Present Arms

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Present Arms is a 1928 Rodgers and Hart Broadway musical comedy set in a Hawaiian army post, known for its witty songs and lighthearted military satire.

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instanceOf Broadway musical
musical comedy
artisticStyle American musical theatre
basedInPartOn military life in Hawaii
composer Richard Rodgers
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
decadeOfPremiere 1920s
firstPerformanceDate 1928
genre musical comedy
satire
hasMusicalForm song-and-dance show
hasNotableFeature lighthearted military satire
lighthearted tone
witty songs
hasTheme humor
military life
romance
intendedAudience theatre audiences
lyricist Lorenz Hart
lyricsBy Lorenz Hart
medium stage musical
musicBy Richard Rodgers
narrativeFocus soldiers stationed in Hawaii
originalLanguage English
partOfCreativeCanonOf Lorenz Hart
Richard Rodgers
productionType Broadway production
settingLocation Hawaii
Hawaiian army post
subjectMatter military satire
workPeriod interwar period

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