SMITH, HARRY B. The most prolific of all turn-of-the-century Broadway lyricist-librettists, although his work is practically unknown today; b. Harry Bache Smith, Buffalo, New York, ; d. Atlantic City, New Jersey, .
Smith was the author of 123 musicals produced in a 45-year career. Including adaptations and straight plays, Smith, by his own count, claimed authorship to more than 300 shows. Smith had no special style or flair for lyric writing; instead, although he obviously...