Re: FW: Purimshpil

[Lori Cahan-Simon <l_cahan...>]

I have a copy of the Gilbert and Sullivan Purimshpil, Reyzl.
Lorele

Reyzl Kalifowicz-Waletzky wrote:

> Shifra's Bobover Purim shpiel is basically a contemporary post-War Purim
> shpiel (1975-6 and later)  and I understand that Josh is looking for old
> ones.
>
> There is a an awful lot of material about Purim shpiel from the last four
> centuries Josh in several languages.  You have to be more specific about
> what you want and then log onto a university library to get a bibliography.
>
> There are many more Yiddish Purim texts and studies, including several out
> of Hebrew University that we can add to Itsik's list.   I also own several
> shpil texts.   I also have a text of a Yiddish purim opera.
>
> The Gilbert and Sullivan one is supposed to be great, but I have never seen
> it.
>
> Reyzl
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From:   Joshua Horowitz [SMTP:horowitz (at) styria(dot)com]
> Sent:   Thursday, April 06, 2000 12:40 AM
> To:     World music from a Jewish slant
> Subject:        Purimshpil
>
> -- Budowitz Home Page: http://www.merlinms.dircon.co.uk/budowitz/
>
> General question to all:
>
> Does anyone know where I can get information on the following:
>
> 1) Old music (manuscripts, notation, or 78 r.p.m.s)  played for a
> Purimshpil, or Ahasverusshpil? (I have the Vernadsky/Anski CD tracks, so
> that need not be mentioned)
>
> 2) The text of any old Purimshpils (also Itzik Manger's version) in Yiddish
>
> 3) Any iconography, descriptions or information about the scenery, music,
> text, costumes of the Purimshpil
>
> Any help would be appreciated.... Thanks in advance.... Josh
>

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