The poems and songs
Браво, Бис! Пой куплеты, веселись : новейший сборник куплетов… / сост. С. С. Полятус. – 2-е изд., испр. – Одесса : Тип. Гальперина и Швейцера, 1901. – 63 [1] с. : ил.
The edition features couplets of Ukrainian, Russian, and Jewish jokes and sketches from the repertoire of well-known Odesa performers of the early 20th century — Valentinov, Davidov, Fishkind, Tumashev, and others. Their performances enjoyed enormous popularity among audiences, who appreciated humor and wit. The poems and songs in the collection were distinguished by their sharpness and irony.