The American Way

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The American Way is a 1939 Broadway patriotic pageant-play co-written by Moss Hart and George S. Kaufman that dramatizes the experiences of an immigrant family across generations in the United States.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf Broadway play
patriotic pageant-play
theatrical play
author George S. Kaufman
Moss Hart
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
coWriter George S. Kaufman
Moss Hart
depicts experiences of an immigrant family across generations
firstPerformanceDate 1939
firstPerformanceLocation Broadway
firstPerformedInCentury 20th century
genre historical drama
pageant
patriotic drama
language English
mainTheme American patriotism
assimilation of immigrants
generational experience of an immigrant family
immigration to the United States
notableFor patriotic portrayal of the American immigrant experience
productionType Broadway production
setting United States of America
surface form: United States
timePeriodCoveredInPlot multiple generations
workPeriod 20th century
writtenInCollaboration Moss Hart and George S. Kaufman

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Moss Hart notableWork The American Way