Gustave Adolph Kerker

(1857 - 1923) Born Herford, Wesphalia, Germany 28 February, 1857; died New York 29 June, 1923

Stage Works

  1. The Cadets (1879)
  2. Oxygen; burlesque in 2 acts, 5 scenes; contributor with John J. Braham.
  3. Little Jack Shepherd; melodrama operatic burlesque; contributor
  4. Turned Up/Those Bells; double bill of farce/comedy; burlesque by Sydney Rosenfeld; Bijou Theatre, New York 11 December, 1886 (49 perfs)
  5. The Skating Rink; farce comedy; with others; 3 acts; Play by Robert Griffin Morris; Bijou Opera House, 28 February, 1887 (24 perfs)
  6. The Pearl of Pekin; operetta; 3 acts; libretto Charles Alfred Byrne; adapted from Fleur de thé by Charles Lecocq; Bijou Theatre, New York 19 March, 1888 (80 perfs)
  7. Castles in the Air - comic opera in 3 acts; Libretto by Charles Alfred Byrne; based on Los dos habladores by Cervantes. Broadway Theatre 5 May,1890. (106 perfs)
  8. Prince Kam or A Trip to Venus - comic opera in 2 acts, 7 scenes; libretto by Charles Alfred Byrne & Louis Harrison; Casino Theatre, New York; 29 January, 1894 (28 perfs)
  9. Little Christopher Columbus - (with Ivan Caryll) a burlesque opera in 3 acts; libretto by George R. Simms and Cecil Raleigh. Garden Theatre 15 October, 1894; transferred to Palmer's Theatre 20 May, 1895 (264 perfs)
  10. Kismet or Two Tangled Turks - a Turkish comic opera in 2 acts. Libretto by Richard F. Carroll; Herald Square Theatre, New York 12 August 1895 (24 perfs)
  11. The Lady Slavey - operetta in 2 acts; Libretto by George Dance; Lyrics by Hugh Morton; Casino Theatre, New York 3 February, 1896 (128 perfs)
  12. In Gay New York - 3 acts, 6 scenes; billed as an Annual Revue, a Kaleidoscopic Retrospect of the Hour; Libretto by Hugh Morton; Casino Theatre, New York - 28 May 1896 (110 perfs)
  13. An American Beauty - musical comedy in 3 acts; libretto by Hugh Morton; Casion Theatre, New York - 28 December, 1896 (72 perfs)
  14. The Whirl of the Town - Revue; 3 acts, 7 scenes; libretto by Hugh Morton; Casino Theatre, New York - 25 May, 1897 (127 perfs)
  15. The Belle of New York (1897) A musical comedy in 2 acts, 6 scenes; Book and lyrics by Hugh Morton: Casino Theatre, New York 28 September, 1897 (56 perfs) Reopened 20 December for a further 8 performances.
    Shaftesbury Theatre, London 12 April, 1898 (697 perfs)
  16. The Telephone Girl - musical comedy in 2 acts; Libretto by Hugh Morton; adapted from La demoiselle du teléphone by Maurice Désvallières, Anthony Mars & Gaston Serpette; Casion Theatre, New York - 27 December, 1897, closed 26 March, 1898; reopened 27 June, 1898, closed 16 July, 1898 (total 128 perfs)
  17. Yankee Doodle Dandy - billed as an extravagent Extravaganza; 2 acts, 6 scenes; Libretto by Hugh Morton; Casino Theatre, New York 25 July 1898 (74 perfs)
  18. The Man in the Moon - a spectacular fantasy in 3 acts. 7 scenes: with Ludwig Engländer and Reginald DeKoven; New York Theatre, 24 April, 1899; revised as The Man in the Moon Jnr. opened 3 October, 1899 (192 perfs)
  19. The Girl From Up There; musical comedy in 3 acts; libretto by Hugh Morton; Herald Square Theatre, New York 7 January, 1901 (96 perfs)
  20. The Billionaire; Musical farce in 3 acts; Libretto by Harry B. Smith; Daly's Theatre, New York 29 December, 1902 (104 perfs)
  21. The Blonde in Black; musical farce-comedy in 3 acts; Libretto by Harry B. Smith; Knickerbocker Theatre, New York 8 June, 1903 (35 perfs)
  22. Winsome Winnie; musical comedy in 2 acts; Libretto by Edward Jakabowski; music by Harry Paulton; additional music by Kerker; Casino Theatre, New York 1 December, 1903 (56 perfs)
  23. The Social Whirl; musical comedy in 2 acts; Libretto by Charles Doty & Joseph Herbert; lyrics by Herbert; Casino Theatre, New York 9 April, 1906 (195 perfs)
  24. The Tourists; musical comedy 2 acts; libretto by R.H. Burnside; Majestic Theatre, New York 25 August 1906 (124 perfs)
  25. The White Hen; musical comedy in 2 acts; libretto by Roderic C. Penfield; lyrics by Penfield and Paul West; Casino Theatre, New York 16 February 1907 (94 perfs)
  26. Fascinating Flora; musical comedy in 2 acts, 3 scenes; Libretto by R.H. Burnside and Joseph W. Herbert; interpolated numbers by Kern, O'Dea, et al; Casino Theatre, New York 20 May 1907 (113 perfs)
  27. The Lady From Lane's; musical comedy in 3 acts; libretto by George Broadhurst; Lyric Theatre, New York 19 August, 1907; transferred to Casino Theatre 19 September, 1907 (47 perfs)
  28. Two Little Brides; musical comedy in 2 acts; adapted by Arthur Anderson, James T. Powers and Harold Atteridge from libretto Schneeglöchen by A.M. Willner and Julius Wilhelm; Casino Theatre 23 April 1912; transferred to Lyric Theatre 3 June, 1912 (63 perfs)
  29. The Whirl of New York; based on The Belle of New York; musical comedy; 2 acts, 7 scenes; libretto by Hugh Morton and Edward Smith; Winter Gardens Theatre, New York, 13 June 1921 (124 perfs)