Analysis Of The Movie Broadway - 2812 Words

A war is fought on many fronts. The war front were the actually fighting takes place. The government front were the stiff shirts fight politics. The home front were the people still at home have to deal with the repercussions of war. And the public front were people still had to go about their daily lives. This is where Broadway was born and raised. Broadway was just getting started in the late 1860’s so it was still a baby when World War One began. Broadway was loved by all and people could go see their favorite shows, with their favorite actors for the low price of $1.50 or $2.00. Before WWI Broadway was not really concerned with the outside world, but the war changed all that. Soon the only thing one could see a play on was the war, or†¦show more content†¦To this Cohan’s friend was nice enough to point out that he would have to be in a union to run an elevator (Kenrick, 1996; revised 2014). Even after everything was settled he did not join any union, and he is to this day the only person who was allowed to perform in union shows without an equity card (Rusie, 1998). The war had a huge effect on the world, Broadway included; Broadway did its best to help with the war, but WWI still changed the style of Broadway, and how it worked. In 1917 Dr. Frank Crane said, â€Å"The stage is not a nation’s weakness, extravagance or undoing, but it is a nation’s deep refreshment that gives to the hearts and minds of a great people that spirit of courage and light and adventure that is needed to achieve success in the arena of world conflict. (Atkinson, 1970)† Dr. Crane was more than right in his statement. Broadway was not taking away from the war, or trying to shove it in a corner, acting, and hoping that it did not exist. They were embracing it, and were helping the cause. During WWI Broadway was teeming with servicemen. To help those coming to Broadway for the first time, information centers were set up all to help soldiers. These centers would give soldiers information, such as what shows to go see in their short time in the city (Atkinson, 1970). These soldiers would not stay in the city for long, but when they were there Time