Disambiguation evidence for Act One (influential theatre memoir) via surface form

"Act One"


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Predicate Object
about Broadway production history
about backstage life in theatre
about development of a playwright
author Moss Hart
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
criticalReception widely acclaimed
describedAs celebrated theatrical memoir
describes Moss Hart’s impoverished youth
describes Moss Hart’s rise to Broadway success
genre memoir
genre theatre literature
hasAdaptation Act One (1963 film)
hasAdaptation Act One (stage adaptation source)
surface form: Act One (stage adaptation)
hasInfluenceOn theatrical autobiographical writing
hasSubject Broadway success
hasSubject playwriting
hasSubject show business
hasTheme The American Dream
surface form: American Dream
hasTheme artistic perseverance
hasTheme poverty and ambition
influenced generations of theatre professionals
influentialOn theatre memoir genre
instanceOf autobiography
instanceOf non-fiction book
instanceOf theatre memoir
language English
literaryForm first-person narrative
literarySignificance classic of American theatre literature
mainSubject United States theatre
surface form: American theatre
mainSubject Broadway
surface form: Broadway theatre
mainSubject Moss Hart
narrativePerspective autobiographical
notableFor detailed depiction of Broadway production process
notableFor insider view of early 20th-century American theatre
publicationDate 1959
publisher Random House
settingPlace Broadway
settingPlace New York City
settingTime early 20th century
targetAudience aspiring playwrights
targetAudience general adult readers
targetAudience theatre enthusiasts
timePeriodDescribed 1910s
timePeriodDescribed 1920s
timePeriodDescribed 1930s
workPeriodOfAuthor Moss Hart’s early career