Jo Smith (d 2 December 1954) was an Australian playwright who wrote a number of popular melodramas.[1][2]

Smith was born in Mebourne. He worked as an actor and writer. His first play was The Miner's Trust. He wrote several successful plays.

Smith donated money from his plays Before the Dawn and The Reville to soldier organisations.[3][4]

Then he went into business and was successful. Smith died in 1954.[5]

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References

  1. ^ "STAGE GOSSIP". The Argus (Melbourne). No. 23, 773. Victoria, Australia. 14 October 1922. p. 11. Retrieved 1 May 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
  2. ^ Richard Fotheringham, “Jo Smith.” Companion to Theatre in Australia. Ed. Philip Parsons and Victoria Chance. Sydney: Currency, 1995. pp 532-533.
  3. ^ "AT POVERTY POINT.", The bulletin., Sydney, N.S.W: John Haynes and J.F. Archibald, 29 Nov 1917, nla.obj-697110959, retrieved 1 May 2024 – via Trove
  4. ^ "No title". Table Talk. No. [?]5. Victoria, Australia. 9 December 1915. p. 28. Retrieved 1 May 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ "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.((cite news)): CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link)
  7. ^ ""BEFORE THE DAWN."". Table Talk. Victoria, Australia. 19 August 1915. p. 25. Retrieved 1 May 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
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