Rosalie Balmer Smith Cale (née Rosalie Balmer Smith, September 24, 1875 – January 4, 1958) was an American pianist and composer,[1][2] whose operettas were performed in St. Louis, Missouri, and New York.
Cale was born in St. Louis, Missouri, to a musical family.
Her parents were Rosalie T. Balmer ("Sally") and Thaddeus Smith.
Her paternal grandfather, the actor Sol Smith, owned and operated the St. Louis Theatre.
[6][7] Cale studied music first with her mother and grandparents, then with Abraham I. Epstein and Ernest R. Kroeger.