{"product_id":"1930s-yiddish-theater-handbill-hopkinson-brooklyn-postcard-david-medoff-judaica-adam-eve","title":"1930s Yiddish Theater Handbill Hopkinson Brooklyn Postcard David Medoff Judaica Adam \u0026 Eve","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis rare piece of 1930s Brooklyn Jewish history features a dual-purpose production history. The item began as an imported European art postcard displaying Domenico Mastroianni’s sculptochrome image of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAdam and Eve\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (with original pre-1918 Russian and English captions). It was then repurposed in Brooklyn as a promotional handbill for th\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ee historic \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHopkinson Theatre\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (Corner of Pitki\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003en Ave \u0026amp; Hopkinson Ave, Brownsville, Brooklyn).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis overprint illustrates the resourcefulness of Great Depression-era theater management and local job-printers, who purchased unmailed European cardstock in bulk to run through local letterpresses for neighborhood distribution.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Yiddish overprint advertises:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eVenue:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Hopkinson Theatre, Brooklyn (Tel. Dickens 2-3014)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eStarring:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e David Medoff, popular Yiddish radio artist and tenor, as \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSasha the Singing Forester\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eProduction:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNatalka Poltavka\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (3-Act Operetta by Ivan Kotlyarevsky, performed in Yiddish).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePerformance Details:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e One-night-only performance on Monday, June 3rd (Circa 1935).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTypography \u0026amp; Markings:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Sha\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003erp two-color letterpress printing in bold red ink featuring the original Allied Printing Trades Council union bug (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e208 PRINTED IN U.S.A.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch4 dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eItem Details \u0026amp; Specifications\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOrigin:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Brooklyn, New York, USA (Printed on imported European stock).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAge\/Circa:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Circa 1935.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMaterials:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Cardstock paper, letterpress ink.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Standard vintage postcard (~3.5\" x 5.5\").\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCondition:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Very good vintage condition. Sharp red printing, light corner wear, slight surface aging\/toning, and minor isolated spot oxidation consistent with age. Unmailed and clean back.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch4 dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eAuthenticity Assessment: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis piece exhibits clear markers of genuine 1930s ephemera. The front artwork uses an early photomechanical half-tone dot matrix typical of Domenico Mastroianni’s published works. The Yiddish text on the reverse was applied via genuine letterpress overprinting, showing slight debossing impressions into the cardstock. The Allied Printing Trades Council union bug in the lower-left corner (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e208 PRINTED IN U.S.A.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e) firmly establishes its authentic Brooklyn manufacture during the mid-1930s.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003ch4 dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eReference\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan id=\"docs-internal-guid-d0332186-7fff-db61-8ce1-7fb02f7590c2\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBook Title:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLeksikon fun yidishn teater\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (Lexicon of the Yiddish Theatre), Vol. 2\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Zalmen Zylbercweig\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePage:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 1307 (Details David Medoff's stage career, radio popularity, and prominent Yiddish theater engagements across New York City).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: large;\"\u003eShipping calculated by eBay\/USPS\/UPS based on your ZIP code.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: large;\"\u003eItem Description and Condition Disclaimer\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: large;\"\u003eWe take great care in researching, identifying, and describing each antique item to the best of our ability, drawing on available resources and hands-on examination. 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