The Canary

A musical

Book:	Harry B. Smith
Lyrics:	Irving Berlin (probably) ¹
Music:	Ivan Caryll and Irving Berlin ²
Origin:	The French of Georges Barr and Louis Verneuil based on a novel by Frederic Mauzens

¹ Berlin often wrote his own lyrics. Most sources quote additional lyrics by P. G. Wodehouse, Anna Caldwell, Harry Clarke, Richard Fechheimer, Benjamin Hapgood Burt, with one adding Harry Smith and Clifton Crawford.

² Additional music by Jerome Kern, William B. Kernell, Clifton Crawford and Harry Tierney (the last credited with 'additional numbers').

First produced 4 November 1918 at the Globe Theatre, New York (152 performances).

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With 152 performances it clearly wasn't a case of too many cooks but someone must have had a tough job working out the royalties. This show is a good example of how difficult it is to find information on these old productions that anyone can agree on.