Automat section, complete with mirrors, marble and marquetry, from Philadelphia's 1902 Horn & Hardart although this exhibit has since been removed. In 2006 Paul and Tom Hardart donated the business records for the Horn and Hardart chain of restaurants and retail stores to the Smithsonian Archives; the records include annual reports, business correspondence, operating manuals, photographs, sales materials, and printed materials such as employee newsletters and clippings. Music Concerto for Horn and Hardart is a classical music parody written by Peter Schickele, one of many which he attributes to the fictional composer P.D.Q. Bach. The song Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend by Leo Robin and Jule Styne mentions the Automat in its lyrics. Stage productions In the song "Colored Spade" from the musical Hair (1967), the character Hud (a militant African-American) satirically assigns to himself various racial stereotypes including "Table cleaner at Horn & Hardart". The original Broadway set for the musical The Producers (2001) incorporated some of the Automat. Television Jack Benny held a promotional, black-tie party to launch his television show The Jack Benny Program on October 29, 1950 at the New York City Automat. Playing on his reputation as a cheapskate, Benny greeted his guests at the door and handed each one a roll of nickels so they could get what they wanted to eat. Film That Touch of Mink (1962), comedy with Cary Grant, Doris Day, and Gig Young who visit the Automat in New York City The Automat (2021), documentary by Lisa Hurwitz about the chain featuring Mel Brooks, Carl Reiner, Colin Powell, Ruth Bader Ginsberg Further reading In Praise of the Automat – slideshow by Life magazine "The Last Automat," by James T. Farrell (New York (magazine), May 14, 1979) Freeland, David. "How I Love the Automat/The Place Where All the Food Is At." Life, March 22, 1928, p. 6. (Source: David Freeland, Automats, Taxi Dances and Vaudeville) NPR Sound Portrait: "Last Day at the Automat": Audio documentary with David Isay at the Automat on April 9. 1991 References External links Horn and Hardart coffee. THE AUTOMAT, 2021 documentary film by Lisa Hurwitz Horn & Hardart Automat sign at 968 6th Avenue, Manhattan, 1986 Used and new Automats in the United States Defunct fast-food chains in the United States Defunct restaurants in the United States Fast-food chains of the United States Regional restaurant chains in the United States Coffee brands Vending Defunct restaurants