Eliza Doyle Smith
Eliza Doyle Smith | |
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Born | Eliza Ann Doyle July 7, 1859 Grand Rapids, Michigan |
Died | October 16, 1932 (age 73) Oak Park, Illinois |
Occupation(s) | Songwriter, composer, music publisher |
Eliza Ann Doyle Smith (July 7, 1859 – October 16, 1932) was an American songwriter, composer, and sheet-music publisher, based in Chicago.
Early life and education
[edit]Eliza Ann Doyle was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan, the daughter of Michael Doyle and Elizabeth Doyle. Her parents were both born in Ireland. She studied music in Cologne.[1]
Career
[edit]Smith wrote operettas and poetry as a young woman. She owned and ran a sheet-music publishing company, based in Chicago.[1][2] She published her own songs, and works by other songwriters, including Harlan Tarbell[3][4] and John Loftus.[5][6] "When I decided to go into the popular song writing I decided that success would come if I wrote songs fit to enter American homes but with the pep that modern youth demands and then let the world know of my goods by insistent advertising," she explained in a 1922 interview.[1]
Publications
[edit]Unless otherwise specified, titles below are songs written and composed by Smith.
- "When Uncle Sam Caught the Kaiser" (1917, a broadside poem)[7]
- "United States Democracy March" (1918)[8]
- "In Candy Land With You" (1919)
- "My Days Remember" (1919)[9][10]
- "Sweet Norah Daly" (1919)[11]
- "Stop Looking at Me!" (1919) [12]
- "Little Darling Marguerite" (1919, arranged by Harry L. Alford)[13]
- "O Wonderful Son of Life" (1920)[14]
- "Dance Me On Your Knee" (1920)[15]
- "Tea Rose" (1922, with John Loftus)[16]
- "Love's Beautiful Song" (1922, with Charles Kovacs)[17]
Personal life
[edit]Eliza Doyle married Edgar Poe Smith. They had two daughters, Pauline and Marguerite.[18][19] She died in 1932, in Oak Park, Illinois, at the age of 73.[20]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Policy of Writing Songs to Fit Every American Home is Secret of Chicago Publisher's Success" The Music Trades 63 (April 29, 1922): 30.
- ^ "By Our Irish Reporter: 'The Crippled Songbird'; Adventurer Interviews Crippled Girl". Suburbanite Economist. 1919-11-25. p. 3. Retrieved 2023-03-24 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Tarbell, Harlan and Frederick G. Johnson, "Jonah" (sheet music published in 1922 by Eliza Doyle Smith).
- ^ "'Jonah' New Eliza Doyle Smith Number". The Music Trades. 63: 153. June 10, 1922.
- ^ Loftus, John (1922). "I'd give it all for you / words & music by John Loftus".
- ^ Loftus, John (1923-01-01). "Misty Moon". Mississippi State University Libraries, Sheet Music Collection.
- ^ Smith, Eliza Doyle, "'When Uncle Sam caught the Kaiser'" (1917) Harris Broadsides, Brown Digital Repository, Brown University Library.
- ^ Smith, Eliza Doyle. "097.103 - United States Democracy March. A Patriotic Song for America". Levy Music Collection. Retrieved 2023-03-24.
- ^ "Chicago Capitulates to Famous Recitalists". Musical America. 31: 26. February 14, 1920.
- ^ "Eileen Donnelly Presents Songs by the Chicago Composer, Eliza Doyle Smith". Music News. 12 (2): 4. July 23, 1920.
- ^ "'Sweet Norah Daly' Wins Favor Throughout Country". Music Trades. 63: 36. June 3, 1922.
- ^ Smith, Eliza Doyle. "Stop Looking at Me!" (sheet music), Indiana State University Libraries.
- ^ Smith, Eliza Doyle; Smith, Eliza Doyle (1919). Little Darling Marguerite. Eliza Doyle Smith.
- ^ "Eliza Doyle Smith, Chicago, Ill". The Musician. 25: 28. November 1920.
- ^ Smith, Eliza Doyle (1920). Dance me on your knee. Harold B. Lee Library. Chicago, Ill. : Eliza Doyle Smith.
- ^ "41.09.15 - Music, Sheet (43712) - Artifacts from our Collection". Waseca County History Center. Retrieved 2023-03-24.
- ^ "Chicago Publisher Announces New Song". Music Trades. 63 (15): 46. April 8, 1922.
- ^ "A Visitor: Eliza Doyle Smith". Omaha Daily Bee. 1920-04-11. p. 18. Retrieved 2023-03-24 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Attractive Groups". Omaha Daily Bee. 1920-05-09. p. 13. Retrieved 2023-03-24 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Obituary for Elizabeth Ann Smith". Chicago Tribune. 1932-10-17. p. 24. Retrieved 2023-03-25 – via Newspapers.com.