5); "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).
BRONSON HOWARD
Born, Detroit, Michigan, October 7, 1842. Died, Avon-by-the-Sea, New
Jersey, August 4, 1908. Author of the following plays, with their dates
of first production: "Fantine" (Detroit, Mich., 1864); "Saratoga" (New
York: Fifth Avenue Theatre, December 21, 1870); "Diamonds" (New York:
Fifth Avenue Theatre, September 26, 1872); "Moorcroft; or, The Double
Wedding" (New York: Fifth Avenue Theatre, October 17, 1874); "Lilian's
Last 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 a
revision of "Lilian's Last Love" (New York: Union Square Theatre,
September 30, 1878); "Wives," being an adaptation from Moliere (New
York: Daly's Theatre, October 18, 1879); "Fun in the Green-room" (New
York: Booth's Theatre, April 10, 1882); "The Young Mrs. Winthrop" (New
York: Madison Square Theatre, October 9, 1882); "One of Our Girls" (New
York: Lyceum Theatre, November 10, 1885); "Met by Chance" (New York:
Lyceum Theatre, January 11, 1887); "The Henrietta" (New York: Union
Square Theatre, September 26, 1887); "Baron Rudolph," first named
"Rudolph von Hallenstein" (New York: Fourteenth Street Theatre, October
25, 1887); "Shenandoah" (New York: Star Theatre, September 9, 1889);
"Aristocracy" (New York: Palmer's Theatre, November 14, 1892); "Peter
Stuyvesant," in collaboration with Brander Matthews (New York: Wallack's
Theatre, 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
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