"A Gift to Anti-Semites: Shylock on the Prerevolutionary Russian Stage" https://www.worldshakesbib.org/entry/bbbp127/ Author: Senelick, Laurence. Type: Journal Article Year: 2024 Publication Information: Shakespeare Studies 51 (2024): 134–67. Annotation: Describes early performances of Shylock in nineteenth-century Russia, considernig Western influences, the portrayal of other Jewish characters on the Russian stage, government monopoly over theatre, and anti-Semitism. Language: English Keywords: Russia Tags: Actors, Acting, Directors, Directing, Scholarship, Criticism, History of Criticism, Stage and Theater History, The Merchant of Venice WSB Update: Spring 2026 WSB Record Number: bbbp127