Harry B. Smith

Harry Bache Smith (born December 28, 1860 in Buffalo , † January 2, 1936 in Atlantic City / New Jersey ) was an American poet and librettist.

Smith worked as a reporter and theater critic for The Chicago Daily Newa . Since the mid-1870s, he has written about 6,000 lyrics and around 300 librettos for operettas and musicals, more than 120 of which were performed on Broadway. In collaboration with Reginald DeKoven , The Begum (1888), Don Quixote (1889) and Robin Hood (1891) were created, with Victor Herbert The Wizard Of The Nile and The Sweethearts . Texts by him were also set to music by John Philip Sousa , Sigmund Romberg and Franz Lehár . With Francis Wheeler he wrote the text for Ted Snyder's The Sheik of Araby . Between 1907 and 1912 he wrote the lyrics for the Ziegfeld Follies . He often worked with his brother Robert B. Smith .

Smith was a member of the American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers and served on its board of directors in 1914 and 1917. In 1970 he was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame . He was also known as a collector of rare books and manuscripts. His collection is now owned by the University of Texas . In his second marriage, Smith was married to actress Alexine Bentley , and he was the uncle of actress Irene Bentley .

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SURNAME	Smith, Harry B.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Smith, Harry Bache (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American lyricist and librettist
DATE OF BIRTH	December 28, 1860
PLACE OF BIRTH	Buffalo
DATE OF DEATH	January 2, 1936
Place of death	Atlantic City , New Jersey