Edgar Smith

Edgar Smith (1857 - 1938), full name Edgar McPhail Smith, was a US writer and lyricist. He began his career as an actor. His major works include "Whoop-Dee-Doo" (1903), "Dream City" (1906), "The Magic Knight" (1906), "The Girl Behind the Counter" (1907) (freely adapted and reconstructed by Smith), "La Belle Paree" (1911), "The Blue Paradise" (1915), "Robinson Crusoe, Jr." (1916), and "The Whirl of New York" (1921).

Wisdom & Quotes

• You may tempt the upper classes

With your villainous demitasses,
But Heaven will protect the working girl.
- Heaven Will Protect the Working Girl

John L Sullivan

Nearby pages
Edgar the Atheling, Edgar the king, Edgard Varese, Edgehill, Edict of January