Representative Plays by American DramatistsEdited, with an Introduction to Each Play By MONTROSE J. MOSES 1856-1911 Illustrated with Portraits, andOriginal Playbills 1921 To BRANDER MATTHEWS Friend of the American TheatreTo whom all Critics of the Theatre are beholden. Table of Contents Introduction. Bibliographies. Rip Van Winkle: A Legend of the Catskills. AComparative Arrangement with the Kerr Version. By Charles Burke. 1850 Francesca da Rimini. By George Henry Boker. 1855 Love in '76. An Incident of the Revolution. By Oliver Bell Bunce. 1857 Paul Kauvar; or, Anarchy. By Steele Mackaye. 1887 Shenandoah. By Bronson Howard. 1888 In Mizzoura. By Augustus Thomas. 1893 The Moth and the Flame. By Clyde Fitch. 1898 The New York Idea. By Langdon Mitchett. 1906 The Easiest Way. By Eugene Walter. 1909 The Return of Peter Grimm. By David Belasco. 1911 The Authors and Their Plays. INTRODUCTION The present volume of "Representative Plays by American Dramatists"includes many hitherto unpublished manuscripts. These are for the firsttime made available in authoritative form to the student of the Americantheatre. The Editor has tried consistently to adhere to his originalbasis of selection: to offer only those texts not generally incirculation and not used elsewhere in other anthologies. Exactions ofcopyright have sometimes compelled him to depart from this rule. He hasbeen somewhat embarrassed, editorially, by the ungenerous haste withwhich a few others have followed closely in his path, even to the pointof reproducing plays which were known to be scheduled for thiscollection. For that reason there have been omitted Mr. WilliamGillette's "Secret Service, " available to readers in so many forms, andMr. Percy Mackaye's "The Scarecrow. " No anthology of the presenthistorical scope, however, can disregard George Henry Boker's "Francescada Rimini" or Bronson Howard's "Shenandoah. " In the instance of Mr. Langdon Mitchell's "The New York Idea, " it is possible to supersede allprevious issues of this refreshing comedy by offering a text which, asto stage directions, has been completely revised by the author. Mr. Mitchell wishes to have this regarded as the correct version, and hashimself prepared the "copy" of same. Because of the easy accessibilityof Dion Boucicault's "The Octoroon; or, Life in Louisiana, " it wasthought best to omit this Irish-American playwright, whose jovialprolixity enriched the American stage of the '60's and '70's. His"London Assurance" is included in the present Editor's collection of"Representative British Dramas: Victorian and Modern. " Of more historical significance than Joseph Jefferson's final version of"Rip Van Winkle, " are the two texts upon which Boucicault and Jeffersonbased their play. It has been possible to offer the reader a comparativearrangement of the John Kerr and Charles Burke dramatizations. In the choice of Steele Mackaye's "Paul Kauvar; or, Anarchy" a period isillustrated which might be described as transitional. Executors of theAugustin Daly estate are not ready to allow any of Daly's original playsor adaptations to be published. The consequence is "Paul Kauvar" muststand representative of the eighteen-eighty fervour of Lester Wallack, A. M. Palmer, and Daly, who were in the Mackaye tradition. Oliver Bunce's "Love in '76" has been selected for the same reason thatone might select Clyde Fitch's Revolutionary or Civil Warpieces--because of its bloodless character; because it is one of therare parlour comedies of the period. Of the new pieces, Fitch's "The Moth and the Flame" has remainedunpublished until now. It exemplifies many of his most sprightlyobservational qualities. "The Truth" and "The Girl with the Green Eyes"are more mature, but are no less Fitchean than this. Mr. David Belasco's"The Return of Peter Grimm" is as effective in the reading as it was onthe stage under his triumphant management. Mr. Eugene Walter's "TheEasiest Way, " at the last moment, was released from publication in the_Drama League Series of Plays_; it still stands as America's mostcruelly realistic treatment of certain city conditions. In the choice ofMr. Augustus Thomas's "In Mizzoura"--"The Witching Hour" having so oftenbeen used in dramatic collections--the Editor believes he hasrepresented this playwright at a time when his dramas were most racy andnative. This third volume, therefore, brings examples of the present Americanstagecraft to date. Had his policy of selection not been exclusive, butrather inclusive of plays easily accessible to the student, the Editormight have reached out for Mr. George C. Hazelton's and Mr. Benrimo's"The Yellow Jacket, " Mr. Charles Kenyon's "Kindling, " and Mr. A. E. Thomas's "Her Husband's Wife. " He might likewise have included WilliamVaughn Moody's "The Great Divide. " These are all representative plays byAmerican dramatists for some future anthologist, when present editionsbecome rare. But here are offered plays that will enrich the American dramaticlibrary because of their rarity, and for that reason others have beenexcluded, which are easily procurable in print. Through the courteous co-operation of Dr. Fred W. Atkinson, ProfessorBrander Matthews, officials of the New York Public Library, The LibrarySociety of Philadelphia, Mr. Robert Gould Shaw, Custodian of theDramatic Collection of Harvard College Library, and through the generousresponse of the owners of copyrights and manuscripts, the present volumeis made possible. The Editor, through every phase of his work, has hadthe unswerving encouragement and assistance of his wife. MONTROSE J. MOSES. New Hartford, Conn. August, 1920. BIBLIOGRAPHY OF GENERAL WORKS A large bibliography of standard works on the AmericanTheatre was given in Volume I of the present collection. Avery few of the titles have been repeated here, with the additionalinclusion of books which will present the essential spirit ofmodern American playwriting. Some of these works mentionedcontain further bibliographies, and these will enable the studentto go as far in the field as desired. There are still unblazed trails forthe research worker, but these trails are becoming fewer andfewer, as interest in the study of American Drama as a socialand artistic force progresses. ATKINSON, F. W. American Plays. Private Catalogue. Brooklyn, N. Y. BAKER, GEORGE PIERCE. Dramatic Technique. Boston: Houghton. 1919. BURTON, RICHARD. The New American Drama. New York: Crowell. 1913. CHANDLER, FRANK W. Aspects of Modern Drama. New York: Macmillan. CHENEY, SHELDON. The Art Theatre. New York: Knopf. 1917. CHENEY, SHELDON. The New Movement in the Theatre. New York: Kennerley. 1914. CHENEY, SHELDON. The Out-of-door Theatre. New York: Kennerley. 1918. CRAWFORD, MARY C. The Romance of the American Theatre. Boston:Little, Brown. 1913. DALY, JOSEPH FRANCIS. Life of Augustin Daly. New York: Macmillan. 1917. DICKINSON, THOMAS H. The Case of the American Drama. Boston: Houghton. 1915. DICKINSON, THOMAS H. Chief Contemporary Dramatists. Boston: Houghton. 1915. HAMILTON, CLAYTON. Problems of the Playwright. New York: Holt. 1917. HAMILTON, CLAYTON. Studies in Stagecraft. New York: Holt. 1914. HAMILTON, CLAYTON. The Theory of the Theatre. New York: Holt. 1910. HENDERSON, ARCHIBALD. The Changing Drama. New York: Holt. 1914. HORNBLOW, ARTHUR. A History of the Theatre in America. 2 vols. Philadelphia: Lippincott. 1919. (The files of the _Theatre Magazine_are invaluable as a record of current stage events. Mr. Hornblow hasbeen the editor of this magazine for many years, from its beginning. ) HUTTON, LAURENCE. Curiosities of the American Stage. New York: Harper. 1891. IRELAND, JOSEPH N. Records of the New York Stage from 1750-1860. 2vols. 1866. KROWS, ARTHUR E. Play Production in America. New York: Holt. 1916. MACKAY, CONSTANCE D. The Little Theatre in the United States. New York:Holt. 1917. (See also Thomas H. Dickinson's book on the same subject. ) MACKAYE, PERCY. The Civic Theatre. New York: Kennerley. 1912. MACKAYE, PERCY. The Playhouse and the Play. New York: Macmillan. 1909. MODERWELL, HIRAM K. The Theatre of To-day. New York: Lane. 1914. MOSES, MONTROSE J. The American Dramatist. Boston: Little, Brown. 1917. MOSES, MONTROSE J. Famous Actor-Families in America. New York:Crowell. (o. P. ) MOSES, MONTROSE J. The Drama (1860-1918). See The Cambridge Historyof American Literature. Volume III, Chapter XVIII. Also comprehensivebibliography. NATHAN, GEORGE JEAN. Another Book of the Theatre. New York: Huebsch. 1915. NATHAN, GEORGE JEAN. The Popular Theatre. New York: Knopf. 1918. PENCE, JAMES HARRY. The Magazine and the Drama. New York: DunlapSociety. 1896. PHELPS, WILLIAM LYON. The Twentieth Century Theatre. New York:Macmillan. 1918. POLLOCK, CHANNING. The Footlights Fore and Aft. Boston: Badger. 1911. QUINN, A. H. Representative American Plays. New York: Century. 1917. REED, PERLEY I. The Realistic Presentation of American Characters inNative American Plays Prior to Eighteen Seventy. Ohio State UniversityBulletin. Vol. 22, No. 26, May, 1918. RODEN, ROBERT F. Later American Plays. New York: Dunlap Society. 1900. ROLLAND, ROMAIN. The People's Theatre. New York: Holt. 1918. (Giving the principles which are spreading and forming a democraticconception of the theatre. ) RUHL, ARTHUR. Second Nights. New York: Scribner. 1914. SHIPMAN, LOUIS E. The True Adventures of a Play. New York: Kennerley. 1914. INDIVIDUAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES FOR PLAYS [Transcriber's note: Em-dashes connecting items have been replacedwith new lines for readability. ] RIP VAN WINKLE Dion Boucicault. "Dramatization of Rip Van Winkle. " _Critic_ (New York), No. 66, vol. 3, pp. 158-59, April 7, 1883. Brown, T. Allston. "History of the New York Stage, " 3 vols. New York:Dodd, Mead. 1903. H. C. Bunner. On Jefferson's Rip. See Matthews and Hutton: "Actors andActresses in Great Britain and the United States. " 5 vols. 1886. J. B. Clapp and E. F. Edgett. "Plays of the Present. " New York: DunlapSociety, 1902. George William Curtis. On Jefferson's Rip. _Harper's Magazine_, March, 1871. L. Clarke Davis. "Among the Comedians. " _Atlantic Monthly_, 19:750-61, June, 1867. L. Clarke Davis. "At and After the Play. " _Lippincott_, July, 1879. Durang. "History of the Philadelphia Stage. " Published in thePhiladelphia _Dispatch. The Galaxy_, February, 1868. On Hackett's Rip. _Harper's Magazine_, 67:617. The Legend of Rip Van Winkle. Laurence Hutton. "Curiosities of the American Stage. " New York: Harper, 1891. Laurence Hutton. "Plays and Players. " New York: Hurd & Houghton. 1875. Joseph Jefferson. "Autobiography. " New York: Century. 1890. Jefferson's version of "Rip. " New York: Dodd, Mead. 1895. Jefferson, Intimate Recollections of (by Eugenie Paul Jefferson). NewYork: Dodd, Mead. 1909. Jefferson's Rip is detailed in the following magazines: _Ev. Sat_. , 10: 152, 162. _Radical_ (S. Johnson), 6: 133. _Nation_ (A. G. Sedgwick), 9: 247. _Atlantic Monthly_ (L. C. Davis), 19: 750. _Appleton_, 19: 146. _Scribner_, 1:216, December, 1870. _Harper_, 42: 614, April, 1871. _Atlantic Monthly_, 52:695. "The Original of Rip Van Winkle. " _Lon. M_. , 5:229. N. M. Ludlow. "Dramatic Life as I Found It. " St. Louis: G. I. Jones &Co. 1880. Brander Matthews. On Jefferson's Rip. _Scribner_. July, 1879. Brander Matthews. "These Many Years. " New York: Scribner. 1917. Henry Morley. Journal of a London Playgoer. September 23, 1886. Montrose J. Moses. "Famous Actor-Families in America. " Chapters andBibliographies under Hackett, Jefferson, Boucicault. New York: Crowell. 1906. (o. P. ) H. P. Phelps. "Players of a Century. " Albany, 1880. Sol. F. Smith. "Theatrical Management in the West and South for ThirtyYears. " New York: Harper. 1868. J. B. Thompson, D. D. "The Genesis of the Rip Van Winkle Legend. " _OldUlster_. Kingston, N. Y. 1914. Vol. 10: 13-26. Eugene Tompkins and Quincy Kilby. "History of the Boston Theatre. "Boston: Houghton Mifflin. 1908. J. Rankin Towse. On Jefferson's Rip. _Century_, January, 1884. J. Rankin Towse. "Sixty Years of the Theatre. " New York: Funk &Wagnalls. 1916. J. H. Wainwright. Rip Van Winkle. Libretto. Lacy Acting Edition. Vol. 39. Walsh (T. ). Dion Boucicault The Career of. New York: Dunlap Society, 1915. F. C. Wemyss. "Twenty-six Years of the Life of an Actor and Manager. " NewYork: Burgess, Stringer & Co. 1847. On Hackett's Rip. Francis Wilson. "Joseph Jefferson: Reminiscences of a Fellow Player. "New York: Scribner. 1906. William Winter. "The Life of David Belasco. " 2 vols. New York: Moffat, Yard & Co. 1918. William Winter. The Jeffersons. Boston: J. R. Osgood & Co. 1881. (Seealso the Macmillan Life of Jefferson, by Winter. 1894. ) William Winter. "Other Days. " New York: Moffat, Yard. 1908. William Winter. "The Wallet of Time. " 2 vols. New York: Moffat, Yard. 1913. (Besides the Rip references, see also J. T. Raymond and living's"Wolfert's Roost. ") GEORGE HENRY BOKER General references for Boker, see Allibone, Lamb's BiographicalDictionary, Appleton's Cyclopedia of American Biography, NationalCyclopedia of American Biography, Warner's Library of the World's BestLiterature. Lawrence Barrett, A Professional Sketch of. By Elwyn A. Barren. Chicago:Knight & Leonard Co. 1889. (For a review of Barrett's opening in"Francesca, " Philadelphia, see telegraphic report in the New York_Tribune_, September 15, 1882, p. 15. ) Alfred Bates. Drama. Vol. XX. P. 70. Biographical Encyclopedia of Pennsylvanians of the Nineteenth Century. Philadelphia: Galaxy Publishing Co. 1874. P. 370. Magazine references to Boker: _Atlantic Monthly_, 65: 427, March, 1890. _Book Buyer_, 1900, 2147. _Critic_, January 11, 1890; April 12, 1890;1898, 33: 240. _Harper's Monthly_, 1882, 4: 633. _Harper's Weekly_, 1871, 15: 1173; 1890, 34: 32. _Sewanee Review_ (J. W. Krutch), October, 1917, 25: 457-68. Biographic du très honorable Georges H. Boker. Ministre des Etats UnisAmérique auprès de la Sublime Porte. _L'Orient Illustré JournalHebdomadaire_, Constantinople, 22 Aug. , 1874. Reception tendered by the Members of the Union League of Philadelphia toGeorge H. Boker, Minister of the United States to Turkey, FridayEvening, December 22, 1871. Philadelphia: 1872. Cambridge History of American Literature. New York: Putnam. 1917. 1:494. Bibliography. Century Association: Bryant Festival. 1865. 19. J. B. Clapp and E. F. Edgett. "Plays of the Present. " New York: DunlapSociety. 1902. E. L. Davenport. A Biography, by E. F. Edgett. New York: Dunlap Society. 1901. (A complete bibliography of Davenport is in Moses' "FamousActor-Families in America. ") Duyckinck, E. A. And G. L. "Cyclopedia of American Literature. "Philadelphia: William Rutter & Co. 1877. 2 vols. 2:710. Knickerbocker Gallery. 1855. P. 59. Charles Godfrey Leland. A Biography. By Elizabeth Robins Pennell. 2vols. Boston: Houghton Mifflin. Charles Godfrey Leland. Memoirs. 2 vols. London: Heinemann. 1893. Charles Godfrey Leland. Reminiscences of George H. Boker. _TheAmerican_, 1890, March 1. 19:392-94. Charles Godfrey Leland. _Sartain's Magazine_, 1851, 8:369-78. George Parsons Lathrop. George H. Boker. Authors at Home. Xxvii. _Critic_. N. S. Vol. 9, April 14, 1888. Morris. "Makers of Philadelphia. " p. 78. Oberholtzer. "Literary History of Philadelphia. " Quinn, A. H. "TheDramas of George Henry Boker. " _Pub. Of Modern Language Association ofAmerica_. Vol. 32, no. 2, n. S. , Vol. XXV, June, 1917, pp. 233-66. T. Buchanan Read, A Memoir of. Philadelphia, 1889. Augustus C. Rogers. "Sketches of Our Representatives Abroad. " Henry Simpson. "Lives of Eminent Philadelphians. " Philadelphia: WilliamBrotherhead. 1859. Charles S. Boker. By Joseph R. Chandler. (Withportrait. ) pp. 93-107. Edmund Clarence Stedman. Life and Letters of. Edited by Laura Stedmanand George M. Gould. New York: Moffat, Yard. 1910. 2 vols. Edmund Clarence Stedman. "Poets of America. " Boston: Houghton. 1892. Edmund Clarence Stedman. "An American Anthology. " Boston: Houghton. 1900. E. C. Stedman and Ella M. Hutchinson. "A Library of AmericanLiterature. " New York: C. L. Webster & Co. 1889. 8:111-18. Richard Henry Stoddard. "Recollections Personal and Literary. " Edited byRipley Hitchcock. Introduction by Edmund Clarence Stedman. New York:Barnes. 1903. Richard Henry Stoddard. Recollections of George Henry Boker. _Lippincott_, June, 1890, 45:856-67. Bayard Taylor, Life and Letters of. Edited by Marie Hansen-Taylor andHorace E. Scudder. 2 vols. Boston: Houghton. 1885. W. P. Trent. "William Gilmore Simms. " Boston: Houghton. 1892. William Winter. "The Wallet of Time. " 2 vols. New York: Moffat, Yard. 1913. OLIVER BELL BUNCE Appleton's Cyclopedia of American Biography. Appleton's Annual Cyclopedia. 1890. T. Allston Brown. "History of the New York Stage. " New York: Dodd, Mead. 1903. 3 vols. Articles about Bunce in the magazines: _Critic_, May 24, 1890; 16:262. _Literary World_ (Boston), 21:192. Articles by Bunce: "The Players. " _Appleton's Journal_, April 3, 1869. "Some of Our Actors. " _The Galaxy_. 5:165. "Ellen Tree. " See Editor's Table, _Appleton's Journal_, October, 1880. For notices of "Love in '76" see the advertisement in the New York_Tribune_, February 28, 1857, and see also the New York _Herald_, March2, 1857. W. P. Eaton. "The American Stage of To-day. " Boston: Small, Maynard. 1908. Pp. 259-69. "Where is Our Drama of '76?" Laurence Hutton. "Curiosities of the American Stage. " New York: Harper. 1891. Lamb. Biographical Dictionary of the United States. STEELE MACKAYE Percy Mackaye. "Steele Mackaye, Dynamic Artist of the American Theatre. "_The Drama_, November, 1911, pp. 138-61; February, 1912, pp. 153-73. (Notices of Mackaye's "Paul Kauvar" in the New York _Tribune_ forDecember 25, 1887, and other New York papers for the same date. Mr. Percy Mackaye has in preparation a Life of his father. ) Montrose J. Moses. "The American Dramatist. " Boston: Little, Brown. 1917. Chapter VIII. William Winter. "Life of David Belasco. " New York: Moffat, Yard. 1918. 2vols. Consult indexes. BRONSON HOWARD William Archer, "English Dramatists of To-day. " London: Sampson Low, Marston, Searle, & Rivington. 1882. Chapter on Howard. Johnson Briscoe. "The Pioneer American Dramatist. " _Green Book_, 11:749-56. May, 1914. J. B. Clapp and E. F. Edgett. "Plays of the Present. " New York: DunlapSociety. 1902. Barrett H. Clark. "The British and American Drama of To-day. " New York:Holt 1915. Howard, with bibliography, pp. 219-27. Eleanor Eustace. "Drama in War Time. " _Green Book Album_. 4:776-85. James L. Ford. "The Banker's Daughter. " _Munsey_, 34:122, 199. Daniel Frohman and I. Marcosson. Charles Frohman, A Biography. Managerand Man. New York: Harper. 1916. Chapter VI. Daniel Frohman. "Memories of a Manager. " New York: Doubleday, Page. 1911. Articles by Bronson Howard: "The American Drama. " _Sunday Magazine_, October 7, 1906, reproduced in this volume. "The Autobiography of a Play. " With an Introduction by Augustus Thomas. _Dramatic Museum of Columbia University_. New York, 1914. Papers onPlay-making. II. Series I. (This is also reprinted in the MemorialVolume mentioned below. ) "The Literary Value of Mediocrity. " (In theMemorial Volume, see Howard's address: "Trash on the Stage and the LostDramatists of America. " p. 115. ) "In Memoriam:" Addresses delivered at the Memorial Meeting, Sunday, October 18, 1908, at the Lyceum Theatre, New York. New York, 1910. "Dry Ink. " _Dramatic Mirror_. Christmas, 1896. 37:939. "Schools for the Stage. " _Century_, 61:28-37. _Bookman_, 10:195 ("The Work of Bronson Howard"). _Century Magazine_, 3-465 ("The Plays of Bronson Howard"). Hamilton Wright Mabie. "American Plays Old and New. " _Outlook_. December28, 1912. Pp. 945-55. Brander Matthews. Bronson Howard. _North American Review_. 1908, 188:504-13. (This essay is also in "Gateways to Literature. ") New York:Scribner. 1912. Pp. 279-96. Brander Matthews. "These Many Years. " New York: Scribner. 1917. Clara Morris. "Life on the Stage. " (See chapter on "Saratoga"), NewYork: McClure, Phillips. 1902. Montrose J. Moses. "The American Dramatist. " Boston: Little, Brown. 1917. Chapter V. (A notice of "Shenandoah" is in the New York _Tribune_, September 10, 1889. ) T. Edgar Pemberton. "Sir Charles Wyndham. " London, 1904. J. Rankin Towse. Bronson Howard. _Book Buyer_, March, 1898. 16:113-17. William Winter. "The Life of David Belasco. " 2 vols. New York: Moffat, Yard. 1918. Consult Indexes for references to Howard. AUGUSTUS THOMAS Barrett H. Clark. "The British and American Drama of To-day. " New York:Holt. 1915. Thomas, with bibliography. Montrose J. Moses. "The American Dramatist. " Boston: Little, Brown. 1917. Chapter IX. Walter P. Eaton. "At the New Theatre and Others. " Boston: Small, Maynard. 1910. "Mr. Thomas's New Birth. " ("The Harvest Moon. ") pp. 109-16. Walter P. Eaton. "Plays and Players. " Cincinnati: Stewart & Kidd. 1916. "As Augustus Thomas Thinks. " pp. 25-33. Walter P. Eaton. "The American Stage of To-day. " Boston: Small, Maynard. 1908. "The Witching Hour. " Frederick M. Smith. "Mr. Augustus Thomas and Some of His Works. "_Sewanee Review_. April, 1907. XV:192-98. William Winter. "The Wallet of Time. " 2 vols. New York: Moffat, Yard. 1913. "The Plays of Augustus Thomas. " 2:529-57. Mr. Thomas wrote the introduction to Bronson Howard's "Autobiography ofa Play. " See also his Introductions to the edition of his plays issuedby Messrs. Samuel French. A political article, "The Claims of theCandidates, " lauding W. J. Bryan, was written by Mr. Thomas, andpublished in the _North American Review_, June, 1908, 187:801-6. CLYDE FITCH Archie Bell. "The Clyde Fitch I Knew. " New York: Broadway Publishing Co. 1909. Bibliography of Clyde Fitch. "Modern Drama and Opera. " Vol. II. Boston:The Boston Book Co. 1915. Pp. 60-65. (Notices of "The Moth and the Flame" are in the New York _Times_, April12, 1898 and April 17, 1898. E. A. Dithmar. ) Martin Birnbaum. Critical Appreciation. _Independent_, 67:123-31. Barrett H. Clark. "The British and American Drama of To-day. " New York:Holt. 1915. Fitch, with bibliography. Walter P. Eaton. "At the New Theatre. " Boston: Small, Maynard. 1910. "The Case of Clyde Fitch. " pp. 258-83. This was also published in_Scribner's_, 46:490-97. Norman Hapgood. "The Stage in America. 1897-1900. " New York: TheMacmillan Co. 1901. (References to Fitch, Howard, and Thomas. ) Montrose J. Moses. "The American Dramatist. " Boston: Little, Brown. 1917. Chapter X and bibliography. Clement Scott. "Drama of Yesterday and To-day. " New York: The MacmillanCo. 1899. 2 vols. L. C. Strang. "Plays and Players of the Last Quarter Century. " For the "Beau Brummell" dispute, both sides, see the biographies ofRichard Mansfield, by Paul Wilstach and William Winter. A MemorialEdition of "The Plays of Clyde Fitch, " edited by Montrose J. Moses andVirginia Gerson, 4 vols. , has been issued by Little, Brown & Co. Boston. 1915. LANGDON MITCHELL William Archer. "The New York Idea. " London _Tribune_, May 27, 1907. J. B. Clapp and E. F. Edgett. "Plays of the Present. " New York: DunlapSociety. 1902. (Reference to "Becky Sharp. ") Norman Hapgood. "The Stage in America. 1897-1909. " New York: TheMacmillan Co. 1901. Joyce Kilmer. Langdon Mitchell, interview with. New York _Times_, February 20, 1916. William Winter. "The Wallet of Time. " New York: Moffat, Yard. 1913. 2vols. "The Acting of Mrs. Fiske. " EUGENE WALTER Barrett H. Clark. "The British and American Drama of To-day. " New York:Holt. 1915. With bibliography. Denig, L. "Vicissitudes of a Playwright. " _Theatre_, 21:235, May, 1915. "The Easiest Way" (Excerpts). _Current Literature_, 51:73-81. "The Easiest Way. " _Dramatist_, 4:379, July, 1913. Walter P. Eaton. "At the New Theatre and Others. " Boston: Small, Maynard. 1910. Pp. 93-98. Walter P. Eaton. "The American Stage of To-day. " ("Paid in Full. ")Boston: Small, Maynard. 1908. Pp. 45-57. Walter P. Eaton. "Plays of Eugene Walter. " _American Magazine_, November, 1910, 71:121-23. Ada Patterson. Interview with Eugene Walter. _Theatre_, October, 1908. 8:272-76. Peirce, Francis Lament. "Eugene Walter: An American Dramatic Realist. "_Drama_, February, 1916. Vol. 6. Eugene Walter. Sketch of. _Green Book Album_, January, 1911, 5:186-87. William Winter. "The Life of David Belasco. " 2 vols. New York: Moffat, Yard. 1918. References in the Indexes to "The Easiest Way, " "Just aWife. " William Winter. "The Wallet of Time. " 2 vols. New York: Moffat, Yard. 1913. 2:374; 479-88. For contemporary criticism on Walter consult the Dramatic Index, and theIndexes of the New York _Tribune_ and _Times_. DAVID BELASCO Such articles by Mr. Belasco as "The Business of Theatrical Management, "Philadelphia _Saturday Evening Post_, June 7, 1919, may be found byconsulting the Dramatic Index. They are more or less amplifiedexpressions of opinion which were dwelt upon in his extendedReminiscences, written for _Hearst's Magazine_, beginning March, 1914. Constant references to Mr. Belasco are to be found in Winter's "Walletof Time. " But the monumental "Life of David Belasco, " 2 vols. , byWinter, will give all the biographical data necessary for the student tohave. It is issued by Moffat, Yard, New York, 1918. Consult likewiseMontrose J. Moses' "The American Dramatist. " Chapter VII. Boston:Little, Brown. 1917. See also Walter P. Eaton's "Plays and Players. "Cincinnati: Stewart & Kidd. 1916. "Warfield in the Spirit World, " pp. 17-24. "Belasco and Hypnotism" (Locke's "The Case of Becky"), pp. 59-65. THE AUTHORS AND THEIR PLAYS RIP VAN WINKLE The details are given specifically in the Introduction to theplay, where the different dramatizations are discussed. GEORGE HENRY BOKER Born, Philadelphia, Pa. , October 6, 1823. Died, Philadelphia, January 2, 1890. Author of the following plays, with their dates of firstproduction, or when written: "Calaynos" (London: Sadler's Wells Theatre, May 10, 1849) (Philadelphia: Walnut Street Theatre, January 20, 1850);"Anne Boleyn" (1850); "The Betrothal" (Philadelphia: Walnut StreetTheatre, September 25, 1850) (New York: Broadway Theatre, November 18, 1850); "All the World a Mask" (Philadelphia: Walnut Street Theatre, April 21, 1851); "The Podesta's Daughter" (1852); "The Widow's Marriage"(1852); "Leonor de Guzman" (Philadelphia: Walnut Street Theatre, October3, 1853) (New York: Broadway Theatre, April 24, 1853); "Francesca daRimini" (New York: Broadway Theatre, September 26, 1855); "The Bankrupt"(MS. 1853); "Königsmark" (1857, 1869); "Nydia" (1885); "Glaucus" (1886), based on Bulwer-Lytton. OLIVER BELL BUNCE The details are given specifically in the Introduction to "Lovein '76". STEELE MACKAYE Born, Buffalo, New York, June 6, 1842. Died, Timpas, Colorado, on boardtrain, February 25, 1894. Author of the following plays, with theirdates of first production: "Monaldi" (New York: St. James Theatre, January 8, 1872), in collaboration with Francis Durivage; "Marriage, "adapted from the French of Feuillet (New York: St. James Theatre, February 12, 1872); "A Radical Fool, " written in London (1873-1874);"Arkwright's Wife, " in collaboration with Tom Taylor (Leeds, England:Theatre Royal, July 7, 1873); "Silas Marner, " a dramatization of GeorgeEliot's novel, written in London (1873); "Jealousy, " with Charles Reade, written in London (1873-1874); "Rose Michel, " based on a French play, inits turn based on Victor Hugo (New York: Union Square Theatre, November23, 1875); "Queen and Woman, " in collaboration with J. V. Pritchard(Brooklyn, N. Y. : Theatre, February 14, 1876); "Twins, " in collaborationwith A. C. Wheeler (New York: Wallack's Theatre, April 12, 1876); "Wonat Last" (New York: Wallack's Theatre, December 10, 1877); "Through theDark" (New York: Fifth Avenue Theatre, March 10, 1879); "An Iron Will"(Providence, R. I. , Low's Opera House, October 27, 1879); "Hazel Kirke"(New York: Madison Square Theatre, February 4, 1880); "A Fool's Errand, "dramatization from a novel by Judge Tourgee (Philadelphia: Arch StreetTheatre, October 26, 1881); "Dakolar, " based on Georges Ohnet's "LeMaitre de Forges" (New York: Lyceum Theatre, April 6, 1885); "In Spiteof All, " founded on Sardou (New York: Lyceum Theatre, September 15, 1885); "Rienzi, " based on Bulwer-Lytton's novel (Washington: Albaugh'sOpera House, December 13, 1886; New York production, Niblo's Garden, May2, 1887); "The Drama of Civilization, " a pageant (New York: MadisonSquare Garden, November 27, 1887); "Anarchy" (Buffalo, N. Y. : Academy ofMusic, May 30, 1887); "Paul Kauvar; or, Anarchy" (New York: StandardTheatre, December 24, 1887); "A Noble Rogue" (Chicago: Opera House, July3, 1888); "An Arrant Knave" (Chicago: Opera House, September 30, 1889);"Colonel Tom" (Boston: Tremont Theatre, January 20, 1890); "Money Mad"(New York: Standard Theatre, April 7, 1890); "Cousin Larry, " written in1891; "The World Finder, " a spectatorio (Chicago; Spectatorium, 1893, World's Fair). BRONSON HOWARD Born, Detroit, Michigan, October 7, 1842. Died, Avon-by-the-Sea, NewJersey, August 4, 1908. Author of the following plays, with their datesof first production: "Fantine" (Detroit, Mich. , 1864); "Saratoga" (NewYork: Fifth Avenue Theatre, December 21, 1870); "Diamonds" (New York:Fifth Avenue Theatre, September 26, 1872); "Moorcroft; or, The DoubleWedding" (New York: Fifth Avenue Theatre, October 17, 1874); "Lilian'sLast Love" (Chicago: Hooley's Theatre, September 4, 1877); "Hurricanes"(Chicago: Hooley's Theatre, May 27, 1878); "Old Love Letters" (New York:Park Theatre, August 31, 1878); "The Banker's Daughter, " being arevision of "Lilian's Last Love" (New York: Union Square Theatre, September 30, 1878); "Wives, " being an adaptation from Molière (NewYork: Daly's Theatre, October 18, 1879); "Fun in the Green-room" (NewYork: Booth's Theatre, April 10, 1882); "The Young Mrs. Winthrop" (NewYork: Madison Square Theatre, October 9, 1882); "One of Our Girls" (NewYork: Lyceum Theatre, November 10, 1885); "Met by Chance" (New York:Lyceum Theatre, January 11, 1887); "The Henrietta" (New York: UnionSquare Theatre, September 26, 1887); "Baron Rudolph, " first named"Rudolph von Hallenstein" (New York: Fourteenth Street Theatre, October25, 1887); "Shenandoah" (New York: Star Theatre, September 9, 1889);"Aristocracy" (New York: Palmer's Theatre, November 14, 1892); "PeterStuyvesant, " in collaboration with Brander Matthews (New York: Wallack'sTheatre, October 2, 1899). Plays that have never been acted are: "Knave& Queen, " in collaboration with Sir Charles Young, and "Kate, " issued, 1906, in book form by Harper & Brothers. AUGUSTUS THOMAS Born, St. Louis, Mo. , January 8, 1859. Author of the following plays, with their dates of first production: "Editha's Burglar, " with Mrs. F. H. Burnett (St. Louis: Pope's Theatre, July 1, 1884); "The Burglar"(Boston: Park Theatre, June, 1888); "A Man of the World" (New York:Madison Square Theatre, October 30, 1889); "Afterthoughts" (New York:Madison Square Theatre, November 24, 1890); "Reckless Temple" (New York:Standard Theatre, October 27, 1890); "Alabama" (New York: Madison SquareTheatre, April 1, 1891); "Colonel Carter of Cartersville, " from thenovel by F. Hopkinson Smith (New York: Palmer's Theatre, March 22, 1892);"Holly-Tree Inn" (New York: Union Square Theatre, April 11, 1892); "InMizzoura" (Chicago: Hooley's Theatre, August, 1893); "New Blood" (NewYork: Palmer's Theatre, September 19, 1894; previously in Chicago); "TheMan Upstairs" (New York: Hoyt's Theatre, April 9, 1895); "The Capitol"(New York: Standard Theatre, September 9, 1895); "That Overcoat" (1898);"The Hoosier Doctor" (New York: Fourteenth Street Theatre, April 18, 1898); "The Meddler" (New York: Wallack's Theatre, September 1, 1898);"Arizona" (Chicago: Grand Opera House, June 12, 1899); "OliverGoldsmith" (New York: Fifth Avenue Theatre, March 19, 1900); "On theQuiet" (New York: Hoyt's Theatre, February 11, 1901); "Colorado" (NewYork: Palmer's Theatre, January 12, 1902); "Soldiers of Fortune, " fromthe novel by Richard Harding Davis (New York: Savoy Theatre, March 17, 1902); "The Earl of Pawtucket" (New York: Madison Square Theatre, February 5, 1903); "The Other Girl" (New York: Criterion Theatre, December 23, 1903); "Mrs. Leffingwell's Boots" (New York: Savoy Theatre, January 11, 1905); "The Education of Mr. Pipp, " from pictures by CharlesDana Gibson, (New York: Liberty Theatre, February 20, 1905); "Delancey"(New York: Empire Theatre, September 4, 1905); "The Embassy Ball" (NewYork: Daly's Theatre, March 5, 1906); "The Ranger" (New York: Wallack'sTheatre, September 2, 1907); "The Witching Hour" (New York: Hackett'sTheatre, November 18, 1907); "The Harvest Moon" (New York: GarrickTheatre, October 18, 1909); "The Member from Ozark" (Detroit, Mich. , Opera House, 1910); "As a Man Thinks" (New York: 39th Street Theatre, March 13, 1911); "The Model" (New York: Harris Theatre, August 31, 1912); "Mere Man" (New York: Harris Theatre, November 25, 1912); "IndianSummer" (New York: Criterion Theatre, October 27, 1913); "Rio Grande"(New York: Empire Theatre, April 4, 1916); "The Copperhead" (Hartford, Conn. , January 22, 1918); "Palmy Days" (New York: The Playhouse, October27, 1919); "Under the Bough, " previously called "The Blue Devil" and"Speak of the Devil" (Boston: Colonial Theatre, May 31, 1920). Otherplays credited to Mr. Thomas are: "A Leaf from the Woods, " one act (St. Louis: Pope's Theatre, 1883); "A New Year's Call, " one act (St. Louis:Pope's Theatre, 1883); "A Night's Frolic" (New York: Herald SquareTheatre, 1888); "A Proper Impropriety, " one act (New York: Union SquareTheatre, 1889); "Alone" (St. Louis: Pickwick Theatre, 1881); "ChimmieFadden, " from the book of E. W. Townsend (New York: Palmer's Theatre, 1881); "Combustion" (St. Louis: Pope's Theatre, 1883); "For Money" (NewYork: Star Theatre, 1890); "Love Will Find the Way, " written foramateurs; "The Big Rise" (St. Louis: Pope's Theatre, 1881); "The DressSuit, " written for amateurs only; "The Jucklins" (on the road, 1896);"The Music Box, " written for amateurs only. CLYDE FITCH Born, Elmira, New York, May 2, 1865. Died at Chalôns-sur-Marne, September 4, 1909. Author of the following plays, with their dates offirst production: "Beau Brummell" (New York: Madison Square Theatre, May17, 1890); "Frédéric Lemaître" (New York: Daly's Theatre, December 1, 1890); "Betty's Finish" (Boston Museum, December 29, 1890); "Pamela'sProdigy" (London: Royal Court Theatre, October 21, 1891); "A ModernMatch" (New York: Union Square Theatre, March 14, 1892. Later played bythe Kendalsas "Marriage"); "The Masked Ball, " from the French of Bisson(New York: Palmer's Theatre, October 3, 1892); "The Harvest, " afterwardsused in "The Moth and the Flame" (Theatre of Arts and Letters, New York:Fifth Avenue Theatre, January 26, 1893); "April Weather" (Chicago: OperaHouse, May 29, 1893); "A Shattered Idol, " from the French of Balzac, "Old Goriot" (St. Paul, Minn. : Globe Theatre, July 31, 1893); "TheSocial Swim, " adapted from the French of Sardou (New York: Harlem OperaHouse, September 22, 1893); "An American Duchess, " from the French ofLavadan (New York: Lyceum Theatre, November 20, 1893); "Mrs. Grundy, Jun. , " from the French, (1894); "Gossip, " from the French of Claretie, in collaboration with Leo Ditrichstein (New York: Palmer's Theatre, March 11, 1895); "His Grace de Grammont" (Brooklyn: Park Theatre, September 11, 1895); "Mistress Betty" (New York: Garrick Theatre, October 15, 1895); "Bohemia, " from the French (New York: Empire Theatre, March 9, 1896); "The Liar, " from the French of Bisson (New York: Hoyt'sTheatre, September 2, 1896); "A Superfluous Husband, " adapted from theGerman, with Leo Ditrichstein (New York: Miner's Fifth Avenue Theatre, January 4, 1897); "The Moth and the Flame" (New York: Lyceum Theatre, April 11, 1898); "The Head of the Family, " adapted from the German, withLeo Ditrichstein (New York: Knickerbocker Theatre, December 6, 1898);"Nathan Hale" (New York: Knickerbocker Theatre, January 2, 1899, havingbeen given in Chicago the previous January); "Barbara Frietchie" (NewYork: Criterion Theatre, October 24, 1899); "The Cowboy and the Lady"(New York: Knickerbocker Theatre, December 25, 1899); "Sapho, " from theFrench of Daudet (New York: Wallack's Theatre, February 16, 1900); "TheClimbers" (New York: Bijou Theatre, January 21, 1901); "Lovers' Lane"(New York: Manhattan Theatre, February 6, 1901); "Captain Jinks of theHorse Marines" (New York: Garrick Theatre, February 4, 1901); "The Lastof the Dandies" (London, October 24, 1901); "The Way of the World" (NewYork: Hammerstein's Victoria, November 4, 1901); "The Girl and theJudge" (New York: Lyceum Theatre, December 4, 1901); "The Stubbornnessof Geraldine" (New York: Garrick Theatre, November 3, 1902); "The Girlwith the Green Eyes" (New York: Savoy Theatre, December 25, 1902); "TheBird in the Cage" (New York: Bijou Theatre, January 12, 1903); "Her OwnWay" (New York: Garrick Theatre, September 28, 1903); "Algy" (Chicago:Garrick Theatre, October 4, 1903); "Major André" (New York: SavoyTheatre, November 11, 1903); "Glad of It" (New York: Savoy Theatre, December 28, 1903); "The Frisky Mrs. Johnson" (New York: GarrickTheatre, May 16, 1904); "The Coronet of a Duchess" (New York: GarrickTheatre, September 21, 1904); "Granny" (New York: Lyceum Theatre, October 24, 1904); "Cousin Billy, " adapted from the French (New York:Criterion Theatre, January 2, 1905); "The Woman in the Case" (New York:Herald Square Theatre, January 30, 1905); "Her Great Match" (New York:Criterion Theatre, September 4, 1905); "Wolfville, " a dramatization of anovel by Alfred Henry Lewis, the play in collaboration with WillisSteell, (Philadelphia, October 20, 1905); "The Toast of the Town, " are-writing of "Mistress Betty" (New York: Daly's Theatre, November 27, 1905); "Toddles, " from the French (New York: Garrick Theatre, March 16, 1906); "The House of Mirth, " a dramatization of Mrs. Edith Wharton'snovel (New York: Savoy Theatre, October 22, 1906); "The Girl Who HasEverything" (New York: Liberty Theatre, December 4, 1906); "The Truth"(New York: Criterion Theatre, January 7, 1907; London: Comedy Theatre, April 6, 1907); "The Straight Road" (New York: Astor Theatre, January 7, 1907); "Her Sister, " in collaboration with Cosmo Gordon-Lennox (NewYork: Hudson Theatre, December 24, 1907); "Toddles" (New York: GarrickTheatre, March 16, 1908); "Girls" (New York: Daly's Theatre, March 23, 1908); "The Blue Mouse, " adapted from the German (New York: LyricTheatre, November 30, 1908); "The Bachelor" (New York: Maxine ElliottTheatre, March 15, 1909); "A Happy Marriage" (New York: Garrick Theatre, April 12, 1909); "The City" (New York: Lyric Theatre, December 22, 1909). LANGDON MITCHELL Born, Philadelphia, February 17, 1862. The details are givenspecifically in the Introduction to the play. EUGENE WALTER Born, Cleveland, Ohio, November 27, 1874. Author of the following plays, with their dates of production: "Sergeant James" (Boston Theatre, 1901;later called "Boots and Saddles, " 1909); "The Undertow" (New York:Harlem Opera House, April 22, 1907); "Paid in Full" (New York: AstorTheatre, February 25, 1908); "The Wolf" (New York: Bijou Theatre, April18, 1908); "The Easiest Way" (New York: Belasco Theatre, January 19, 1908); "Just a Wife" (New York: Belasco Theatre, January 31, 1909); "TheTrail of the Lonesome Pine, " being a dramatization of John Fox's novel(New York: New Amsterdam Theatre, January 29, 1912); "Fine Feathers"(New York: Astor Theatre, January 7, 1913); "The Knife" (New York: BijouTheatre, April 12, 1917); "The Heritage, " called also "The Assassin"(New York: The Playhouse, January 14, 1917); "Nancy Lee" (New York:Hudson Theatre, April 19, 1918); "The Challenge" (Season of 1919-1920). DAVID BELASCO Born, San Francisco, Cal. , July 25, 1853. A complete chronology of Mr. Belasco's plays is to be found in the Winter biography. Here are onlylisted those plays written after his arrival in New York. The list doesnot include the plays presented by him merely in the capacity asmanager. "May Blossom" (New York: Madison Square Theatre, April 12, 1884); "Valerie, " from Sardou (New York: Wallack's Theatre, February 15, 1886); "Baron Rudolph, " with Bronson Howard (New York: Fourteenth StreetTheatre, October 24, 1887); "The Wife, " with Henry DeMille (New York:Lyceum Theatre, November I, 1887); "Lord Chumley, " with Henry DeMille(New York: Lyceum Theatre, August 21, 1888); "The Charity Ball, " withHenry DeMille (New York: Lyceum Theatre, November 19, 1889); "Men andWomen, " with Henry DeMille (New York: Proctor's 23rd Street Theatre, October 21, 1890); "Miss Helyett, " from the French (New York: StarTheatre, November 3, 1891); "The Girl I Left Behind Me, " with FranklynFyles (New York: Empire Theatre, January 25, 1893); "The Younger Son, "from the German (New York: Empire Theatre, October 24, 1893); "The Heartof Maryland" (New York: Herald Square Theatre, October 22, 1895);"Zaza, " from the French of Berton and Simon (New York: Garrick Theatre, January 8, 1899); "Naughty Anthony" (New York: Herald Square Theatre, January 8, 1900); "Madame Butterfly, " from the novel by John Luther Long(New York: Herald Square Theatre, March 5, 1900); "Du Barry" (New York:Criterion Theatre, December 25, 1901); "The Darling of the Gods" (NewYork: Belasco Theatre, now the Republic, December 3, 1902); "Sweet KittyBellairs, " from a novel by the Edgertons (New York: Belasco Theatre, nowthe Republic, December 8, 1903); "Adrea, " with John Luther Long (BelascoTheatre, New York, now the Republic, January 11, 1905); "The Girl of theGolden West" (New York: Belasco Theatre, now the Republic, November 14, 1905); "The Rose of the Rancho, " with Richard Walton Tully (New York:Belasco Theatre, now the Republic, November 27, 1906); "A Grand ArmyMan, " in collaboration (New York: Stuyvesant Theatre, now the Belasco, October 16, 1907); "The Lily, " from the French of Wolff and Leroux (NewYork: Stuyvesant Theatre, now the Belasco, December 23, 1909); "TheReturn of Peter Grimm" (New York: Belasco Theatre, January 2, 1911);"The Secret, " from the French of Henry Bernstein (New York: BelascoTheatre, December 23, 1913); "Van Der Decken" (Wilmington, Del. : ThePlayhouse, December 12, 1915. ) This list represents only a small part ofMr. Belasco's activities.