It was possible in this wonderful city for that nameless little boy -for any of its millions- to have a decent chance to scale the walls and achieve what they wished. Wealth, rank or an imposing name counted for nothing. The only credential the city asked was the boldness to dream. For those who did, it unlocked its gates and its treasures, not caring who they were or where they came from.

After George Washington Slept Here (1940) Kaufman and Hart called it quits although throughout the 1930s Hart worked both with and without Kaufman on several musicals and revues including: Face the Music (1932); As Thousands Cheer (1933) with songs by Irving Berlin; Jubilee (musical) (1935) with songs by Cole Porter; and I'd Rather Be Right (1937) with songs by Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart. During a troubled out-of-town tryout Hart had a heart attack. "


Career
After working several years as a director of amateur theatrical groups and an entertainment director at summer resorts he scored his first Broadway hit with Once in a Lifetime (1930) a farce about the arrival of the sound era in Hollywood.