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The first Yiddish marionette
theatre [named formed from the founders "Mad- and "Kotler"]
began their theatre on 17 December 1925 in New York with
the offering of "King Ahasuerus" by Zuni Maud, music by
Michael Gelbart and Moshe Rappoport, and "Oyf vos mustu
krenkn? (What Ails You?)" by Yosel Kotler. The direction
of the first production was by Romm, Jacob Ben-Ami and
Jacob Mestel.
The second program given was
on 31 March 1926. There was staged "Dem shadkhans
tekhter (The Matchmaker's Daughter)" by Avraham Reyzen,
"Oyf yener velt" by Moyshe Nadir, and "Di feferdike
yidlekh" by Yosel Kotler.
The third program given was
on 22 September 1926: "The Dybbuk," a parody by Zuni
Maud, "Di feferdike yidlekh" by Yosel Kotler, music by
M. Gelbart, and a minuet dance.
The fourth program was on 4
March 1928 in the Rend School Hall and consisted of "Der
leytisher mentsh" by Zuni Maud, and "Business" by Yosel
Kotler, music arranged by Boris Weiner.
Besides this, afterwards
there was given from time to time the old programs with
an admixture of new numbers: "Der magid (Maud), "Di
blekherne kale" and "Der betler" (Kotler), et al.
In 1929 "Modjacot" traveled
to Europe and performed in Paris, London and Antwerp
(October 1929), Warsaw (November--December 1929) and
Vilna (February 1930).
From January--May 1932 "Modjacot"
guest-starred in both Greater- and White Russia. Here
for ther first time there was staged Z. Maud's "Shlomo
mit der bhmh," Maud and Kotler's political satire "Farn
shpil un nokhn shpil," "Ching Tang Po" (Chinese satire),
and an adaptation of Sholem Aleichem's "Sheine
balabatim."
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R. Yoklson -- Vi
lalkes shpiln in idishn marionetn teater, "Frayhayt,"
N. Y., 16 April 1926.
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Dr. A. Mukdoni --
Fremds un eygns, "Morning Journal," N. Y., 8 October
1926.
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B. Botwinik -- In der
teater-velt, "Der veker," N. Y., 16 October 1925.
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Dr. A. Mukdoni --
Idisher teater in 1925-26, "Der idisher
velt-almanakh," N. Y., 1927.
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A. Bley (Tspuri) --
Marioneten-shpiel, "Yidishe tagblat," N. Y., 2 March
1928, "Di 7 teg ilustrirt," Paris, 4, 1928.
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Y. Shayak -- Dos
yidishe marioneten teater, "Post," London, 22
October 1929.
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A. B--n -- Shtundn
fun fargenigen un fraynd, "Tsayt," London, 22
October 1926.
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M. Altman -- Der
yidisher marioneten-teater, "Literarishe bleter" in
antverpen, "Yidishe prese," Antwerp, 48, 1929.
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A. Alperin -- Der
yidisher marioneten-teater, "Literarishe bleter,"
Waraw, 40, 1929.
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Bit-shin [B. Shefner]
-- Voyle, heymishe amerikaner, "Naye folkst.,"
Warsaw, 27 November 1929.
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N. M. [Mayzel] -- Di
"modiokat"-forshtelungen, "Literarishe bleter,"
Warsaw, 49, 1929.
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Y. Vorshaviak -- Iber
varshever teatern, "Tsiun. blet," Warsaw, 33, 1929.
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Melekh Ravitsh -- Di
marioneten-kinstler zuni maud un yosel kotler, "Literarishe
bleter," Warsaw, 50, 1929.
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Zalmen Reyzen -- Di
ershte oyffirungen fun "madikat," "Vilner tog," 2
February 1930.
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LE -- Di vunderlekhe
finger-mlakhh fun zuni maud un yosl kotler, "Vilner
tog," 4 February 1930.
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L. S--ki -- Di
oyftritn funm modiokat, "Tsayt," Vilna, 4 February
1930.
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Nechama Epstein --
Kunst oder kinder-shpil, "Vilner tog," 5 February
1939.
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Melekh Ravitsh -- A
zivg mn hshmim, "Vilner tog," 7 February 1930.
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Z. maud un yosl
kotler vegn zayer "madiokat," "Literarishe bleter,"
Warsaw, 11, 1930.
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Yosel Kotler --
Moskve derkvikt, "Morgn-frayhayt," N. Y., 28
February 1931.
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