Lifting the Lid is a musical in four scenes with music by Jean Schwartz, lyrics by William Jerome, and a book by John J. McNally.[1] The musical was a spoof of New York City politics of the early 20th century, and included impersonations of both political figures and other personalities of the period. The Manhattan district attorney William Travers Jerome was particularly lampooned as the musical's central character, district attorney William T. G. Rome, was a send up of Jerome and performed in an uncanny impersonation by the actor Julius Tannen.[2]
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Lifting the Lid premiered at Broadway's Aerial Gardens on June 5, 1905, in a double bill with A Gilbert and Sullivan Review.[3] The musical was produced by Klaw and Erlanger, co-directed and choreographed by Herbert Gresham and Ned Wayburn, and used sets by the firm of Castle and Harvey. F. Richard Anderson designed the costumes and Frederic Solomon was music director of the production.[4] The production closed on August 26, 1905, after 72 performances.[3]
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- Benjamin, Ruth; Rosenblatt, Arthur (2006). Who Sang what on Broadway, 1866-1996: The singers (A-K). McFarland & Company. ISBN 9780786421893.
- Bloom, Ken (1985). "Lifting the Lid". American Song: Songwriters, The complete companion to Tin Pan Alley Song. Facts on File. ISBN 9780028655895.
- Dietz, Dan (2022). "Lifting the Lid". The Complete Book of 1900s Broadway Musicals. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. ISBN 9781538168943.
- Mantle, Burns; Sherwood, Garrison P.; Chapman, John Arthur (1944). "Lifting the Lid". The Best Plays of 1899-1909. Dodd, Mead & Co.
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