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Yip Yip Yaphank

Opened 1918

32 performances

Revue, Early

Yip Yip Yaphank — White Studio (New York, N.Y.), photographer

An all-soldier revue created at Camp Upton during World War I, featuring 300 enlisted men performing comic sketches and songs about military life. The show follows a recruit's journey from bewildered civilian to drilled soldier, spoofing army regulations and the boredom of camp life.

"Mess": the show's own period marketing line.

Music: Irving Berlin
Lyrics: Irving Berlin

Productions1 on Broadway

1918

Century TheatreBroadway Original, opened August 19, 1918, directed by William Smith

32 performances

Yip Yip Yaphank is a 1918 musical revue by Irving Berlin. He wrote and produced the show during World War I, after he was drafted into the United States Army and was serving in 152nd Depot Brigade at Camp Upton in Yaphank, New York. The military revue was performed by the soldiers of Camp Upton. It moved to Broadway after a brief tryout at the camp.

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