ce← Previous revisionRevision as of 18:11, 7 October 2026 Line 14: Line 14: Klein moved to the US on 11 April 1896.Date based on Klein's passport application at ''U.S. Passport Applications, 1795–1925'' at Ancestry.com. He was the music director for [[David Belasco]]'s theatre company in New York City for several yearsKlein and Moran, p. 5 before devoting himself to composing. His first Broadway success was the musical ''Mr. Pickwick'', starring [[De Wolf Hopper]].[http://www.halhkmusic.com/pickwick.html Complete Midi files for ''Mr. Pickwick''] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080526135233/http://www.halhkmusic.com/pickwick.html |date=26 May 2008 }} Grant Stewart wrote the lyrics, and Klein's brother Charles wrote the book. He also conducted for [[Charles Frohman]], with whom Klein's brother, Charles, was later killed on the [[RMS Lusitania]], among others. Klein moved to the US on 11 April 1896.Date based on Klein's passport application at ''U.S. Passport Applications, 1795–1925'' at Ancestry.com. He was the music director for [[David Belasco]]'s theatre company in New York City for several yearsKlein and Moran, p. 5 before devoting himself to composing. His first Broadway success was the musical ''Mr. Pickwick'', starring [[De Wolf Hopper]].[http://www.halhkmusic.com/pickwick.html Complete Midi files for ''Mr. Pickwick''] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080526135233/http://www.halhkmusic.com/pickwick.html |date=26 May 2008 }} Grant Stewart wrote the lyrics, and Klein's brother Charles wrote the book. He also conducted for [[Charles Frohman]], with whom Klein's brother, Charles, was later killed on the [[RMS Lusitania]], among others. [[Tin Pan Alley]] songwriter and publisher [[Gus Edwards (vaudeville)|Gus Edwards]] helped Klein to obtain the position of musical director of the prestigious [[New York Hippodrome]] theatre in 1905. Klein was soon composing songs and music for numerous spectacles presented at the Hippodrome consisting of different acts, each one with their own thematic musical concept. He collaborated with [[L. Frank Baum]] on ''[[The Tik-Tok Man of Oz]]'', beginning in 1909, which was finally produced in 1913 without Klein's music.Hearn, Michael Patrick. ''The Annotated Wizard of Oz''. W.W. Norton, 2000, pp. 388–89 He left the Hippodrome in 1915 after a disagreement with its manager, [[Jacob J. Shubert]], over the orchestra. Shubert asked Klein to send some drums, trumpets and other instruments over to the [[Winter Garden Theater]], where he was producing another show. Klein refused to send them, as he needed them for his own orchestra. After an argument, Klein offered his resignation and Shubert accepted it. The Hippodrome company sided with Klein, and Shubert was forced to sell his interest.[http://nfo.net/cal/tk5.html "Manuel Klein"] at the Composers and Lyricists Database Klein went back to England the same year and became music director of the [[Gaiety Theatre, London]]. He suffered a trauma at the bombing of the theatre during [[World War I]] by the [[Zeppelins]] and never fully recovered.[https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1919/06/02/97091026.pdf "Death of Manuel Klein"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', 2 June 1919, p. 15. [[Tin Pan Alley]] songwriter and publisher [[Gus Edwards (vaudeville)|Gus Edwards]] helped Klein to obtain the position of musical director of the prestigious [[New York Hippodrome]] theatre in 1905. Klein was soon composing songs and music for numerous spectacles presented at the Hippodrome consisting of different acts, each one with their own thematic musical concept. He collaborated with [[L. Frank Baum]] on ''[[The Tik-Tok Man of Oz]]'', beginning in 1909, which was finally produced in 1913 without Klein's music.Hearn, Michael Patrick. ''The Annotated Wizard of Oz''. W.W. Norton, 2000, pp. 388–89 He left the Hippodrome in 1915 after a disagreement with its manager, [[Jacob J. Shubert]], over the orchestra. Shubert asked Klein to send some drums, trumpets and other instruments over to the [[Winter Garden Theater]], where he was producing another show. Klein refused to send them, as he needed them for his own orchestra. After an argument, Klein offered his resignation, and Shubert accepted it. The Hippodrome company sided with Klein, and Shubert was forced to sell his interest.[http://nfo.net/cal/tk5.html "Manuel Klein"], Composers and Lyricists Database Klein went back to England the same year and became music director of the [[Gaiety Theatre, London]]. He suffered a trauma at the bombing of the theatre during [[World War I]] by the [[Zeppelins]] and never fully recovered.[https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1919/06/02/97091026.pdf "Death of Manuel Klein"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', 2 June 1919, p. 15. Klein returned to New York and died in [[Yonkers, New York]] on 1 June 1919, as a result of the earlier trauma. After his death, the Klein family sued the German government for the loss of Manuel and his brother Charles (a victim of the sinking of the [[RMS Lusitania]]).Gänzl, p. 1100 Klein returned to New York and died in [[Yonkers, New York]], on 1 June 1919, as a result of the earlier trauma. After his death, the Klein family sued the German government for the loss of Manuel and his brother Charles (a victim of the sinking of the [[RMS Lusitania]]).Gänzl, p. 1100 === Family life === === Family life === Klein married his wife, Helen (born 16 September 1884 in [[Cincinnati, Ohio]]),Date from New York Passenger Lists, 1820–1957: S. S. Philadelphia, 26 November 1916 in approximately 1905.Date based on information supplied in the 1910 United States Federal Census available at Ancestry.com They had a daughter, Marjorie, born 28 March 1909 and a son, Gerald, born 18 March 1912.Information based on ''U.S. Passport Applications, 1795–1925'' at Ancestry.com. Klein became a naturalised American citizen on 9 August 1910. Klein married his wife, Helen (born 16 September 1884 in [[Cincinnati, Ohio]]),Date from New York Passenger Lists, 1820–1957: S. S. Philadelphia, 26 November 1916 in approximately 1905.1910 United States Federal Census, via Ancestry.com They had a daughter, Marjorie, born 28 March 1909 and a son, Gerald, born 18 March 1912.Information based on ''U.S. Passport Applications, 1795–1925'' at Ancestry.com. Klein became a naturalised American citizen on 9 August 1910. As of the 1930 United States Federal Census, the family had moved to [[Beverly Hills, California]]. Helen was working as a teacher, Marjorie as a stenographer for the movie industry, and Gerald as a radio repairman.1930 United States Federal Census available at Ancestry.com As of the 1930 United States Federal Census, his family had moved to [[Beverly Hills, California]]. Helen was working as a teacher, Marjorie as a stenographer for the movie industry, and Gerald as a radio repairman.1930 United States Federal Census available at Ancestry.com == List of works == == List of works ==