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Chicago Play Festival preserves picturesque immigrant life
The Chicago Play Festival is hailed as a key effort to preserve immigrant gaiety and cultural traditions. The piece argues Americans have neglected such festive expressions while praising the festival’s international dances and costumes in Ogden Park and the hope it sparks a broader preservation of diverse national customs.
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