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Jun 04, 1875 Died on 06 Nov 1951 (aged 76)
American librettist and lyricist
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About Robert Bache Smith
- Robert Bache Smith ( June 4, 1875 – November 6, 1951 ), usually published as Robert B.
- Smith, was an American librettist and lyricist.
- His older brother, Harry B.
- Smith, was also a successful lyricist and a writer and composer. Born in Chicago, Smith began his career apprenticing with the famed vaudeville duo Weber and Fields.
- He most notably wrote the lyrics to “Come Down, Ma Evenin' Star” from Weber and Fields' Twirly Whirly (1902; famously sung by Lillian Russell).
- He went on to write libretti for operettas and lyrics for musicals, including such works as Fantana (1905), The Spring Maid (1910), Sweethearts (1913), and Angel Face (1919).
- His last work was The Girl in the Spotlight (credited as Richard Bruce) in 1920.
- He died in New York City at the age of 76.
