Once in a Lifetime (play)

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Once in a Lifetime is a satirical stage comedy by Moss Hart and George S. Kaufman that lampoons Hollywood’s chaotic transition from silent films to talking pictures.

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instanceOf film adaptation
satirical comedy
stage play
author George S. Kaufman
Moss Hart
basedOn Hollywood’s transition to talking pictures
Once in a Lifetime
countryOfOrigin United States
director George S. Kaufman
firstPerformanceDate 1930
firstPerformedAt Broadway
genre comedy
satire
hasAdaptation Once in a Lifetime (1932 film)
hasCoAuthorRelationship Hart–Kaufman collaborations
hasSubjectHeading Motion pictures—Production and direction—Drama
Sound motion pictures—History—Drama
hasType three-act play
notableCharacter George Lewis
Jerry Hyland
May Daniels
notableFor lampooning Hollywood’s chaotic transition from silent films to talking pictures
notableTheme impact of new technology on entertainment industry
satire of the movie business
originalBroadwayCity New York City
originalBroadwayTheatre Music Box Theatre
originalLanguage English
partOf American theatre canon
periodDepicted early sound era in Hollywood
producer Sam H. Harris
setting Hollywood
late 1920s
subject Hollywood film industry
transition from silent films to sound films
timePeriodOfWork 20th century
writer George S. Kaufman
Moss Hart

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Once in a Lifetime (1932 film) basedOn Once in a Lifetime (play)
May Daniels firstAppearanceIn Once in a Lifetime (play)