Although largely forgotten today, Louis Hirsch was one of the most
important and progressive musical theater composers during the years
surrounding World War I. His biggest hit, among a dozen Broadway shows,
was the 1917 Going Up, which exploited the current fascination
with airplanes. This studio recording, with four-hand piano
accompaniment, showcases Hirsch’s bottomless melodic well and the
rhythmic and harmonic stylings that kept him apace with Jerome Kern.
ACT I: Lounging room at Gordon Inn: Lenox, Massachusetts
1. Overture
2. Opening Chorus: Hello! Hello! Miss Zonne, Ensemble
3. I’ll Bet You John Gordon, Ensemble
4. I Want a Boy
(Who’s Determined to Do What I Say) Madeline Manners, Hopkinson Brown
5. If You Look in Her Eyes Grace Douglas, Madeline Manners
6. Going Up Jules Gaillard, Ensemble
7. Finale Ensemble
ACT II: Sitting room of Robert Street’s apartment at the Inn, same evening
8. Entr’acte
9. The Touch of a Woman’s Hand Grace Douglas, Girls
