R.H. Burnside

Biography

Songwriter ("You Can't Beat the Luck of the Irish"), composer, director, producer, librettist and author, educated at the Great Yarmouth Academy. He came to the USA as the director of Lillian Russell productions, and went on to direct many New York Hippodrome spectacles. He composed the stage scores, wrote the librettos for, and directed the Broadway productions "The Tourists", "Fascinating Flora" (which he also produced), "Jack o' Lantern", "Happy Days", "Good Times", "Tip Top", and "Better Times". He was the librettist and director for "A Trip to Japan" (which he also produced), "The International Cup", "Chin Chin", "Hip Hip Hooray!", "The Big Show", "Cheer Up", "Everything", "Stepping Stones", and "Three Cheers". Joining ASCAP in 1914 as a charter member, he collaborated musically with Raymond Hubbell and Gustave Kerker. His other song compositions include "Ladder of Roses", "Nice to Have a Sweetheart", and "Annabelle Jerome".