RE: Fw: Yiddish Songs: Diane Cypkin

[Reyzl Kalifowicz-Waletzky <reyzl...>]

Bob,

These sound like one-time theatrical performances Diane has arranged to do 
as an independent agent or an academic instructor at various venues, but 
she is not playing "in the Yiddish theater" which is the phrase I was 
responding to.   I knew about her Brooklyn College performance, but nothing 
about her recent activities.  I am very glad to hear that she is 
continuing.  Please send me her e-mail address or give her mine and ask her 
to let me know about whatever she is doing so that I can post it on 
YiddishNet.

I don't know Diane well, but I have always been sorry that she is no longer 
performing at the Folksbiene.  I always thought she was an asset to the 
Folksbiene.


Reyzl



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From:  robert wiener [SMTP:wiener (at) mindspring(dot)com]
Sent:  Tuesday, January 04, 2000 3:31 PM
To:  World music from a Jewish slant
Subject:  Re: Fw: Yiddish Songs: Diane Cypkin

Reyzl,

I guess that my sense of the present extends further into the past
than yours.

I saw Diane perform at the Folksbiene a number of years ago, I don't
recall the number.  This past month she directed a reading (and
probably participated herself in it) by a cast of about a dozen.
(This was not in Yiddish.)  It may be that she no longer commits
herself to extended theater runs because of family obligations.

This past fall Diane had a recital including Yiddish songs on campus
and I believe had another one (containing Yiddish songs written by her
father?) last spring in Brooklyn.

If you'd like, I can keep you posted as to her next Yiddish activities
and maybe we'll meet each other there.

Bob

-----Original Message-----
From: Reyzl Kalifowicz-Waletzky <reyzl (at) flash(dot)net>
To: World music from a Jewish slant <jewish-music (at) shamash(dot)org>
Date: Tuesday, January 04, 2000 2:24 PM
Subject: RE: Fw: Yiddish Songs


>
>I just read your note to Judy.   I forget about Diane too.
>
>>Diane performs in Yiddish theater and sings Yiddish songs
>>and lives in Brooklyn.
>
>That should have been:
>
>>Diane performED in Yiddish theater and sAng Yiddish songs
>>and lives in Brooklyn.
>
>She has not performed there in many, many years, at least 10, I
think.  I
>don't think she performs much anymore.  She can give you a biblio for
sure.
>
>
>Reyzl
>
>
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>From:  robert wiener [SMTP:wiener (at) mindspring(dot)com]
>Sent:  Tuesday, January 04, 2000 1:31 PM
>To:  World music from a Jewish slant
>Subject:  Re: Fw: Yiddish Songs
>
>Judy,
>
>Thanks for all of that good information.
>
>I should have looked more carefully at Irene Heskes's "Passport to
>Jewish Music".  It does have several pages in the chapter "Jewish
>Music in America", most of it under the section "Yiddish American
>Minstrelsy" although the section on "Eili, Eili" is particularly
>interesting to me.
>
>As to Diane Cypkin's dissertation, I'm embarrassed to say that I was
>unaware of it, even though I'm a colleague of hers at Pace
University,
>Westchester (Pleasantville) where she teaches in the Speech
>department.  Diane performs in Yiddish theater and sings Yiddish
songs
>and lives in Brooklyn.  I've collaborated with her several times
>providing recorded music for her projects.  I'm sure that she's read
>her dissertation and I've just written to her asking for a peak.
>
>Bob
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Judy Pinnolis <pinnolis (at) brandeis(dot)edu>
>To: World music from a Jewish slant <jewish-music (at) shamash(dot)org>
>Date: Tuesday, January 04, 2000 1:01 PM
>Subject: Re: Fw: Yiddish Songs
>
>
>>Bob:
>>Just started reading it... but the new "Klezmer" book by Henry
>Sapoznik
>>gives a very nice synopsis about the start of Yiddish musical
theater
>as
>>part of a greater picture in of Jewish music in NY,  and discusses
>some of
>>the major players on the scene. Henry also provides footnotes so any
>>particular point can be followed up.
>>
>>Also, there are a couple of chapters on Yiddish theater in a book
>called
>>"Politics of Yiddish" . A few chapters in this book discuss the
>various
>>types of Yiddish theater in NY with and without music.
>>
>>There is also an article by Irene Heskes: Music as social history:
>American
>>Yiddish theater music, 1882- 1920. in the journal: American music
>Vol. II,
>>No. 4 (Winter 1984) pp.73-87.
>>
>>She also devotes space in "Passport to Jewish Music" to an overview
>of the
>>history of Yiddish theater music with biographical information about
>>Goldfaden and the rest.
>>
>>For those willing to pursue such things:
>>Diane Cypkin wrote a dissertation at NYU:
>>SECOND AVENUE:  THE YIDDISH BROADWAY
>>Has anyone read this?
>>
>>If you read German, Isabel Schnabel has written a piece that appears
>in
>>Kunst und Religion: "Jiddisches Theater, Musik und Literatur:
>>Gestern--heute--morgen" (1995)vol. 3, pp. 69-75 which covers
>Goldfaden,
>>Gordon, Pinski and Rabinowitz and more. I haven't read this yet, so
>can't
>>really recommend it or not, but it must be an overview since it's
>only a
>>few pages.
>>
>>Maybe these can get you started. Best wishes,
>>Judy
>>
>>
>>At 09:01 AM 1/4/00 -0500, you wrote:
>>>Hankus,
>>>
>>>I was going to mention "Tenement Songs" (which I do own, along with
>>>the tape), but it seemed to me that there must be some book out
>there
>>>devoted entirely to Yiddish theater music.  Certainly there is
>plenty
>>>of material.  And there are many recordings, including one by Jan
>>>Peerce.
>>>
>>>Maybe someone on the list will fill the gap.
>>>
>>>Bob
>>>
>>>
>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>From: HNetsky (at) aol(dot)com <HNetsky (at) aol(dot)com>
>>>To: World music from a Jewish slant <jewish-music (at) shamash(dot)org>
>>>Date: Tuesday, January 04, 2000 8:40 AM
>>>Subject: Re: Fw: Yiddish Songs
>>>
>>>
>>>>
>>>>In a message dated 1/3/00 4:04:10 PM, you wrote:
>>>>
>>>><<While looking on my shelves for information on Bertha Kalich, I
>>>>
>>>>realized that I have no books on music of the Yiddish theater
>(aside
>>>>
>>>>from books of the music itself).  Any recommendations?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>Bob
>>>>
>>>>This is one of those shameful gaps.  "Tenement Songs" is a start,
>but
>>>a full
>>>>length volume (or ten) is sorely needed.  --hankus
>>>>
>>>>
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>>>>