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"The War Prayer" is an anti-war prose piece written by American author Mark Twain around 1905, in response to the Philippine-American War. The narrative critically examines the uncritical patriotism and moral blind spots of wartime societies through a visiting angel's unvarnished message. Because of...
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Highly regarded Twain anti-war satire, compact and morally forceful, widely anthologized though smaller in scope than his masterpieces.
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Hooray for What! is a musical revue and satire that opened on Broadway at the Winter Garden Theatre in 1937. The production features a well-regarded score by composer Harold Arlen and lyricist E. Y. Harburg, with a book written by Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse. It was directed by Vincente Minnell...
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Arlen and Harburg's ambitious antiwar satire offered notable songs and inventive staging, though its book was considered unwieldy.
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