Harry B. Smith
Harry B. Smith
HARRY B. SMITH was a prolific stage writer, having contributed to more than 300 librettos and lyrics for more than 6,000 tunes. His early career was as a music and drama critic for Chicago newspapers. Some of his best known works were created with Victor Herbert, Reginald deKoven, Jerome Kern and Irving Berlin. Credits include Ziegfeld Follies (1907, 1908, 1909, 1910), The Lilac Domino, Very Good Eddie, Watch Your Step, Love o’ Mike, Countess Maritza and Florodora. Smith authored several novels and an autobiography, First Nights and First Editions, as well as introductions to volumes of Shakespeare and Dickens. He was a charter member of ASCAP, serving as a director from 1914 to 1917.
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Sweethearts
Multiple Authors
Full-Length Musical, ComedySweethearts
Victor Herbert , Robert B. Smith , Harry B. Smith ,Fred De Gresac
Full-Length Musical, Comedy / 8w, 7m
Victor Herbert's comic operetta takes place in the fictitious kingdom of Zilinia. The tale of a secret princess, a dashing prince, a sleazy politician, and a military Lothario combines humor, music, and romance as only a classic operetta can.
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Very Good Eddie
Multiple Authors
Full-Length Musical, ComedyVery Good Eddie
Guy Bolton , Philip Bartholomae , Jerome Kern ,Schuyler Green , Herbert Reynolds , Elsie Janis , Harry B. Smith ,John E. Hazzard ,Henry Kailimai
Full-Length Musical, Comedy / 4w, 4m
This vaudeville-era musical comedy features a charming Jerome Kern score and a wacky plot about two mismatched couples honeymooning on the Hudson River Day Line.
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Sweethearts
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Full-Length Musical, ComedySweethearts
Victor Herbert , Robert B. Smith , Harry B. Smith ,Fred De Gresac
Full-Length Musical, Comedy / 8w, 7m
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Very Good Eddie
Multiple Authors
Full-Length Musical, ComedyVery Good Eddie
Guy Bolton , Philip Bartholomae , Jerome Kern ,Schuyler Green , Herbert Reynolds , Elsie Janis , Harry B. Smith ,John E. Hazzard ,Henry Kailimai
Full-Length Musical, Comedy / 4w, 4m
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