Gustav Luders Explained

Gustav Carl Luders, sometimes written Gustave Luders, (December 13, 1865 — January 24, 1913) was a musician who wrote the music for various songs and shows in the U.S. He was born in Bremen, Germany. He came to the U.S. in 1888 and lived in Milwaukee and then Chicago. He was known for his musical comedies. His The Prince of Pilsen was adapted into the film The Prince of Pilsen.

Luders teamed with writers George Ade and Frank S. Pixley.^[1] The Lester S. Levy Sheet Music Collection at Johns Hopkins has several of his works.^[2]

Work

• The Burgomaster with Frank Pixley^[3]
• By the Sad Sea Waves (musical)
• "King Dodo" (1901) with Frank Pixley^[3]
• Woodland (1904)^[3]
• The Sho-Gun (1904), with George Ade^{[4] [5] [6] [7] [8]}
  • "Korean Dance" (1904)
    • "Hi-Ko, Hi-Ko" (1904)
• The Grand Mogul (1906)^[3]
• Marcelle (1908)^[3]
• The Gypsy (1912)^[3]
• Somewhere Else (1913)
• Mam'selle Napoleon^[9]
• The Prince of Pilsen^[3]
• The Fair Co-ed^[10]

External links

• Findagrave entry

Notes and References

1. The Honor Roll of Popular Songwriters: No. 25—Gustav Luders . Jack . Burton . June 18, 1949 . . Nielsen Business Media, Inc.. 61. 25. 42. Google Books.
2. Web site: Gustave Luders | Levy Music Collection. levysheetmusic.mse.jhu.edu.
3. Web site: Musical of the Month: "The Prince of Pilsen". The New York Public Library.
4. Web site: Gustav Luders – Broadway Cast & Staff | IBDB. www.ibdb.com.
5. Web site: The Sho-Gun. gsarchive.net.
6. Web site: The Sho-Gun – A 1904 Broadway Comic Opera | Postcard History. August 12, 2021.
7. Web site: The Sho-Gun – Broadway Musical – Original | IBDB. www.ibdb.com.
8. News: Review of "The Sho-Gun", 1905, including mention of costumes. The Minneapolis Journal . February 21, 1905. 4. newspapers.com.
9. Web site: Luders, Gustav, 1865-1913. Mam'selle Napoleon / by Herbert & Luders. - View Resource - Social Networks and Archival Context. snaccooperative.org.
10. Gustav Carl Luders Dead. The Violinist. February 1913. XIV. 5. Violinist Company. 38. Google Books.