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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The American Way (pageant/play) canonical | 1 |
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
patriotic pageant
ⓘ
stage work ⓘ theatrical play ⓘ |
| author |
George S. Kaufman
ⓘ
Moss Hart ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| coWriter |
George S. Kaufman
ⓘ
Moss Hart ⓘ |
| dateOfFirstPerformance | 1939 ⓘ |
| depicts | immigrant family life in America ⓘ |
| dramaticFunction |
celebration of American democracy
ⓘ
exploration of assimilation ⓘ exploration of national identity ⓘ |
| genre |
pageant-play
ⓘ
patriotic drama ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
Americanization
ⓘ
civic ideals ⓘ generational conflict ⓘ immigration to the United States ⓘ patriotism in the United States ⓘ |
| historicalContext | pre–World War II America ⓘ |
| literaryForm | drama ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
evolution of American ideals
ⓘ
immigrant experience in the United States ⓘ |
| narrativeScope | multiple generations of an immigrant family ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| setting |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| structure | pageant-style episodic scenes ⓘ |
| workPeriod | 20th century American theatre ⓘ |
| yearOfWork | 1939 ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.