Caldwell, Anne

Caldwell, Anne (1867–1936), lyricist and librettist. Born in Boston, she began her career as a singer and briefly turned her hand to composing before deciding to write librettos and lyrics. Caldwell was first represented on Broadway in Top o' the World (1907), although songs she composed with her husband James O'Dea had been interpolated into The Social Whirl (1906). Growing recognition came when she served as co‐librettist for Victor Herbert's The Lady of the Slipper (1912) and as librettist and lyricist for When Claudia Smiles (1914). Her work on Chin‐Chin (1914) so delighted its star, Fred Stone, that he employed her for all his remaining shows but his last: Jack o' Lantern (1917), Tip Top (1920), Stepping Stones (1923), and Three Cheers (1928). Many of Caldwell's other works were written in collaboration with Jerome Kern: She's a Good Fellow (1919), The Night Boat (1920), Hitchy‐Koo (1920), Good Morning, Dearie (1921), The Bunch and Judy (1922), The City Chap (1925), and Criss Cross (1926). Her 1926 collaboration with Vincent Youmans, Oh, Please!, left behind “I Know That You Know.” Among her other memorable songs were “Wait Till the Cows Come Home,” “Ka‐lu‐a,” and “Left All Alone Again Blues.”