Born, Elmira, New York, May 2, 1865. Died at Chalôns-sur-Marne,
September 4, 1909. Author of the following plays, with their dates of
first production: "Beau Brummell" (New York: Madison Square Theatre, May
17, 1890); "Frédéric Lemaître" (New York: Daly's Theatre, December 1,
1890); "Betty's Finish" (Boston Museum, December 29, 1890); "Pamela's
Prodigy" (London: Royal Court Theatre, October 21, 1891); "A Modern
Match" (New York: Union Square Theatre, March 14, 1892. Later played by
the Kendalsas "Marriage"); "The Masked Ball," from the French of Bisson
(New York: Palmer's Theatre, October 3, 1892); "The Harvest," afterwards
used in "The Moth and the Flame" (Theatre of Arts and Letters, New York:
Fifth Avenue Theatre, January 26, 1893); "April Weather" (Chicago: Opera
House, May 29, 1893); "A Shattered Idol," from the French of Balzac,
"Old Goriot" (St. Paul, Minn.: Globe Theatre, July 31, 1893); "The
Social Swim," adapted from the French of Sardou (New York: Harlem Opera
House, September 22, 1893); "An American Duchess," from the French of
Lavadan (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's
Theatre, September 2, 1896); "A Superfluous Husband," adapted from the
German, 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, with
Leo Ditrichstein (New York: Knickerbocker Theatre, December 6, 1898);
"Nathan Hale" (New York: Knickerbocker Theatre, January 2, 1899, having
been given in Chicago the previous January); "Barbara Frietchie" (New
York: Criterion Theatre, October 24, 1899); "The Cowboy and the Lady"
(New York: Knickerbocker Theatre, December 25, 1899); "Sapho," from the
French of Daudet (New York: Wallack's Theatre, February 16, 1900); "The
Climbers" (New York: Bijou Theatre, January 21, 1901); "Lovers' Lane"
(New York: Manhattan Theatre, February 6, 1901); "Captain Jinks of the
Horse Marines" (New York: Garrick Theatre, February 4, 1901); "The Last
of the Dandies" (London, October 24, 1901); "The Way of the World" (New
York: Hammerstein's Victoria, November 4, 1901); "The Girl and the
Judge" (New York: Lyceum Theatre, December 4, 1901); "The Stubbornness
of Geraldine" (New York: Garrick Theatre, November 3, 1902); "The Girl
with the Green Eyes" (New York: Savoy Theatre, December 25, 1902); "The
Bird in the Cage" (New York: Bijou Theatre, January 12, 1903); "Her Own
Way" (New York: Garrick Theatre, September 28, 1903); "Algy" (Chicago:
Garrick Theatre, October 4, 1903); "Major André" (New York: Savoy
Theatre, November 11, 1903); "Glad of It" (New York: Savoy Theatre,
December 28, 1903); "The Frisky Mrs. Johnson" (New York: Garrick
Theatre, May 16, 1904); "The Coronet of a Duchess" (New York: Garrick
Theatre, 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 a
novel by Alfred Henry Lewis, the play in collaboration with Willis
Steell, (Philadelphia, October 20, 1905); "The Toast of the Town," a
re-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's
novel (New York: Savoy Theatre, October 22, 1906); "The Girl Who Has
Everything" (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 (New
York: Hudson Theatre, December 24, 1907); "Toddles" (New York: Garrick
Theatre, March 16, 1908); "Girls" (New York: Daly's Theatre, March 23,
1908); "The Blue Mouse," adapted from the German (New York: Lyric
Theatre, November 30, 1908); "The Bachelor" (New York: Maxine Elliott
Theatre, March 15, 1909); "A Happy Marriage" (New York: Garrick Theatre,
April 12, 1909); "The City" (New York: Lyric Theatre, December 22,
1909).