Stanislaus Stange

Stanislaus Stange (1862–1917) was a playwright, librettist and lyricist who created many Broadway shows in the fin-de-siecle era and early 20th century.

After minor success as an actor, Stange made his career as a writer in the musical theatre, moving towards more varied theatrical work before his death.

He emigrated to America in 1881 and attempted to establish himself as an actor and elocution teacher, teaching the Delsarte technique of acting.

With Edwards, Stange later created Brian Boru (1896), The Wedding Day (1897), The Jolly Musketeer (1898), and When Johnny Comes Marching Home (1902), which produced a popular patriotic song, "My Own United States".

Stange also worked with other composers, including Victor Herbert, for whom he wrote the book of the musical The Singing Girl, the plot of which borrows from Gilbert and Sullivan's The Mikado.

[3] In 1910 Stange's play The Girl with the Whooping Cough caused controversy because of its allegedly salacious content.

Drama critic George Jean Nathan called the play "nauseating and ... disgusting in its futile efforts to be risqué".