Harry B. Smith(1860-1936)

Harry B. Smith was a composer, writer and lyricist. He holds the distinction of being the most prolific of all American playwrights (see "Other Works"), and is said to have written over 300 librettos and more than 6000 lyrics. Some of his best-known works were librettos for the composer Victor Herbert, to whom he is most closely professionally associated with today. He also wrote the book or lyrics for several versions of the Ziegfeld Follies.

Harry's kid brother, Robert Bache Smith [1875-1951] was also a successful lyricist. Harry worked on many of the famous musical theatre productions of his time.