Front cover of a programme for 鈥楪oing up'; a musical comedy. A woman dressed in flying gear looking up at an aeroplane flying overhead. Black and white illustration. Going Up is a musical comedy with music by Louis Hirsch and book and lyrics by Otto Harbach and James Montgomery. Set in Lenox; Massachusetts; United States in 1919; the musical tells the story of a writer turned aviator who wins the hand of the high society girl that he loves by his daring handling of the joystick of a 1919 biplane.London.From: A collection of programmes for performances at the Gaiety Theatre; London between 1898 and 1950. The majority between 1904-1920.11797. k. 1London; British Library.