In what year did the writer of the music of the Firebrand of Florence become a United States citizen?
The Firebrand of Florence The Firebrand of Florence is a Broadway musical in two acts, written by Kurt Weill (music), Ira Gershwin (lyrics), and Edwin Justus Mayer and Gershwin, based on Mayer's play. The show opened at the Alvin Theatre (now the Neil Simon) on March 22, 1945 and closed on April 28 of the same year after 43 performances. The original production was directed by John Murray Anderson and conducted by Maurice Abravanel; it featured Lotte Lenya as Duchess.
Louis Keouli Thompson Louis Keouli Thompson (April 22, 1882 – July 15, 1937) better known by his stage name Segis Luvaun, was a Hawaiian singer and musician and the reported "King of Ukulele Players". Thompson, native to Hawai'i, claimed United States citizenship when Hawaii was annexed by the United States as a territory in 1898. He performed much of his life, first touring the United States and later throughout Scandinavia and Europe, many times for Royalty.