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dancehall girl becomes, briefly, a celebrity as a singer on the radio with her boyfriend's song, "
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The play follows Nicky, a songwriter, and Julie, a dancer, in a tumultuous relationship.
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praised the director and the performers but called it "rather stale and malodorous."
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on Broadway on December 2, 1932, produced by Billy Rose and directed by
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but was not well received by critics and closed after 11 performances.
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Broadway
Ben Hecht
Gene Fowler
Coney Island
It's Only a Paper Moon
Harold Arlen
Yip Harburg
Billy Rose
Selwyn Theatre
George Abbott
Claire Carleton
Paul Kelly
Brooks Atkinson
The New York Times
Shoot the Works
Wesley Ruggles
Jack Oakie
Ben Bernie
Dorothy Dell




Gussow, Mel
"Theatre: 'The Great Magoo,' Comedy Revived"
The New York Times
Ghostarchive
Wayback Machine
Conrad Thibault - It's Only a Paper Moon (1933)
YouTube

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