Edgar Smith (librettist)

Edgar McPhail Smith (1857–1938) was an American writer and lyricist for musicals in the early decades of the 20th century. He contributed to some 150 Broadway musicals.

Born in Brooklyn, New York, Smith began his career as an actor, then turned to playwriting.[1]

Notable books and libretti

Whoop-Dee-Doo 1903 (also lyrics)
Dream City 1906 (also lyrics)
The Magic Knight 1906 (libretto)
The Girl Behind the Counter 1907 (freely adapted and reconstructed by Smith)
La Belle Paree 1911
The Blue Paradise 1915
Robinson Crusoe, Jr. 1916
The Whirl of New York 1921 (also lyrics)

References

Smith, Edgar, The Oxford Companion to the American Musical, 3rd Edition (2012)

External links

Edgar Smith at IMDb
Edgar Smith at the Internet Broadway Database
Edgar Smith at Find a Grave

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