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Louis Achille Hirsch, also known as Louis A. Hirsch and Lou Hirsch (November 28, 1887 – May 13, 1924), was an American composer of songs and musicals in the early 20th century.
Jun 18, 2014 · The New York-born composer reigned with Jerome Kern as a leading driver in transitioning American musical theater, in the second decade of the 20th century, from the operetta and music hall stylings of the past to a new “modern” brand of musical comedy—with witty, intimate, believable plotlines and a ceaselessly melodic musical score.
Jul 6, 2017 · "Everybody Ought to Know How to Do the Tickle Toe" is a foxtrot song from the Broadway musical "Going Up" which debuted on 25 December 1917. You can downloa...
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Hirsch was one of the nine founders of ASCAP in 1914 and an ASCAP director between 1917 and 1924. During World War I, he contributed songs to four editions of The Ziegfeld Follies, including "Sweet Kentucky Lady" and "Hello Frisco!".
Overview. Louis A. Hirsch. (1881—1924) Quick Reference. (1887–1924). Stage composer. A vibrant songwriter with significant musicals on Broadway and the West End, his impressive career was cut short by his premature death. The native New Yorker was ... From: Hirsch, Louis A [chille] in The Oxford Companion to the American Musical » Subjects: Music.
Louis A. Hirsch. Writer: Going Up. Songwriter ("Hello, Frisco, Hello"), composer and publisher, one of the nine founders of ASCAP in 1914 and an ASCAP director between 1917 and 1924. He was educated at the City College of New York and the Stern Academy in Berlin (with Rafael Joseffy).
Oh, My Dear! was a Broadway musical comedy in two acts with book and lyrics by Guy Bolton and P. G. Wodehouse, and music by Louis A. Hirsch. The play was produced by William Elliott and F. Ray Comstock and opened under the direction of Robert Milton and Edward Royce at the Princess Theatre on West 39th Street in New York City on ...
