Edgar Smith

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.

Birth and Death Data: Born (Brooklyn), Died March 8, 1938

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1894 - 1921

Roles Represented in DAHR: lyricist

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Recordings

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Berliner 198 7-in. Before 1895 Swim out O'Grady Male vocalist (unidentified; Berliner Gramophone Co.) Male vocal solo lyricist  
Berliner 1864 7-in. 7/13/1898 How I love my Lu Roger Harding Male vocal solo lyricist  
Berliner 1960 7-in. between June 1898 and March 1899 Kiss me honey do S. H. Dudley Male vocal solo lyricist  
Berliner 07 7-in. 4/15/1899 Kiss me honey do Len Spencer Male vocal solo lyricist  
Berliner 08 7-in. 4/15/1899 How I love my Lou Len Spencer Male vocal solo lyricist  
Berliner 030 7-in. 4/4/1899 Little old New York Dan W. Quinn Male vocal solo lyricist  
Berliner 0360 7-in. 3/22/1899 Kiss me honey do Albert Campbell Male vocal solo lyricist  
Berliner 0465 7-in. 9/7/1899 Kiss me honey do S. H. Dudley Male vocal solo lyricist  
Berliner 0485 7-in. approximately 1899 Kiss me honey do George J. Gaskin Male vocal solo lyricist  
Berliner 0672 7-in. 10/28/1899 Maud S. H. Dudley Male vocal solo lyricist  
Berliner 0676 7-in. 10/28/1899 Honey, you'se my turtle dove S. H. Dudley Male vocal solo lyricist  
Berliner 0774 7-in. 11/25/1899 My Josephine Arthur Collins Male vocal solo lyricist  
Berliner 0889 7-in. 1/18/1900 My Josephine and popularity Metropolitan Orchestra Orchestra lyricist  
Berliner 0929 7-in. 1/30/1900 The colonel S. H. Dudley Male vocal solo lyricist  
Berliner 0987 7-in. 2/17/1900 The colonel Arthur Collins Male vocal solo lyricist  
Victor [Pre-matrix A-]10 7-in. 6/29/1900 King Gilhooley Dan W. Quinn Male vocal solo lyricist  
Victor [Pre-matrix A-]32 7-in. 5/22/1900 Kiss me, Honey, do S. H. Dudley Male vocal solo lyricist  
Victor [Pre-matrix A-]161 7-in. 7/20/1900 The colonel Arthur Collins Male vocal solo lyricist  
Victor [Pre-matrix A-]211 7-in. 9/21/1900 Kiss me Honey, do Charles P. Lowe Xylophone solo lyricist  
Victor [Pre-matrix A-]219 7-in. 9/25/1900 Ma blushing Rosie Albert Campbell Male vocal solo lyricist  
Victor [Pre-matrix A-]517 7-in. 11/15/1900 My blushin' Rosie S. H. Dudley Male vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
Victor [Pre-matrix A-]708 7-in. Nothing doing! S. H. Dudley Male vocal solo lyricist  
Victor [Pre-matrix A-]1073 7-in. 10/30/1901 The Pullman porters' ball S. H. Dudley Male vocal solo lyricist  
Victor [Pre-matrix B-]1073 10-in. 10/30/1901 The Pullman porters' ball S. H. Dudley Male vocal solo lyricist  
Victor [Pre-matrix A-]1077 7-in. 10/5/1901 When two little hearts are one S. H. Dudley ; Harry Macdonough Male vocal duet lyricist  
Victor [Pre-matrix B-]1077 10-in. 10/5/1901 When two little hearts are one S. H. Dudley ; Harry Macdonough Male vocal duet lyricist  
Victor [Pre-matrix C-]1077 12-in. 6/10/1902 When two little hearts are one S. H. Dudley ; Harry Macdonough Male vocal duet lyricist  
Victor [Pre-matrix A-]1363 7-in. 4/16/1902 When two little hearts are one Harry Macdonough ; Grace Spencer Female-male vocal duet lyricist  
Victor [Pre-matrix B-]1363 10-in. 4/16/1902 When two little hearts are one Harry Macdonough ; Grace Spencer Female-male vocal duet lyricist  
Victor [Pre-matrix A-]1967 7-in. 2/12/1903 Strike out McCracken Collins and Harlan Male vocal duet lyricist  
Victor [Pre-matrix B-]1967 10-in. 2/12/1903 Strike out McCracken Collins and Harlan Male vocal duet lyricist  
Victor [Pre-matrix B-]3170 10-in. 3/5/1901 Nothing doing S. H. Dudley Male vocal solo lyricist  
Victor [Pre-matrix B-]3365 10-in. 5/16/1901 Ma blushing Rosie Vess L. Ossman Banjo solo lyricist  
Victor [Pre-matrix B-]3572 10-in. 9/12/1901 Kiss me, Honey, do! Charles P. Lowe Xylophone solo lyricist  
Victor A-164 7-in. 6/29/1903 Susie Woosie S. H. Dudley Male vocal solo, with piano lyricist  
Victor C-11750 12-in. 3/20/1912 Weber-Fields winners Victor Mixed Chorus Chorus lyricist  
Columbia 29 7-in. between 1901 and September 1902 Tell us, pretty ladies Collins and Natus Male vocal duet, with piano lyricist  
Columbia 29 10-in. approximately 1901 Tell us, pretty ladies Collins and Natus Male vocal duet, with piano lyricist  
Columbia 342 7-in. approximately 1901 Ma blushin' Rosie Artists vary Male vocal solo, with piano lyricist  
Columbia 342 10-in. approximately 1901 Ma blushin' Rosie Artists vary Male vocal solo, with piano lyricist  
Columbia 400 7-in. approximately 1901 My Japanese cherry blossom Artists vary Male vocal solo, with piano lyricist  
Columbia 400 10-in. approximately 1901 My Japanese cherry blossom Artists vary Male vocal solo, with piano lyricist  
Columbia 955 10-in. approximately 1902 Come down, ma evenin' star Artists vary Female vocal solo, with piano lyricist  
Columbia 1020 7-in. approximately 1902 Susie woosie Arthur Collins Male vocal solo, with piano lyricist  
Columbia 1020 10-in. approximately 1902 Susie woosie Arthur Collins Male vocal solo, with piano lyricist  
Columbia 1158 7-in. approximately 1903 Strike out McCracken Collins and Harlan Male vocal duet, with piano lyricist  
Columbia 1158 10-in. approximately 1903 Strike out McCracken Collins and Harlan Male vocal duet, with piano lyricist  
Columbia 1405 7-in. between 1903 and October 1905 Come down, ma evenin' star Artists vary Male vocal solo, with piano lyricist  
Columbia 1405 10-in. approximately 1903 Come down, ma evenin' star Artists vary Male vocal solo, with piano lyricist  
Columbia 19830 10-in. 3/22/1912 Come down, ma evening star Lillian Russell Female vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
Columbia 79778 10-in. 3/7/1921 Kiss me, honey, do Harry C. Browne Male vocal solo, with banjo and orchestra lyricist  

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Smith, Edgar," accessed January 6, 2026, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/103874.

Smith, Edgar. (2026). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved January 6, 2026, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/103874.

"Smith, Edgar." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2026. Web. 6 January 2026.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/103874

External Sources

Wikipedia: Edgar Smith

IMDb: Edgar Smith

Linked Open Data Sources

LCNAR: Smith, Edgar, 1857-1938 - https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n82141075

Wikidata: Edgar Smith - https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q47540629

VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/43193078

MusicBrainz: Edgar Smith - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/e81d5e93-d050-4ee7-b268-3609290768e9

Fast: https://id.worldcat.org/fast/100725 - https://id.worldcat.org/fast/100725

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