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  "description": "From Wikipedia\n\nHubert Edward Hassard Short (1877–1956), usually known as\n\nHassard Short, was an actor, stage director, set designer and lighting designer\n\nin musical theatre who directed over 50 Broadway and West End shows between\n\n1920 and 1953. He has been described as \"one of Broadway's greatest\n\ndirectors and lighting designers\" by theatre historian Ken Bloom, and as a\n\n\"groundbreaking director and choreographer\" by John Kenrick.\n\nAfter 25 years acting on stage and in films, Short turned to\n\ndirecting and designing in 1920. He made many innovations in stage lighting and\n\ndesign, including the first permanent lighting bridge (Music Box Revue, 1921)\n\nand first the use of a revolving stage in a Broadway musical (The Band Wagon,\n\n1931). He continued to direct until 1952.",
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