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100 Years of Musical Theater 1933-1942 Hard Times
1904-1919 1920-1932 1933-1942 1943-1959 1960-1979 1980-2000
Ethel Waters in "As Thousands Cheer"1933-1942
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IN 1933

"Let 'Em Eat Cake" is an unsuccessful antifascist sequel to "Of Thee I Sing." Irving Berlin and Moss Hart have a hit with "As Thousands Cheer," a topical revue featuring Ethel Waters singing "Heat Wave" and the controversial "Supper Time."

42ND STREET, the quintessential backstage musical film, is released.


photo credits: The New York Public Library

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