Joseph Smith (dancer)

In a letter to the New York Times he claimed that he introduced it at the Winter Garden Theatre, dancing with Dorothy Jardon, in the show called Review of 1911.

Against the wishes of his mother, Smith was trained by his father as a dancer and actor; learning ballet and skills in stage combat and the art of the harlequin.

The final Broadway musical he choreographed was Victor Herbert's The Only Girl (1914, Lyric Theatre).

[4] Smith was also a musical theatre actor; portraying characters that heavily featured his dancing abilities.

He first performed on Broadway as one of the Apache Dancers in the musical The Queen of the Moulin Rouge at the Circle Theatre in 1908-1909.