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God, Man, and Devil is an anthology of five Yiddish plays in
translation, plus two additional independent scenes, all written by
well-known playwrights in the first quarter of the twentieth
century. The settings range widely--a luxurious parlor, a haunted
graveyard, a farmyard, a sweatshop on strike, a subway, and the
boardwalk of Atlantic City. The plays evoke tears and laughter
through melodrama, expressionism, satire, fantasy, farce, suspense,
and romance. But all consider the same question: what is life's
moral purpose? And all display the theatrical flair that made
Yiddish audiences such passionate fans of their dramas and their
stars. Translated and edited to make them more accessible for both
reading and performance, the plays are accompanied by prefaces and
notes to help students of theater and of Jewish culture by
providing historical context, production histories, and elucidation
of references.
This book is the unusual blend of impeccable scholarship and
hilarious backstage anecdote. The vividness of the book is enhanced
by a collection of 125 rare illustrations- pictures of actors,
scenes from plays and films, posters, newspaper cartoons, and other
memorabilia.
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