Subject: Theater, Yiddish

This program details the Fourth Annual Reception and Ball of the employees (attachees) of H.R. Jacobs' Thalia Theatre, held at Everett Hall in New York City on February 28, 1889. The program includes the order of dances, a space for recording dance partners, a list of officers, and a reception committee. The front cover features an embossed red wax seal and the motto "Dum Vivimus, Vivamus" ("While We Live, Let Us Live"). The back cover includes a photograph and facsimile signature of M.J. Jacobs. The event featured music by the Dodsworth Military Band.

A photographic portrait of Louise Beaton in character as Rachel Goldstein. The photograph appears to be related to Yiddish theater. Created circa 1910.

Playbill for a performance of "Yoshe Kalb" by I. J. Singer. The playbill features numerous images. The date of the performance is January 1, 1933.

Program for a performance of "The Dybbuk" by the Moscow Habima Theatre, presented during its first and only American engagement in 1926. Includes a testimonial by Maxim Gorky on Habima and a review from the New York Times. The program was likely printed in New York City.

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.

An unrecorded theater broadside advertising the first performance in the US of *The New Jewish Operetta Company*, under the management of Sigmund Mogulesko and Moishe Finkel. The performances took place on October 16th, 18th, and 19th, 1886, at the Terrace Garden, Lexington Avenue Opera House in New York. The broadside, measuring 14 1/4" x 7 1/2", is printed in black on yellow stock and features text in both Yiddish and English. The operetta, set in Russia, was titled *The Coquetish Ladies*. Mogulesko was a prominent actor, singer, and composer, while Finkel was a leading figure in early Yiddish theater. This broadside offers a glimpse into the early development of Yiddish theater in the United States.

This trade card advertises the Great Comic Opera Company performing at the Grand Opera House. [The card is identified as being connected to the H.R. Jacobs Thalia Theatre which operated for one year, from 1889-1890. The Thalia Theatre was previously known as the Bowery Theatre, a famous New York theatre that opened in 1826 as the New York Theatre. It burned down in 1828 and was rebuilt as the Bowery Theatre. Over the years, the theatre burned down several times and changed hands several times. In 1879 it became the Thalia Theatre. In 1889-1890 it was subleased to H.R. Jacobs, a Jewish company of actors that performed in Yiddish, as the Thalia previously put on plays in German.] The card depicts a large tulip with a green stem and leaves. The top of the card features the company name, the location of the performance, and the manager's name in bold font. The back of the card is blank.

Trade card advertising Zoe Meleke and her trained canaries. The reverse side features a full advertisement for Gen'l Tom Thumb and his entire troupe at Low's Opera House on November 20. The card is associated with the H.R. Jacobs Thalia Theatre, which operated for one year (1889-1890) and was previously known as the Bowery Theatre. The Bowery Theatre, opened in 1826, was a renowned theater with notable audience members including Charles Dickens, Walt Whitman, and several U.S. Presidents. Circa 1885.