The Salome Ensemble probes the entangled lives; works; and passions of a political activist; a novelist; a screenwriter; and a movie actress who collaborated in 1920s New York City. Together they created the shape-shifting; genre-crossing Salome of the Tenements; first a popular novel and then a Hollywood movie. The title character was a combination Cinderella and Salome like the women who conceived her. Rose Pastor Stokes was the role model. Anzia Yezierska wrote the novel. Sonya Levien wrote the screenplay. Jetta Goudal played her on the silver screen.Ginsberg considers the women individually and collectively; exploring how they shaped and reflected their cultural landscape. These European Jewish immigrants pursued their own versions of the American dream; escaped the squalor of sweatshops; knew romance and heartache; and achieved prominence in politics; fashion; journalism; literature; and film.
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. A masterpiece of its ownBy Kathleen A. Goodrich. Author of Patriots CauseA beautiful read. Mr. Staiti masterfully blends the telling of the history. the artists. and the artworks of the Revolutionary period.0 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Five StarsBy Anonymous5793567Great book. A must-read for anyone interested in American history and American art.0 of 2 people found the following review helpful. I have a new appreciation for those early portraits that ...By Erin Marie NewtonI have a new appreciation for those early portraits that hang in the galleries for the artists and the founding national images they depicted.
