"That Bacchanal Rag" Layers on layers of references that could not fit into a caption: The Passing Show of 1912 established the topical nature of Broadway revues. The authors, George Bronson-Howard and Harold Atteridge, combined references to contemporary politics, New York's cultural life, and both Broadway personalities and their fictional characters (in this case, producer/playwright David Belasco and …
SOURCE: The New York Public Library at 06:14AM on June 11, 2012