As Thousands Cheer
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As Thousands Cheer is a 1933 Broadway musical revue with music and lyrics by Irving Berlin, notable for its satirical sketches based on contemporary newspaper headlines.
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Broadway musical revue
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musical revue ⓘ |
| addressedIssue | lynching in the song "Suppertime" ⓘ |
| bookBy | Moss Hart NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Irving Berlin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| director | Moss Hart NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuredPerformer | Ethel Waters NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| format | sketch-based musical revue ⓘ |
| genre |
revue
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satire ⓘ |
| hasRevival | yes ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | one of the first Broadway shows to feature a Black star in a non-stereotyped role ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricist | Irving Berlin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lyricsBy | Irving Berlin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicBy | Irving Berlin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicStyle |
jazz-influenced show tunes
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popular song ⓘ |
| notableFor | satirical sketches based on contemporary newspaper headlines ⓘ |
| notableSketch |
sketch about President Herbert Hoover
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sketch about the wedding of Joan Crawford and Douglas Fairbanks Jr. ⓘ |
| openedDuring | Great Depression NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| openedOnBroadway | 1933-09-30 ⓘ |
| originalBroadwayRunLength | over 400 performances ⓘ |
| originalCastMember |
Clifton Webb
NERFINISHED
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Ethel Waters NERFINISHED ⓘ Helen Broderick NERFINISHED ⓘ Marilyn Miller NERFINISHED ⓘ Victor Moore NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereDate | 1933-09-30 ⓘ |
| premiereLocation | New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereTheatre | Music Box Theatre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereYear | 1933 ⓘ |
| producedOnBroadway | true ⓘ |
| producer | Sam H. Harris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| revivalLocation |
London
NERFINISHED
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Off-Broadway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setIn | contemporary 1930s America ⓘ |
| songIncluded |
Easter Parade
NERFINISHED
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Harlem on My Mind NERFINISHED ⓘ Heat Wave NERFINISHED ⓘ How’s Chances? NERFINISHED ⓘ Not for All the Rice in China NERFINISHED ⓘ Suppertime NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| structure | series of sketches based on newspaper headlines ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
celebrity culture
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current events ⓘ politics ⓘ race relations ⓘ |
| usesDevice | sketches introduced as newspaper headlines ⓘ |
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