The American Way (pageant/play)
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The American Way is a 1939 patriotic pageant-play co-written by Moss Hart and George S. Kaufman that dramatizes the immigrant experience and the evolution of American ideals across generations.
Aliases (1)
- The American Way ×30
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
patriotic pageant
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stage work → theatrical play → |
| author |
George S. Kaufman
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Moss Hart → |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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| coWriter |
George S. Kaufman
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Moss Hart → |
| dateOfFirstPerformance |
1939
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| depicts |
immigrant family life in America
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| dramaticFunction |
celebration of American democracy
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exploration of assimilation → exploration of national identity → |
| genre |
pageant-play
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patriotic drama → |
| hasSubject |
Americanization
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civic ideals → generational conflict → immigration to the United States → patriotism in the United States → |
| historicalContext |
pre–World War II America
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| literaryForm |
drama
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| mainTheme |
evolution of American ideals
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immigrant experience in the United States → |
| narrativeScope |
multiple generations of an immigrant family
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| originalLanguage |
English
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| setting |
United States
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| structure |
pageant-style episodic scenes
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| workPeriod |
20th century American theatre
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| yearOfWork |
1939
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Referenced by (1)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Moss Hart
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