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Lot 450

Two Rare Plays - Kreutzer Sonata / Play about Russian Jewry

1. The Chosen People, a Dramatic Portrayal of Jewish life in Russia, in Three Acts, by Eugene Tchirikoff. Staged and presented by the St. Petersburg Dramatic Co. New York, [ca. 1906]. English. Play about Jewish life in Russia. Several photographs included. [2]. 16, [2] pp, 22.5 cm. Fair-good condition.
2. The Kreutzer Sonata, a Play in Four Acts, adapted from the Yiddish of Jacob Gordin by Langdon Mitchell. New York: Harrison Grey Fiske Publishing, 1907. English. Translation into English of a play based on the novel "Kreutzer Sonata" by Tolstoy. The translation into English was according to the Yiddish version of the play, printed in New York in 1907. 78 pp, 20.5 cm. Good condition.