Word: habimah
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...Habimah...
...back as February, Palestine's famed Hebrew-speaking Habimah players had announced a six-week visit to Broadway. The sets and costumes were shipped well ahead; but when the company set out six days before the opening, they found Lydda airport in Arab hands and had to be secretly air-ferried to Athens. From there, in dribs & drabs, and by divergent routes, they reached New York...
Opening with S. Ansky's well-known Dybbuk,* the Habimah confirmed the impression they made on Broadway in 1925: that they are a distinguished acting company. At its best, their stylized production possesses really notable style...
...Habimah's other Broadway offerings: David's Crown, The Golem, Oedipus...