Born, Buffalo, New York, June 6, 1842. Died, Timpas, Colorado, on board
train, February 25, 1894. Author of the following plays, with their
dates 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 George
Eliot's novel, written in London (1873); "Jealousy," with Charles Reade,
written in London (1873-1874); "Rose Michel," based on a French play, in
its turn based on Victor Hugo (New York: Union Square Theatre, November
23, 1875); "Queen and Woman," in collaboration with J. V. Pritchard
(Brooklyn, N. Y.: Theatre, February 14, 1876); "Twins," in collaboration
with A. C. Wheeler (New York: Wallack's Theatre, April 12, 1876); "Won
at Last" (New York: Wallack's Theatre, December 10, 1877); "Through the
Dark" (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 Street
Theatre, October 26, 1881); "Dakolar," based on Georges Ohnet's "Le
Maitre de Forges" (New York: Lyceum Theatre, April 6, 1885); "In Spite
of All," founded on Sardou (New York: Lyceum Theatre, September 15,
1885); "Rienzi," based on Bulwer-Lytton's novel (Washington: Albaugh's
Opera House, December 13, 1886; New York production, Niblo's Garden, May
2, 1887); "The Drama of Civilization," a pageant (New York: Madison
Square Garden, November 27, 1887); "Anarchy" (Buffalo, N. Y.: Academy of
Music, May 30, 1887); "Paul Kauvar; or, Anarchy" (New York: Standard
Theatre, December 24, 1887); "A Noble Rogue" (Chicago: Opera House, July
3, 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 in
1891; "The World Finder," a spectatorio (Chicago; Spectatorium, 1893,
World's Fair).