Robert B. 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.

Birth and Death Data: Born June 4, 1875, Died November 6, 1951

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1903 - 1947

Roles Represented in DAHR: lyricist

= Recordings are available for online listening.
= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	[Pre-matrix B-]1980	10-in.	2/18/1903	Come down, my evening star	Mina Hickman	Female vocal solo	lyricist
Victor	[Pre-matrix A-]1980	7-in.	2/18/1903	Come down, my evening star	Mina Hickman	Female vocal solo	lyricist
Victor	B-1929	10-in.	11/14/1904	Come down ma evening star	Manhattan Female Quartet	Female vocal quartet	lyricist
Victor	B-1939	10-in.	11/16/1904	The farewell waltz	Corinne Morgan ; Frank C. Stanley	Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra	lyricist
Victor	B-2425	10-in.	3/29/1905	Just my style	Corinne Morgan ; Frank C. Stanley	Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra	lyricist
Victor	E-2425	8-in.	3/20/1906	Just my style	Corinne Morgan ; Frank C. Stanley	Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra	lyricist
Victor	B-2865	10-in.	11/3/1905	My word	Ada Jones	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Victor	B-3191	10-in.	3/20/1906	I was just supposing	Corinne Morgan ; Frank C. Stanley	Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra	lyricist
Victor	B-9809	10-in.	1/13/1911	Day dreams, visions of bliss	Henry Burr ; Elise Stevenson	Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra	lyricist
Victor	B-10004	10-in.	2/24/1911	Two little love bees	Reinald Werrenrath ; Elizabeth Wheeler	Vocal duet (soprano and baritone), with orchestra	lyricist
Victor	C-10600	12-in.	6/27/1911	Gems from The spring maid	Victor Light Opera Company	Vocal chorus and soloists, with orchestra	lyricist
Victor	B-11069	10-in.	10/10/1911	The melody of love	Lucy Isabelle Marsh	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Victor	B-11128	10-in.	10/23/1911	Day dreams, visions of bliss	Lyric Quartet ; Christie MacDonald	Female vocal solo and mixed vocal quartet, with orchestra	lyricist
Victor	B-11129	10-in.	10/23/1911	Two little love bees	Christie MacDonald ; Reinald Werrenrath	Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra	lyricist
Victor	C-11750	12-in.	3/20/1912	Weber-Fields winners	Victor Mixed Chorus	Chorus	lyricist
Victor	B-11897	10-in.	4/19/1912	A girl like me	Lyric Quartet ; Elizabeth Wheeler	Soprano vocal solo and mixed vocal quartet, with orchestra	lyricist
Victor	B-11995	10-in.	5/9/1912	Roses bloom for lovers	Marguerite Dunlap	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Victor	B-12363	10-in.	9/12/1912	Don't turn my picture to the wall	Helen Clark ; Walter Van Brunt	Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra	lyricist
Victor	B-13177	10-in.	4/22/1913	The cricket on the hearth	Christie MacDonald ; Reinald Werrenrath	Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra	lyricist
Victor	B-13178	10-in.	4/22/1913	Sweethearts	Christie MacDonald	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Victor	B-13199	10-in.	4/25/1913	Jeannette and her wooden shoes	Marguerite Dunlap	Female vocal solo, with male vocal chorus and orchestra	lyricist
Victor	B-13200	10-in.	4/25/1913	Sweethearts	Christie MacDonald	Female vocal solo and chorus, with orchestra	lyricist
Victor	B-13202	10-in.	4/25/1913	Mother Goose	Christie MacDonald	Female vocal solo, with female vocal trio and orchestra	lyricist
Victor	B-13215	10-in.	4/30/1913	Every lover must meet his fate	Reed Miller	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Victor	C-13354	12-in.	5/27/1913	Gems from Sweethearts	Victor Light Opera Company	Vocal chorus and soloists, with orchestra	lyricist
Victor	B-23495	10-in.	11/24/1919	I might be your once-in-a-while	Olive Kline	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Victor	B-24362	10-in.	7/30/1920	I cannot sleep without dreaming of you	Lambert Murphy	Tenor vocal solo, with violin, cello, and orchestra	lyricist
Victor	CVE-40609	12-in.	10/13/1927	Selections from Sweethearts	Victor Light Opera Company	Vocal chorus and soloists, with orchestra	lyricist
Victor	BVE-47582	10-in.	10/2/1928	Just my style	Frank Crumit	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Victor	PBS-036456	10-in.	8/27/1939	Sweethearts	Nathaniel Finston ; Allan Jones	Tenor vocal solo, with vocal chorus and orchestra	lyricist
Victor	BS-051829	10-in.	7/9/1940	Sweethearts	George Griffin ; Nathaniel Shilkret ; The Troubadours	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Victor	BS-064988	10-in.	10/15/1941	The angelus	Marion Claire ; Henry Weber [WGN conductor]	Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Victor	BS-075417	10-in.	7/9/1942	Sweethearts	Dorothy Kirsten ; Felix Knight ; Victor First Nighter Orchestra	Female-male vocal duet and mixed vocal chorus, with orchestra	lyricist
Victor	D7VB-0032	10-in.	1/7/1947	Pretty as a picture	Al Goodman Orchestra ; Guild Choristers ; Earl Wrightson	Male vocal solo, with vocal group and instrumental ensemble	lyricist
Victor	D7VB-0033	10-in.	1/7/1947	The game of love	Al Goodman Orchestra ; Guild Choristers ; Earl Wrightson	Male vocal solo, with vocal group and instrumental ensemble	lyricist
Columbia	3268	10-in.	between January and November 1905	Just my style	Corinne Morgan ; Frank C. Stanley	Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra	lyricist
Columbia	3411	10-in.	ca. Jan.-June 1906	I was just supposing	Corinne Morgan ; Frank C. Stanley	Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra	lyricist
Columbia	19195	10-in.	1/10/1911	Day dreams, visions of bliss	Henry Burr ; Margaret Mayew	Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra	lyricist
Columbia	19237	10-in.	2/10/1911	Fountain Fay	Miriam Clark	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Columbia	19830	10-in.	3/22/1912	Come down, ma evening star	Lillian Russell	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Columbia	38841	10-in.	5/14/1913	Every lover must meet his fate	Reed Miller	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Columbia	38846	10-in.	5/14/1913	Sweethearts	Grace Kerns	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Columbia	46226	10-in.	11/26/1915	The lilac domino	Eleanor Painter	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Columbia	30628	12-in.	1/6/1911	The spring maid : Selections	Prince's Orchestra	Orchestra	lyricist
Columbia	30686	12-in.	3/7/1911	Two little love bees	Clarke Braine ; Leila Hughes	Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra	lyricist
Columbia	30692	12-in.	ca. Jan.-May 1911	Fountain Fay	Alice Parsons	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Columbia	36395	12-in.	ca. 1912	Roses bloom for lovers	Roma Devonne Hempstead	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Columbia	36398	12-in.	ca. 1912	Sweethearts, wives and good fellows	Charles Harrison	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Columbia	36413	12-in.	ca. 1912	Roses bloom for lovers	Grace Kerns	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
OKeh	S-7084	10-in.	approximately Nov. 1919	I might be your once-in-a-while	Harvey Hindermyer	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Brunswick	3167	10-in.	approximately Nov. 1919	I might be your once-in-a-while	Ida Heydt	Female vocal solo and male vocal trio, with orchestra	lyricist
Brunswick	4100	10-in.	approximately Sept. 1920	I cannot sleep without dreaming of you	Irene Audrey ; Crescent Trio	Female vocal solo and male vocal trio, with orchestra	lyricist
Edison	2337	10-in.	6/18/1913	How I love a pretty face	Harvey Hindermyer	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Edison	2348	10-in.	6/24/1913	Two little love bees	Vernon Archibald ; Elizabeth Spencer	Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra	lyricist
Edison	7089	10-in.	1/6/1920	I might be your once-in-a-while	Leola Lucey	Female vocal solo and mixed vocal chorus, with orchestra	lyricist
Edison	7390	10-in.	6/7/1920	Day dreams	Frieda Hempel	Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Smith, Robert B.," accessed November 21, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/108690.

Smith, Robert B.. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/108690.

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