The First Time In History: Two Years Of Russia's New Life (August, 1921, To December, 1923) [With Much Generally Unreported But Important Background Material 1917-1921]

Boni And Liveright, 1924. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fair. 249 Pp. Black Cloth, Gilt. First Printing, 1924. A Very Worn Copy, Spine Gilt Worn And Almost Unreadable, Spine Cloth Covered With Clear Tape, Hinges Completely Broken With Page Block Completely Loose. Ownership Signature Of Rowena Woodham-Jelliffe (1892- 1992), Who Became A Pioneer In The Field Of Interracial Theater As An Outgrowth Of Her Career As A Social Worker And Co-Founder Of Karamu House. Born And Raised In New Albion, Ill., She Came To Ohio In 1910 To Enter Oberlin College, Where She Served As President Of The Oberlin Women's Suffrage League And Met Her Future Husband, Russell W. Jelliffe. After A Year Spent Jointly As Graduate Students At The University Of Chicago, Rowena And Russell Were Married And Came To Cleveland To Establish The East Side Settlement House That Eventually Became Karamu. To Help Draw Their Largely African American Constituency Into The Settlement's Program, Mrs. Jelliffe Began Producing Children's Plays With Interracial Casting. An Adult Dramatic Group, The Gilpin Players, Was Organized In The Couple's Living Room In 1920. A Permanent Theater Was Opened In 1927, After 2 Summers' Study By Mrs. Jelliffe At The School Of Theater And Dance In New York. Besides Directing 100 Plays At Karamu From 1920-46, She Sometimes Wrote Plays For The Children And Once Completed A Play By Langston Hughes When The Final Act Failed To Arrive In Time. Mrs. Jelliffe Was Also A Campaigner For Civil Rights, Helping To Integrate The Wade Park Manor Dining Room In 1926 And Marching With Martin Luther King, Jr., In The 1960S. Her Papers Are At Case Western University.