Act One (stage adaptation source)

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Act One (stage adaptation source) is Moss Hart’s celebrated autobiographical memoir chronicling his rise from poverty to becoming a successful Broadway playwright and director.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf autobiographical memoir
book
non-fiction work
about American theatre history
creative process in theatre
struggle from poverty to success
author Moss Hart
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
describedAs celebrated memoir of Broadway life
describes Moss Hart’s early life in poverty
Moss Hart’s rise to success on Broadway
focusesOn Moss Hart’s career as a director
Moss Hart’s career as a playwright
genre autobiography
theatre memoir
hasAdaptation Act One (Broadway adaptation by James Lapine, source author)
surface form: Act One (stage adaptation)
hasForm prose narrative
influenced Act One
surface form: Act One (stage adaptation)
language English
literaryMovement American autobiographical literature
mainSubject Broadway
surface form: Broadway theatre

Moss Hart
playwriting
theatrical directing
notableFor detailed depiction of Broadway in the early 20th century
influence on later stage adaptations
setting Broadway theatre world
New York City
timePeriod early 20th century
workOf Moss Hart

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