HARBACH, OTTO. Productive Broadway librettist and lyricist of the early 20th century, most famous for his collaborations with composers Rudolf Friml and Jerome Kern ; b. Otto Christiansen, then Otto Hauerbach, Salt Lake City, Utah, ; d. New York, New York, .
In the American theater of the early 20th century there were more than 100 musicals premiering each season. Composers, lyricists, and book writers working at that time often had the opportunity...