Jo Smith (writer)
Jo Smith | |
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 Smith in 1913 | |
| Born | Joseph O. Smith 1868 Richmond, Victoria, Australia |
| Died | 2 December 1954 (aged 85–86) Toorak, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation | Playwright, actor and businessman |
Jo Smith (1868 – 2 December 1954) was an Australian playwright who wrote a number of popular melodramas.[1][2]
Smith was born in Richmond in 1868.[3] He worked as an actor, writer and businessman. His first play was The Miner's Trust. He wrote several successful plays.[4]
Smith donated money from his plays Before the Dawn and The Reveille to soldier organisations.[5][6]
He left the stage after acting on tour in the 1890s[7] and went into the furniture business and was successful.[8]
Smith died in Toorak on 2 December 1954.[7][9] He was survived by two daughters.[7]
Select plays
[edit]- The Miner's Trust (1908)
- The Bushwoman (1909)
- The Girl of the Never Never (1912)
- Before the Dawn (1915)[10][11]
- The Reveille (1917)
External links
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References
[edit]- ^ "STAGE GOSSIP". The Argus (Melbourne). No. 23, 773. Victoria, Australia. 14 October 1922. p. 11. Retrieved 1 May 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ Richard Fotheringham, “Jo Smith.” Companion to Theatre in Australia. Ed. Philip Parsons and Victoria Chance. Sydney: Currency, 1995. pp 532-533.
- ^ Births, Deaths and Marriages, Victoria: Birth registration number 18952/1868
- ^ "AT POVERTY POINT.", The Bulletin, Sydney, N.S.W: John Haynes and J.F. Archibald, 19 August 1909, nla.obj-705829877, retrieved 2 May 2024 – via Trove
- ^ "AT POVERTY POINT.", The Bulletin, Sydney, N.S.W: John Haynes and J.F. Archibald, 29 November 1917, nla.obj-697110959, retrieved 1 May 2024 – via Trove
- ^ "No title". Table Talk. No. [?]5. Victoria, Australia. 9 December 1915. p. 28. Retrieved 1 May 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ a b c "Furniture firms head dies". The Sun News-Pictorial. No. 10, 046. Victoria, Australia. 3 December 1954. p. 15. Retrieved 2 May 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "RICHMOND AUTHOR'S SUCCESS". Richmond Guardian. No. 2137. Victoria, Australia. 18 August 1917. p. 2. Retrieved 1 May 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Obituary Mr. J. O. Smith". The Age. No. 31, 072. Victoria, Australia. 3 December 1954. p. 2. Retrieved 1 May 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "To The Editor". The Prahran Telegraph. Vol. 66, no. 3389. Victoria, Australia. 21 May 1926. p. 3. Retrieved 1 May 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ ""BEFORE THE DAWN."". Table Talk. Victoria, Australia. 19 August 1915. p. 25. Retrieved 1 May 2024 – via National Library of Australia.