City and town life—New York (State)—New York—History. I. Title. f128.9.a1r66 2008 305.8009747'10903—dc22 2008014710 Printed in the United States of America on acid-free paper The University of Minnesota is an equal-opportunity educator and employer. 15 14 13 12 11 10 09 08 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 ...