| Genre Categories | Musicals; Theatrical Works; For voices, mixed chorus, orchestra; |
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| Work Title | The American Idea |
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| Alternative. Title | The Cohan & Harris Comedians in a Musical Frivolity |
| Composer | Cohan, George Michael |
| Internal Reference NumberInternal Ref. No. | IGC 27 |
| First Performance. | 1908-10-05 in New York, New York Theatre |
| Copyright Information | For songs composed by Jean Schwartz and Milton W. Lusk: Note that in some cases this rule may be overridden by a treaty with the source country (especially the United States) and/or may not apply to works which fell into the public domain in their source country due to a failure to renew copyright or comply with other formalities. |
| Librettist | Composer, William Jerome (1865–1932), William Kendall Evans |
| Language | English |
| Composer Time PeriodComp. Period | Early 20th century |
| Piece Style | Early 20th century |
| Instrumentation | voices, mixed chorus, orchestra |
| External Links | Internet Broadway Database |
| Extra Information | Some of the songs here are composed by Jean Schwartz (1878-1956) and Milton W. Lusk (1881-1967). |