Subject: Farce

A pamphlet containing the text of Thomas Dibdin's farce, "The Jew and the Doctor." Published in Philadelphia by T.H. Palmer in 1823. The pamphlet is in 12mo format and its binding is lacking. According to American Imprints 12371, only one copy is known to exist. Dibdin's 1798 English farce was part of a trend toward more sympathetic portrayals of Jewish protagonists at the turn of the 18th century.

Broadside program for a Jewish farce titled "The Kosher Kitchen," performed at the Standard Club Hall in Fort Wayne, Indiana, on January 5, 1891. The program lists male actors with Yiddish names playing Yiddish characters, and indicates a supper is included for 50 cents. The performance begins at 7:30 PM, followed by supper at 11:00 PM.

This item is sheet music for "The Jew Broker," a song featured in the "New Entertainment of the Jew and the Doctor," with lyrics attributed to M. Bernard. The sheet music includes musical notation and song lyrics, and was printed and sold by R. Shaw in Philadelphia and T. Hewitt in New York, priced at 25 Cents. R. Shaw is identified as an "Importer of Music and Musical Instruments" at 15 South Fourth in Philadelphia. The verso of the first sheet contains a faint pencil sketch of a head. The piece is from Thomas Dibdin's 1798 farce, notable for its portrayal of Jewish characters, reflecting a historical trend towards more sympathetic depictions while still using broadly drawn dialect.

This pamphlet contains the text of John O'Keeffe's farce, *The Little Hunch-Back; or, A Frolic in Bagdad*, as performed at the Theatre Royal, Covent Garden. Published in Dublin in 1790, this is the first Irish edition, following the London edition of 1789. The pamphlet includes a significant addition: a handwritten list of dramatis personae for a 1791 New York performance, possibly the play's American debut. The play features a Jewish character who is depicted as stingy and a storyline involving a Jewish/Christian marriage, making it noteworthy for its representation of Jewish characters in 18th-century theater. The text also mentions an edict that imposed the death penalty for a Jew killing a Muslim.