Edgar Smith (librettist)

Edgar Smith (standing, second from left) and other members of The Lambs put the finishing touches on The Lambs All-Star Gambol for the benefit of the Actors' Fund (May 1915)

Edgar McPhail Smith (December 9, 1857 – March 8, 1938) was an American writer and lyricist for musicals in the early decades of the 20th century. He contributed to some 150 Broadway musicals. Weber and Fields starred in many of his works.[1]

  1. ^ "Edgar Smith, 80, Librettist, Dead", The New York Times, March 9, 1938, accessed August 23, 2021