Supper Time

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"Supper Time" is a poignant 1933 song introduced by Ethel Waters in Irving Berlin’s revue *As Thousands Cheer*, noted for its powerful commentary on racial violence and lynching in America.

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Supper Time canonical 1
Suppertime 1

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Statements (36)

Predicate Object
instanceOf musical composition ⓘ
song ⓘ
addresses racial terror lynching ⓘ
associatedPerformer Ethel Waters ⓘ
associatedWith Broadway ⓘ
composer Irving Berlin ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
creator Irving Berlin ⓘ
firstPerformanceYear 1933 ⓘ
firstPerformer Ethel Waters ⓘ
firstStagedIn New York City ⓘ
genre popular song ⓘ
show tune ⓘ
hasSubject African American experience ⓘ
grief ⓘ
loss ⓘ
hasType protest song ⓘ
social commentary song ⓘ
historicalSignificance one of the earliest mainstream American songs to confront lynching ⓘ
includedIn Irving Berlin song catalog ⓘ
introducedBy Ethel Waters ⓘ
language English ⓘ
lyricist Irving Berlin ⓘ
medium voice and piano ⓘ
notableFor early protest song against lynching on the Broadway stage ⓘ
poignant portrayal of a widow whose husband has been lynched ⓘ
partOf As Thousands Cheer ⓘ
performanceForm solo vocal piece ⓘ
publicationYear 1933 ⓘ
setInContextOf Jim Crow era ⓘ
linked to: Jim Crow laws
theme lynching in the United States ⓘ
racial injustice ⓘ
racial violence in the United States ⓘ
workType revue song ⓘ
writtenFor As Thousands Cheer ⓘ
yearOfCreation 1933 ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Ethel Waters → notableWork → Supper Time ⓘ
As Thousands Cheer → songIncluded → Suppertime ⓘ
linked to: Supper Time