MACKAYE, Percy: Author “Rip Van Winkle”; b. New York, 16 March 1875. Educ.: Harvard A. B., Hon. M. A. Dartmouth, Univ. of Leipzig; m. Marion H. Morse of Cambridge 1898. Travelled in Europe 1898–1900, taught private school New York 1900–1904, lectured Harvard, Yale, Columbia on theatre 1904–1919.
MAUGHAM, William Somerset: Author “The Land of the Blessed Virgin”; b. 1874; m. Syrie Barnado; one d. Educ.: King’s School, Canterbury, Heidelberg University, St. Thomas’s Hospital.
MENCKEN, Henry Louis: Author “Prejudices”; b. Baltimore, Md., Sept. 12, 1880. Educ.: Balt. Poly. Inst., graduating 1896. Unmarried. Reporter, 1899, city editor, 1903–5, Baltimore Morning Herald; editor Evening Herald, 1905; on staff Baltimore Sun, 1906–17; literary critic Smart Set, 1908, and editor (with George Jean Nathan) since 1914. War correspondent in Germany and Russia in 1917.
MILNE, Alan Alexander: Author “First Plays”; b. 18 Jan. 1882; assistant editor of Punch 1906–14; Royal Warwickshire Regt., Feb. 1915–19; m. Dorothy, d. of Martin de Selincourt. Educ.: Westminster; Trinity College, Cambridge. Edited The Granta, 1902; started journalism in London, 1903.
NATHAN, George Jean: Author “Comedians All”; b. Fort Wayne, Ind., Feb. 15, 1882; Educ.: Cornell University, graduating 1904. Unmarried. Editorial staff N. Y. Herald, 1904–6; dramatic critic and asso. editor Bohemian Magazine and Outing, 1906–8, also Burr McIntosh Monthly, 1908; dramatic critic for Phila. North American, McClure’s Syndicate and Cleveland Leader since 1912; dramatic critic Puck (with James Huneker) 1915–16; editor Smart Set (with H. L. Mencken) since 1914.
NYBURG, Sidney: Author “The Gate of Ivory” etc.; b. Baltimore, Md., Dec. 8, 1880; Educ.: Baltimore City College; LL. B. Univ. of Maryland, graduating 1901. m. Jan. 9, 1907. Practised law in Baltimore since 1902.
OPPENHEIM, James: Author “The Book of Self”; b. St. Paul, Minn. 24 May, 1882. Educ.: Two years of special courses at Columbia University. Assistant editor Cosmopolitan Magazine; later taught in an East Side Technical school. At age of 24 he began free-lancing. Was editor of The Seven Arts.
PERTWEE, Roland: b. Brighton, 15th May 1885; m. Advice Scholtz of Capetown, South Africa, 1910. Educ.: London and Paris. Started as a portrait painter; abandoned painting in favour of the stage; left stage and became a writer in 1914. Served in Heavy Artillery Mechanical Transport in France during war.
RUSSELL, John: Author “The Red Mark”; b. Davenport, Iowa, 1885; son Charles Edward Russell. Educ.: Brooklyn schools and North-Western University; much foreign travel. Reporter N. Y. Herald and special correspondent Panama and Peru. Now lives in New York.
SHAFER, Don Cameron: Author “Barent Creighton”; b. Charlotteville, N. Y., Oct. 7, 1881; Educ.: Public Schools; m. Janeth E. Mitchell of Roxbury, N. Y., Jan. 10, 1910. Learned printer’s trade; reporter Schenectady Union, 1903; later, special writer for N. Y. World, Sun, Press and Times; also contributor to magazines. Advertising manager for General Electric Co.