F
Fairbank, N. K. (capitalist): agrees to “back” B. and Mrs. Carter, 385;
withdraws support and repudiates obligations,
_re_ Mrs. Carter’s tour--sued by B., 389;
defeated by B., 390;
B.’s kindly feeling toward--and admits he was “badly advised,” 391; 446.
“Fairfax” (play): 221.
Falconer, Edmund (Eng. dram.: 1815-1879): 28.
Fall of Tarquin,” “The (tragedy): 94.
Famille Benoiton!” “La (farce): adapted by B., 125.
Fast Family,” “A (farce--same as preceding): 125.
“Faust” (play): 98; 249.
“Faustus” (spectacle): B. in, 86.
Fawcett, George (Am. actor: 1860-19--): 349.
“Fazio” (tragedy): 9; 160.
“Featherbrain” (play): 336.
Fechter, Charles Albert: (French actor and
th. man.: 1824-1879): Stuart’s Park Th. opened
with performance by, 59; 69.
“Fedora” (melod.): 292.
“Fernande” (comedy): 299.
“Ferréol” (play): 355.
“Festus” (poem): 249.
Feuillet, Octave (Fr. dramatist: 1821-1890): 24; 53; 59; 63.
Field, Edward Captain: 227.
Fifth Avenue Theatre, N. Y.: the second, “The Big Bonanza,” produced at, 80.
Figaro,” “The San Francisco (th. news sheet): early notice of B. in, 28;
commendation of same in, 37.
Fire-Fly Social and Dramatic Club,” “The, of S. F.: B.’s association with, 28.
First Born,” “The (tragedy):
B. buys--and in association with C. Frohman, produces in N. Y., 447;
story of, 448, _et seq._;
cast, 450;
produced in London--forestalled there, and failure of, 451.
Fischer, Alice (Mrs. William Harcourt [King]: Am. actress: 1869-19--): 349.
Fisher, Charles (actor: 1816-1891): 204.
Fisk, James, Jr. (capitalist, etc.): 272.
Fiske, Harrison Grey (Am. journalist and th. man.: 1867-19--): 288; 289.
“Flies in the Web” (farce): 474.
Florence (Conlin), William James (Irish-Am,
actor and th. man.: 1831-1891): 133;
a delicate artist, etc., 158; 321.
Florence (Conlin), Mrs. William James (Malvina
Pray--Mrs. Joseph Littell--Mrs. George
Howard Coveny: Am. actress: 1831-1906): 133.
Flynn, Thomas (actor: 17-- -1849): the first _Rip Van Winkle_, 173.
Fool’s Revenge,” “The (tragedy): 86; 94; 222; 247.
Foote, Samuel (Eng. actor and mimic: 1720-1777): 38.
“Forbidden Fruit” (play): 57.
Ford, Harriet: 349.
“Forget Me Not” (play): 221; 231.
Forrest, Edwin (Am. actor: 1806-1872): 132; 134;
death of, as _Hamlet_, 150; 151.
Fortesque (Finney), May (Eng. actress): 313.
Forty Thieves,” “The (burlesque): 86.
Francœur, Joseph W. (actor): 252; 261.
Franks, Frederick (actor): 135.
Franks, Mrs. Frederick (actress): 135.
Frawley, Timothy Daniel (Am. actor and th. man.: 18-- -19--): 471; 472.
Frayne, Frank I. (Am. actor and th. man.: 18-- -18--): 74; 104.
Freedom of the Press,” “The (play): B. appears in, 27.
French, Samuel (’s Standard Drama): 39.
French Spy,” “The (play): 70.
FROHMAN, CHARLES (Am. speculative th. man.:
1860-1915): “Life” of--B. associated
with--and B.’s recollections of, 269,
_et seq._; 292; 311;
proposal of, to B.--same accepted--and “Men
and Women” written for, 373, _et seq._; 383;
suggests a venture with B., 395;
buys “Miss Helyett” on B.’s advice, 396;
“Life” of, 401;
relations of, with B., 421;
important letter from, to B., 422; 425;
B. adapts “The Younger Son” for, 428; 435; 447;
with B., presents “The First Born” in London, 451;
with same, presents “The Heart of Maryland” in London, 453; 454;
arranges with B. for Am. presentation of Mrs. Carter in “Zaza,” 455;
with B. presents “Zaza” in London, 484; 487.
FROHMAN, DANIEL (Am. th. man. and moving picture operative: 1853-19--): 254;
engages B. as stage manager of Mad. Sq. Th., N. Y., 260; 271; 275; 312;
engages B. as stage manager, playwright,
etc., of the Lyceum Theatre, N. Y., 313; 328; 329;
commissions B. to write a second play for Lyceum, 312; 326; 336; 340;
B.’s bargain with, _re_ use of a stage and “The Prince and the Pauper,” 366;
same repudiated, 368;
B.’s resentment of unfair treatment by--and letter to, 369;
suggests name of “The Girl I Left Behind Me” for B.’s play, 403.
FROHMAN, GUSTAVE (Am. speculative th. man. and agent: 185[1?]-19--):
associated with B., 254; 255; 260;
B. leaves S. F. in employment of, 261; 269; 281; 292.
“Frou-Frou” (play): 80.
Fyles, Franklyn (originally, Franklin Files)
(Am. journalist and playwright: 1847-1911): 401;
collaborates with B. in “The Girl I Left Behind Me,” 403; 405.
G
Gaboriau, Émile (Fr. novelist: 1833-1873): 113.
Galley Slave,” “The (melod.): 221.
Gambler’s Fate,” “The (melod.): 346.
Gamester,” “The (play): 88; 252.
Gannon, Mary (Mrs. George Stevenson: 1829-1868): 153.
Gardner, Frank (th. man, and capitalist):
B. associated with, in “The Egyptian Mystery,” etc., 97, _et seq._
Garrick, David (Eng. actor, th. man.,
and dramatist: 1716-1779): 137; 151; 154.
“Gaspardo; or, The Three Banished Men of Milan” (melod.): B. in, 86.
Gates, Daniel Virgil (actor): 131.
Gatti, Messrs. (Eng. th. man.): 451.
Gautier, Mme. Judith (Fr. dramatist): 482.
Genest, Rev. John (Eng. th. historian: 1764-1839): 163.
Giddens, George (Eng. actor: 1845-19--): 62.
Gilbert, John Gibbs (Am. actor: 1810-1889): 153; 177; 298.
Gilbert, Sir William Schwenck, kt. (Eng. dramatist and poet: 1836-1911): 313.
Gilded Age,” “The (story): Densmore’s
dramatization of, produced--and B. on, 64;
Clemens to Howells on, quoted, 65, _et seq._;
Raymond’s letter about--and Twain’s version of, 66, _et seq._;
author on worth of--and Raymond’s performance in, 67, _et seq._;
acted in N. Y., 68; 165.
Gillette, William Hooker (Am. actor and playwright:
1855-19--): 317; 337; 339; 356; 375; 387; 439; 453.
GIRL I LEFT BEHIND ME,” “THE (melod.): written, 403;
excellence of--story of--and critically considered
in detail, 406, _et seq._;
produced--and Empire Th., N. Y., opened with, 405;
success of, 415;
cast of, 416; 417; 418; 419;
origin of, 420, _et seq._; 421; 422; 426; 427; 428; 432; 453.
GIRL OF THE GOLDEN WEST,” “THE (melod.): Puccini’s opera on B.’s play of, 75;
Sawtell engaged for, 85; 470.
Gladstane, Mary (Am. actress: 1830-18--): B.’s
admiration of--and gives prompt book to B., 79.
Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von (Ger. poet: 1749-1832): 249.
Gold Demon,” “The (burlesque): B. makes hit in, 37.
Golden Era,” “The, San Francisco (newspaper): 66.
“Golden Game” (melod.): 221.
Goldsmith, Oliver (the poet, novelist, and dramatist:
1728-1774): 106; 107; 478.
Good, Brent: 336.
Goodwin, Frank L. (th. agent and man.): 243.
Gordon, Marie E. (Mrs. John T. Raymond: Am. actress): 135.
Grand Opera House, S. F.: “The Passion Play,” produced at, 115.
Granville, Gertrude (Am. actress): 74;
B. acts with, 104.
Graves, Converse (stage man.): 375.
Great Divorce Case,” “The (melod.): 252.
Great Pink Pearl,” “The (farce): 317.
Great Republic,” “The (allegory): 27; 404.
Great Ruby,” “The (melod.): 472.
Greene, Clay M. (Am. playwright: 1850-19--): 247; 295; 310; 318; 446.
Greenwall, Henry: 400.
“Griffith Gaunt” (novel): Mayo’s dramatization of--and
B. makes version of, 71.
Grismer, Joseph Rhode (Am. actor, playwright, and th. man.: 1849-19--): 224.
Grove, Florence Crawford (Eng. playwright): 231.
Gunter, Archibald Clavering (Am. novelist and playwright: 1848-1907): 311.
H
Haase, Frederick (Ger. actor: 1827-19--): 251; 252.
Hackett, James Henry (Am. actor and th. man.: 1800-1871):
effect of his acting, 155; 173.
Hager, Professor ----: B. appears in his “Allegory,” 27; 404.
Haggard, Henry Rider (Eng. novelist: 1856-19--): 337.
Halévy, Ludovic (Fr. dramatist: 1834-1908): 450.
“Hamlet”: 43; 69; 88; 138; 154; 247; 249; 252; 294.
Hamlin, John (Am. speculative th. man.): 192; 193; 194.
Happy Pair,” “A (farce): 37; 80; 177.
Harcourt, Charles (Eng. actor): acts _Paul Zegers_, 170; 171.
“Hard Cash” (novel): 257.
Hardie, J. H. (Am. actor): 35.
Harkins, Major Daniel H. (Am. soldier, actor, and th. man.: 1835-1902): 299.
Harris, Sir Augustus (Eng. actor, th. man., and playwright: 1842-1896): 227.
Harris, William (Am. th. man.: 1845-1916): 400; 401.
Harrison, Alice (Am. actress: 1852-1896): 36.
Harrison, Mrs. Burton N., Sr.: 279.
Haunted House,” “The (melod.): 98.
Haverley’s Minstrels: 260.
Hawthorne, Louise (actress): 87.
Hayes, Sarah: 225.
Hayman, Al. (Am. speculative th. man. and theatre
proprietor: 18[52?]-1917): 307; 337; 400;
loans $1,500 on $30,000 security, 437.
Hayne, Arthur (M.D.): marriage of, to J. Dean, 9.
Hayne, Robert Young (U. S. Senator: 1791-1839): 9.
“Hazel Kirke” (melod.): 254; 258.
HEART OF MARYLAND,” “THE (melod.): 370;
writing of, 392;
difficulty in getting it produced, 394; 401; 422; 423;
B. arranges to produce, in Chicago, 425; 426;
play “shelved” by death of R. M. Hooley, 427;
laid aside by B., 431;
comment by B. on experience with, 432;
accepted by Palmer, 433;
preparations to produce, 434;
Palmer forced to abandon--B.’s reminiscence of
final struggle to bring out, 436, _et seq._;
produced at last, 437;
story of--and critically considered in detail, 438, _et seq._;
cast of, 444;
first tour of, 446;
B. buys out partner’s interest in--and presents in S. F., 447;
B. and C. Frohman arrange to present, in London, 451;
profits from--and third season of, ended, 452;
presented in London--success of, there and long
run of--_re_ mechanical effects in, 453, _et seq._
Heart of Midlothian,” “The (novel): Boucicault’s dramatization of, 64.
“Heart of Ruby” (tragedy): exquisite production of,
by Daly--and a failure, 482.
“HEARTS OF OAK” (“Chums”--play): B. projects, 188;
writes, with Herne, 189;
produced--and fails, 190;
taken “on tour,” 191; 192;
produced in Chicago--and succeeds, 193;
suit about, 195;
brought to N. Y., 196; 198;
author at first N. Y. performance of--story of,
etc., critically considered in detail, 201, _et seq._;
B.’s interest in, bought, 206, _et seq._; 209; 236; 268.
Heine, Heinrich (the poet: 1797-1856): 166.
“Held by the Enemy” (melod.): 439.
“Help” (melod.): B. acts in, 34; 35; 49.
Hemans, Felicia Dorothea (Eng. poet: 1793-1835): 11.
Henderson, Alexander (Eng. th. man.: 1829-1886): 167.
Henderson, David (Am. journalist and th. man.): 335.
Henderson, Grace (Mrs. David Henderson): beauty and talent of, 351; 360.
Henley, Edward J. (Eng. actor: 1862-1898): 427.
Henrietta,” “The (comedy): 375.
“Her Atonement” (melod.): 348.
HERNE, JAMES A[LFRED] (James Ahearn: Am. actor,
playwright, and stage manager: 1839-1902): 70;
acts _Rip Van Winkle_--and _Solon Shingle_, 71;
acts _Bambuno_--and
_Sikes_--version of “Charles O’Malley” by--and in “The Sphinx,” 72;
at Baldwin’s A. of M., 87;
B. on, as _Rip_, 168;
as _Rip_--and inferior to Jefferson, 176;
with B., writes play for R. Coghlan, 179;
plan of, to go East, 180;
meeting with future wife, 181;
bft. to, and B., 182; 183;
with B., writes “Chums,” 189; 191;
goes East with wife and B., 191, _et seq._;
unjust complaint of, to B., 195;
birth--and sketch of his life, 197, _et seq._;
principal plays of, 198;
share of, in making “Hearts of Oak,” 199;
death of, 201; 205;
unjust treatment of B. by, 207; 208.
Heron, Matilda (Mrs. Henry Herbert Byrne--Mrs.
Robert Stoepel: Am. actress: 1830-1877): 132; 151.
Hidden Hand,” “The (novel): B.’s dramatization of, 103.
HIGHEST BIDDER,” “THE (farcical comedy): B. makes, 314, _et seq._;
cast of, 316; 321; 325; 432.
Hill, Charles John Barton (Am. actor, playwright,
th. man. and stage man.: 1830-1911): acts _Mercutio_ with Neilson, 63;
employs B. at Calif. Th., 69; 92;
gives trial to Modjeska, 101, _et seq._; 133; 218.
Hill, James M. (Am. th. man.): B. employed to
write play for, etc., 111, _et seq._; 400.
Hill, Richard: 400.
Hinckley, George (Am. actor): 35; 62.
Hinckley, “Sallie” (Am. actress): 35;
in “The New Magdalen,” 69; 74; 133.
Hoey, Mrs. John (Am. actress): 153.
Hoitt, Dr. Ira G. (educator): 11.
Holbrook, Mrs. “Nelly” (Am. actress and dram. teacher): 11.
Holmes, E. B.: 135.
Holmes, Dr. Oliver Wendell (the poet, etc.: 1809-1894): 287.
Honeymoon,” “The (comedy): 32.
Hood, Thomas (the poet: 1799-1845): 43.
Hooley, Richard Martin (Am. th. man.: 1822-1898): 80;
his th. co. in S. F.--B.’s interest in, 81;
success of “Ultimo” produced by, 82; 191;
rejects “Chums,” 192; 425;
B. arranges with, for production of “The Heart of Maryland,” 426;
death of, 427.
Hopper, De Wolf (Am. actor: 1858-19--): 290.
Howells, William Dean (Am. novelist and playwright:
1837-19--): letter to, by Clemens _re_ “The Gilded Age,” 65.
Howard, Bronson (Am. dramatist: 1843-1908): 125; 244;
his opinion of “La Belle Russe,” etc., 245;
recognition of, helps B., 279; 328;
influence of his example, 329; 373; 439.
Hunchback,” “The (comedy): Julia Dean remembered in, 8;
performance of same in, perfection, 9; 63; 372.
Hurlburt, Alvin (hotel keeper): 192.
I
“Ici on Parle Français” (farce): 36.
Illustrious Stranger,” “The (play): B. in, 37.
Ince, Annette (Am. actress): acts _Nancy_, in “Oliver Twist,” 72; 135.
Ingoldsby, Thomas (Richard Harris Barham: Eng. poet: 1788-1845): 43.
“Ingomar” (play): 372.
“In Spite of All” (melod.): 311.
“Ireland and America” (melod.): 49.
“Ireland As It Was” (play): 50.
Irving, Sir Henry, kt. (John Henry Brodribb: Eng.
actor, th. man., and stage man.: 1838-1905): 140; 168; 170; 171; 222;
his revival of “K. Louis XI.,” 223;
performance in, 224.
Irving, Washington (Am. man. of letters: 1783-1859): 169; 175.
Isherwood, William (actor): 173.
“Itinerant,” Ryley’s (dram. biography): 40.
“Ixion; or, The Man at the Wheel” (burlesque): 177.
J
Jackson, Hart (Am. playwright: died, 1882): 300.
James [Belasco], David (Eng. actor and th. man.: 1839-1893): uncle of B., 6.
James, Louis (Am. actor: 1843-1910): 87; 89.
James, Miss (school teacher): 11.
“Jane Shore” (melod.): 458.
Jarrett & Palmer (Am. th. managers): bring G. Rignold to Am., 90;
dissension between, and same--their transcontinental express train, 91.
Jealous Wife,” “The (play): 52; 160.
Jefferson, Elizabeth (Mrs. Samuel Chapman--Mrs.
Augustus Richardson--Mrs. Charles J. B. Fisher:
Am. actress: 1810-1890): 153.
Jefferson, Mrs. Joseph (wife of the third J. J.--Cornelia Frances
Thomas--Mrs. Thomas Burke: Am. actress:
1796-1849: mother of J. J., 1829-1905): 153.
JEFFERSON, JOSEPH (the fourth: Am. actor, playwright,
and stage manager: 1829-1905): effect of, as _Rip_, 69; 155;
B. on his _Rip_, 168;
and as _Rip Van Winkle_, 172, _et seq._;
Herne impressed by, and emulative of, 200.
Jeffreys-Lewis, Mary (Eng.-Am. actress: 18-- -19--): 70; 230; 238; 242.
“Jesse Brown; or, The Relief of Lucknow” (melod.) : 412; 419.
Jerome, Jerome Klapka (Eng. author and playwright: 1859-19--):
Jibbenainosay,” “The (melod.): B. appears in, with J. Proctor, 26.
“Jim Black; or, The Regulator’s Revenge”: first(?) play by B., 13.
Johnson, Dr. Samuel (Eng. dramatist and man of
letters: 1709-1784): quoted, _re_ accuracy, 23; 306.
“Jones’s Baby” (farce): 60.
Jones, Frank (actor): B. acts with, 86.
Judah, Mrs. Emanuel (Marietta Starfield--Mrs.
John Torrence: Am. actress: 1829-1883): 131; 135.
“Julius Cæsar”: Montgomery, Barrett, McCullough, etc., in cast of, 42; 43;
Booth, McCullough, etc., in, at Calif. Th., 94.
K
Kaffir Diamond,” “The (melod.): revised by
B.--contents and quality of, 345, _et seq._;
cast of, 347; 353.
“Katharine and Petruchio”: 137.
Kean, Charles John (Eng. actor, th. man.,
and stage man.: 1811-1868): farewell tour
of--and B. appears with, in childhood, 10;
the same, 26; 132; 164.
Kean, Edmund (Eng. actor: 1787-1833): 40;
“quiet acting” of, 154.
Keene, Laura (Lee?--May Moss?--Mrs. John
Taylor--Mrs. John Lutz: Am. actress
and th. man.: 1820-1873): 153; 172.
Keene, Thomas W. (Am. actor: 18-- -18--): 94, 95;
and B., acts in Petaluma, 103.
Keepers of Lighthouse Cliff,” “The (“The Lighthouse Cliff”: melod.): 200.
Kelcey (Lamb), Herbert (Eng.-Am. actor: 1856-1917): 335;
performance of, in “The Charity Ball,” 360.
Kellerd, John (Am. actor: 1863-19--): 444.
Kemble, Ella: acts _Rose Maylie_, 72.
Kemble, John Philip (Eng. actor, th. man., and dramatist: 1757-1823): 151.
“Kenilworth” (burlesque): 90.
Kennedy, Michael A. (actor): 87;
B. acts in bft. for, 90; 261.
“Kerry” (play): 59.
Kimball, Grace: 349.
King, Charles A. (th. man.): 131.
King, H. (actor): 135.
“King Henry V.”: Rignold in, 90;
Barrett in, 91;
Calvert’s presentment of, 92.
“King Henry VIII.”: 43.
“King John”: 43; 44; 137; 247.
“King Lear”: 88; 137.
“King Louis XI.” (tragedy): 222; 223.
King of the Opium Ring,” “The (melod.): 346.
“King Richard III.”: B., in childhood, appears in, with C. Kean, 10;
the same, 26; 43;
horseback combat in, 79;
Baldwin’s A. of M. opened with, 87; 88; 100; 137; 249; 348.
Kingsley, Walter (circus clown): befriends B., 5;
dies; his name adopted by B., 25;
same, 217.
Kingsley, Walter: adopted name of David Belasco, _q.v._
Kiss in the Dark,” “A (farce): 37.
Klaw & Erlanger (th. booking agents and speculative th. managers): 427.
Knight, George (George Washington Sloan: Am.
actor: 1850-1892): 321, _et seq._;
failure of, in “Baron Rudolph” (“Only a Tramp”)--and death of, 325.
Knowles, James Sheridan (Eng. actor, dramatist,
and preacher: 1783-1862): 9; 327.
Knowlton, Prof. Ebenezer (school teacher and public reader): 11.
Kotzebue, Augustus Frederick Ferdinand von (German dramatist: 1762-1819): 7.
Krehbiel, Henry Edward (Am. critic of music: 1854-19--):
quoted, _re_ “Madame Butterfly,” 490, _et seq._
L
“Lady Madge” (play): 71.
Lady of Lyons,” “The (comedy): first Am. appearance of
Mary Wells made in, 23; 46; 63; 69; 103; 209; 309.
Lamont, “Jennie” (actress): 261.
Lander, Jean Davenport (Mrs. Frederick West Lander:
Eng.-Am. actress: 1829-1903): 133.
Lawlor, Frank (actor): 131.
“Leah the Forsaken” (melod.): 202; 228; 261.
“Leatherstocking” (play): 92.
Leclercq, Carlotta (Mrs. John Nelson: Eng. actress: 1838-1893): 133.
“Led Astray” (play): first produced--B.’s reminiscence of,
etc., 53, _et seq._; 54; 55; 56; 57;
author on, when first produced, 59; 61; 63.
Legion of Honor,” “The (play): 217.
Leighton, Adele (histrionic novice): 71.
Lemon, E. F. (boyhood friend of B.): letter from, 14.
Le Moyne, William J. (Am. actor: 1831-1905): 286; 335; 476.
“Leonor de Guzman” (play): 9.
Le Roy, James H. (actor, stage man., and playwright):
employs B.--and makes dramatization
of “The New Magdalen” at suggestion of same, 46, _et seq._; 71; 231.
Leslie (Lyde), Elsie (Mrs. [William] Jefferson Winter:
Am. actress: 1880-19--): developed by B.--eminence of, 317;
success of, in “Little Lord Fauntleroy”--and suggests
dual appearance in “The Prince and the
Pauper”--that suggestion adopted, 367;
B.’s opinion of, 367.
Leslie, Henry (Eng. dramatist: 1829-1881): 193; 199.
Lever, Charles James (Irish novelist: 1806-1872): 72.
Lewis, Leopold (Eng. playwright): 172.
Lewis, Matthew Gregory (poet: 1775-1818): 11; 15.
“Liberty Hall” (play): 424; 428; 430.
Lincoln, Abraham (President U. S. A.: 1809-1865): death of, m., 13; 164.
Lincoln Grammar School, the, in S. F.: B. a pupil at, 11; 12;
B. at, 14; 23; 26; 27.
Life’s Revenge; or, Two Loves for One Heart,” “A (melod.): B. acts in, 28.
Lights o’ London,” “The (melod.): 250.
“Lillian’s Lost Love” (play): 129.
Lindsay, ---- (actor): acts _Fagin_, 72.
Lingard Combination,” “The: 24;
acts “La Tentation” in S. F., 63.
Lingard, William Horace (actor): employs B., 68; 133.
Lion_ess_ of Nubia,” “The: no such play exists, 23.
Lion of Nubia,” “The (play): B.’s first formal appearance
on stage made in, 24.
Lipsis, “Carrie” (actress): 35.
“Little Don Giovanni; or, Leperello and the Stone Statue” (burlesque): 36; 37.
“Little Em’ly” (play): 92; 202.
Little Hero,” “The (“The Stowaway”--poem): effect of
McCullough’s recitation of, on B., 17, _et seq._
“Little Jim, the Collier’s Lad” (poem): recital of, to music, by B., 99.
“Little Katy; or, The Hot Corn Girl” (melod.): 49.
“Little Lord Fauntleroy” (play): Elsie Leslie in, 365.
Lone Pine,” “The (play): 108; B. rewrites for D. Thompson,
etc., 111, _et seq._
Lonely Man of the Ocean,” “The (melod.): 346.
Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth (the poet: 1807-1882):
monition of, to author, 370.
Long, John Luther (Am. novelist and playwright: 1861-19--): 477.
Long Strike,” “The (melod.): 100.
“LORD CHUMLEY” (comedy): 432;
written for Sothern, 340;
Sothern dissatisfied with--and production of, 341;
quality, and story of, 342;
B.’s recollections of its origin, 343;
performance and success of, 344;
cost of, 345.
“Lost in London” (melod.): prompt book of, by B., 84.
LOTTA (Charlotte Mignon Crabtree: Am. actress: 184[5?]-19--): as
_Fire-Fly_ in “Under Two Flags”--and
S. F. amateur’s society named for, 28; 133; 188; 189;
“Pawn Ticket 210” written for--and success of, in same, 317, _et seq._;
sensible view of “criticism,” 320.
Loverich, Cecilia: see Belasco, Mrs. David.
“Love’s Penance” (play): Stuart’s Park Th. opened with, 59; 69.
“Love’s Sacrifice” (play): 9.
“Lucretia Borgia” (play): 52.
Lyons Mail,” “The (melod.): 222.
Lyster, Frederick: B. acts with, at Shiels’ O. H., 49; 110.
Mc--M
McCabe, James H. (old-time actor and th. agent):
early friendship of, with B., 39; 71; 130.
McCarthy, Justin Huntly, Jr. (Irish-Eng. dramatist
and novelist: 1860-19--): 482.
MCCULLOUGH, JOHN EDWARD (Irish-Am. actor and
th. man.: 1832-1885): his recitation of
“The Little Hero”--and effect of same on
B., 17, _et seq._; 42; 92; 95;
approves Modjeska and engages her, 102;
first appearance of, in S. F., 134; 136;
feeling between, and L. Barrett, 165;
acts in “J. C.” with Barrett and Montgomery, 167.
McDonough, Thomas B. (th. agent and man.): 226.
McDowell, Gen. Irwin: 227.
McDowell, Henry B.: 227.
McGuire, Father (Roman Catholic priest):
takes B., in childhood, to dwell with him, 4; 5.
McGuire, J. C. (Am. actor): 35.
McVicker, James Horace (Am. th. man.: 1822-1896): 191.
McWade, Robert (actor): as _Rip_, 168; 176.
Macaulay, Thomas Babington, first Lord (the historian, etc.: 1800-1859): 3.
“Macbeth”: 88; 249.
Mackaye, Frank F---- (Am. actor: 1832-19--):
letter from, on behalf N. Y. Union Square Th. Co., to B., 106; 261;
another letter from, to B., 262.
MACKAYE, JAMES STEELE (Am. actor, th. man.,
playwright, inventor, etc.: 1842-1894): 272; 273; 274; 292; 295;
a friend of author--and reads play to, etc., 296, _et seq._; 297; 311; 348.
Macready, William Charles (Eng. actor, th. man.,
and stage man.: 1793-1873): 96; 151;
“quiet acting” of, 154.
“Mme. l’Archiduc” (opera): 88.
“MADAME BUTTERFLY” (story): 476;
B. reads--and bases a dramatic tragedy on--the
same critically considered in detail, 477, _et seq._;
unique feature in performance of, 480;
B. produces--and success of, 482;
B. Bates’ performance in and original cast of, 483;
B. takes to London, 486;
with C. Frohman, produces it there--and profound
impression created--London cast of, 487;
great tribute to B. by audience at first London
performance of--and B.’s account of, 488;
B. gives operatic rights of to Puccini--and
Puccini’s opera of, commented on, 489, _et seq._;
cast of, as opera, 490; 491; 492.
MADISON SQUARE THEATRE, N. Y.: 158;
account of, 271, _et seq._
Magistrate,” “The (farcical comedy): 73.
Maguire, Thomas (Calif, th. man.: died, 1896):
built the O. H. in Virginia City, Nev. (Piper’s), 50;
B. employed by, as secretary, 70;
associated with E. J. Baldwin in building and
managing Baldwin’s A. of M., S. F., 87; 105; 113;
withdraws “The Passion Play”--and revives same, 117; 176;
engages R. Coghlan, 177; 178;
dissension between, and Baldwin, 183; 185; 191; 228; 241;
harsh treatment of B. by, 242; 243; 244;
loses Baldwin Theatre, S. F., 253.
Maguire’s New Theatre, S. F. (previously the Alhambra): opened, 69.
Maiden’s Prayer,” “The (poem): recital of, to music, by B., 99.
Main Line; or, Rawson’s Y.,” “The (play): 313.
Mallory, Dr. George (clergyman, editor, and th.
man.: 18-- -18--): 112; 273, _et seq._
Mallory, Marshall H. (Am. th. man.): 207.
Malone, John T. (Am. actor: 1854-1906): 218, _et seq._; 273, _et seq._
“Man and Wife” (novel): play made on, 49.
Mandeville, “Jennie” (actress): 35.
Maniac,” “The (poem): 11; 15; 20; 25; 26; 44;
recited by B. to music, 99
“Mankind” (melod.): 250.