| 词条 | The American Way (play) |
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| name = The American Way | writer = George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart | setting = Ellis Island, 1896; Small American Town | premiere = {{Start date|1939|01|21}} | place = Center Theatre (New York City) | orig_lang = English | subject = United States history | genre = Spectacle }}The American Way is a play by American playwrights George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart.[1] ProductionThe original Broadway production of The American Way opened at the Center Theatre on January 21, 1939, in a production produced by Sam H. Harris and Max Gordon. It was directed by Kaufman and designed by Donald Oenslager (sets), Irene Sharaff (costumes), and Hassard Short (lights). Husband and wife actors Fredric March and Florence Eldridge starred as Martin and Irma Gunther. Dick Van Patten had a role as Martin's grandson, Karl, at age 9; David Wayne played an adult version of the same character. The American Way closed in June 1939, after 164 performances, and reopened July 17, playing for an additional 80 performances before closing permanently on September 23, 1939. Critical responseIn his review for The New York Times, Brooks Atkinson called The American Way "a wide, handsome, densely populated cavalcade of American lore and democratic philosophy." He admitted that "it has some leaden moments, particularly in the second act, when the material is a little flimsy and the story-telling less firmly directed," but concluded that the play "shines like a good deed in a naughty world and also like a handsomely bedizened show."[2] The unsigned Variety review described the play as "a patriotic display that's stirring if taken in the mood of its writing," and said that it "belongs and will likely be an extra attraction for the World's Fair crowds."[3] References1. ^{{IBDB show|1525|The American Way}} {{George Kaufman}}{{DEFAULTSORT:American Way}}{{1930s-play-stub}}2. ^Atkinson, Brooks. "Life and Death of an American in a Cavalcade by George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart", New York Times, January 23, 1939 3. ^"The American Way", Variety, January 25, 1939 3 : 1939 plays|Plays by George S. Kaufman|Plays by Moss Hart |
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