Gustave Kerker
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Gustave Adolph Kerker ( b. February 28, 1857 in Herford, Germany d. June 29, 1923 in New York City) was a German composer and conductor.
Kerker's family emigrated to the United States in 1867. He became a musical director for Broadway theater productions and wrote the score for a series of successful musicals.
[edit] Theater credits
- 1888 Pearl of Pekin (lyrics by Charles Alfred Byrne)
- 1890 Castles in the Air (lyrics by Charles Alfred Byrne)
- 1894 Prince Kam (lyrics by Charles Alfred Byrne)
- 1895 Kismet (lyrics by Richard Carroll)
- 1896
- In Gay New York (lyrics by C. M. S. McLellan)
- The Lady Slavey (lyrics by C. M. S. McLellan)
- An American Beauty (lyrics by C. M. S. McLellan)
- 1897
- The Whirl of the Town (lyrics by C. M. S. McLellan)
- The Belle of New York (lyrics by C. M. S. McLellan)
- 1898
- Yankee Doodle Dandy (lyrics by C. M. S. McLellan)
- The Telephone Girl (lyrics by C. M. S. McLellan)
- 1901 The Girl from Up There (lyrics by C. M. S. McLellan)
- 1902 The Billionaire (lyrics by Harry B. Smith)
- 1903
- The Blonde in Black (lyrics by Harry B. Smith)
- Winsome Winnie (lyrics by Frederick Ranken)
- 1906
- The Social Whirl (lyrics by Joseph Herbert)
- The Tourists (lyrics by R. H. Burnside)
- 1907
- The White Hen (lyrics by Paul West)
- Fascinating Flora (lyrics by R. H. Burnside)
- The Lady from Lane's (lyrics by George Broadhurst)
- 1912
- Two Little Brides (lyrics by Arthur Anderson and Harold Atteridge)
- The Grass Widows (lyrics by Arthur Anderson)
