The Life of David Belasco; Vol. 1

by William Winter; William Jefferson Winter

INDEX TO VOLUME ONE

B.=David Belasco.

[A], [B], [C], [D], [E], [F], [G], [H], [I], [J], [K], [L], [M], [N], [O], [P], [R], [S], [T], [U], [V], [W], [Y], [Z]

A
Abbey, Henry Eugene (Am. th. man.: 1848-1896): plans to produce S. Morse’s “Passion Play” in N. Y., [122].
Abbey’s New Park Th., N. Y., burned, [122].
Academy of Music, N. Y.: Salvini’s first Am. appearance at, [59].
“Across the Continent” (play): B. acts in, [104].
Acting: schools of and teaching of—the subject critically considered, [348], et seq.
Actors: early, in Calif., [131].
Adams, Annie (Asenath Annie Adams—Mrs. James Kiskaden—Mrs. Harvey K. Glidden: Am. actress: 1849-1916): [62].
Adams, Edwin (Am. actor: 1834-1877): in S. F., [90]; [204].
Adams, John (actor): [132].
Adams (Kiskaden), Maude (Am. actress: 1872-19—): [62].
“Adolph Challet” (play): [237].
“Adrea” (tragedy): [477].
“Adrienne Lecouvreur” (play): [103].
“Agnes” (play): [105].
“Aladdin No. [2]; or, The Wonderful Scamp” (burlesque): [37]; [221].
Alberta, Laura (Am. actress): B. acts with, in S. F., [49]; [74]; [229].
Albery, James (Eng. dramatist: 1838-1889): [336].
Aldrich, Louis (Moses Lyon: Am. actor: 1843-1901): [345];
good acting by, [346];
sketch of, [347], et seq.
Allemany, Archbishop, of S. F.: approves “The Passion Play,” [116].
Allen, Charles E. (actor): [36].
Allen, Charles L. (lawyer): [390].
Allen, Charles Leslie (Am. actor: 1830-1917): [382].
“All the Comforts of Home” (farce): [375].
“Alpine Roses” (play): [279]; [280].
Alta California,” “The (S. F. newspaper): notice in, quoted re “Passion Play,” [118].
Amberg, Gustav (Ger.-Am. th. man.): [251].
“American Born” (melod.): written—and produced—cast of, [257], et seq.; [260]; [261]; [269]; [270]; [276].
American Theatre, S. F.: Julia Dean, lessee of, [7].
“Amy Robsart” (play): [210].
Anderson, David H. (Am. actor: 1814-1884): [36].
“Andrea” (play): [311].
Andrews, Lillian (Am. actress): [187].
Apostate,” “The (tragedy): [94]; [160].
“Armadale” (Collins’ novel): dramatization of, [92].
“Arrah-na-Pogue” (comedy): Boucicault and wife in, [58]; [225]; [261].
Art, dramatic: suggestion in—instructive comment re, by B., [418].
“Article 47” (play): B.’s version of, [93].
Assommoir,” “L’ (novel): Daly’s view of Fr. dramatization of, [184];
same makes and produces Eng. version—which fails—B. makes version—which succeeds, [185];
cast of B.’s version of, [186];
difficulties during rehearsals of, [187];
run of, [188]; [189].
“As You Like It”: [43]; [137].
Atkinson, Henry (actor): [135].
Audran, Edmond (Fr. musician: 1840-1901): [396];
writes letter praising Mrs. Carter, [398].
Auctioneer,” “The (play): [139].
B
Bachelor of Arts,” “A (farce): [344].
Bailey, Philip James (the poet: 1820-1902): [249].
Baker and Farron [theatrical] Company: [88]; [89].
Baker, Emily: [87].
Baldwin, Edward J. (“Lucky Baldwin”): builds Baldwin’s A. of M., S. F., [86];
not friendly with T. Maguire, [87];
supports “The Passion Play” in S. F., [115];
withdraws support of Maguire, [183].
Baldwin’s Academy of Music, S. F.: built, [86];
opened with “K. R. III.”—and B. employed at, [87];
Sullivan’s repertory at—and Gates Opera Co. at, [88];
G. F. Rowe at, [92];
farewell engagement of A. Neilson at, [210];
Maguire loses, [253].
Bandmann, Daniel Edward (German-Am. actor: 1840-1905): [133].
Banishment of Catiline,” “The (poem): recited by B., [26].
Banker’s Daughter,” “The (play): re authorship of—and first produced, [125]; [126];
resemblance of “The Millionaire’s Daughter” to, [128];
engagement of, in S. F., cancelled, [129]; [328].
Banks, Maude: [349].
Barker, H. Granville (Eng. actor, playwright and th. man.: 1874-19—): and “modern” methods of, anticipated by B., [355].
Barnes, George E. (dramatic reviewer in S. F.): [103].
“Baron Rudolph” (melod.): production of—and story—failure of, [321], et seq.;
rewritten by Howard—and by B., [324];
cast of, [326].
Barrett, Lawrence P. (Am. actor and th. man.: 1838-1891): [42];
acts King Henry the Fifth in S. F., [91]; [95];
first appearance of, in S. F., [135];
feeling of, toward McCullough—and characters of Cassius, and Antony, [165];
first plays Cassius—and same, in S. F., [166].
Barrett, Hon. George C. (Judge—N. Y.): [122].
Barrows, James O. (Am. actor): schoolboy companion of B.—wins medal in Comedy, [12];
B.’s early friendship with, [27].
Barry, William (actor): [131].
Barrymore, Maurice (Eng.-Am. actor and dramatist: 1848-1905): [309]; [427].
Bates, Blanche (Mrs. Milton F. Davis—Mrs. George Creel: Am. actress: 1872-19—): [35]; [62]; [74];
B.’s first meeting with, [77];
mother’s ambition for—and B.’s promise re, [78];
beauty—qualities—potentialities of, [469], et seq.;
lapse of, into obscurity—and biographical particulars re, [471], et seq.;
first acts under B.’s management in “Naughty Anthony,” [473], et seq.;
as Cora, in same, [474];
same, [475];
her performance of Madame Butterfly, [483]; [487].
Bates, Frank Mark (Am. actor: 18—-18—): [75];
murdered, [76].
Bates, Mrs. Frank Mark (Frances Marion Hinckley—Mrs. Charles L. Lord: Am. actress: 1848-1908): [35]; [74];
B.’s recollection of, and of her husband, [75], et seq.;
B. acts Armand Duval with, [76];
B.’s promise to, re daughter, [77];
on B.’s facility in adapting plays, [84]; [133]; [472].
Beauty and the Brigands,” “The (burlesque): [37].
Behne, Harriet (singer): [489].
Belasco, Augusta (Mrs. William Elliott): [469].
Belasco, David (American theatrical manager, playwright, stage manager, actor, dramatist: 1853-19—): qualities of—ancestry
and parentage, [1];
parents go to Calif.—birth of—and removed to Victoria, B. C., [2];
early influences affecting—education of—early years in Roman Catholic monastery, [4];
residence of, in monastery—abiding effect of R. C. influence on—runs away—joins travelling circus—befriended by a clown, [5];
reclaimed by father and taken home—theatrical proclivity of—and “first appearance” of on stage, [6];
his memory of appearing with Julia Dean—his recollections of early actors characterized, [7];
frequent juvenile employment of—appears in “K. R. III.,” with C. Kean and E. Tree—removal of, to San Francisco, [10];
a pupil at the Lincoln Grammar School, S. F.—his teachers—his talent for declamation—recitations by, [11];
“mascot” of the Victoria Fire Department—pupil at Fourth Street School, S. F.—wins Gold Medal in Tragedy—early reading—first places of residence in S. F., [12];
first play by, date of, question about, etc.—boyhood custom of, as writer—recollection of, re his play, “The Roll of the Drum,” [13];
passion of, for stage—letter to, from boyhood friend—recitations of, in boyhood—also early performances participated in by, [14];
recitation by, before Queen Emma of the Hawaiian Islands—removed with parents from Victoria—filial devotion of—and early propensity of, [15];
industry of, in childhood—public recitations—assists parents, [16];
hard early experience of—advancement—reading and recreation in boyhood, [17];
effect of McCullough’s recitation of “The Little Hero” on—becomes a stowaway—his story of his adventures as, [17], et seq.;
leaves school—marriage of, [19];
early record and experience of, as actor, reciter, etc.—payment of (period 1871-1879), [20];
bohemian adventures of, related to author—his mother’s name for, and opinion about, [21];
miscellaneous knowledge accumulated by—tangled chronology of his early life—his “The Story of My Life” examined and estimated by author, [22], et seq.;
incorrect recollections by, rectified, [23];
time, place, etc., of his first formal appearance on stage established, [24];
his first part—billed as “Walter Kingsley” when making first appearance—reason for taking, and for dropping, that name—form of his name in early playbills—childhood appearances of, [25];
appears with C. Kean—early appearances as super, reciter, etc.—appears with Mme. Methua-Scheller (1869) in “Under the Gas-Light”—and with J. Proctor in “The Jibbenainosay”—Proctor’s reason for employing him, [26];
appears in Prof. Hager’s “The Great Republic”—his parts in—appears in amateur performances at Platt’s Hall, S. F.—early association with J. O. Barrows, [27];
smitten with Lotta—appears with amateur actors’ association in S. F. (1871) and is commended by local newspaper—meets J. McCullough, [28];
advantage of McC.’s friendship—early friendship with W. H. Sedley-Smith, [29];
Sedley-Smith’s influence on—same employs, at Calif. Th. and advice of same to, [33];
his actual adoption of stage—acts with J. Murphy, in “Help,” [34];
actors with whom associated in “Help”—date of his association with Chapman Sisters, [35];
at the Metropolitan Th. in ’[73], [36];
his parts in various performances at the Metro.—makes “a hit” as Prince Saucilita, in “The Gold Demon,” [37];
earning extra pay, [38];
early acquaintances of—theatrical vagabondage of—and describes
same, [39], et seq.;
early parts played by, [41];
eking out a living—early admiration, etc., of Walter Montgomery, [42], et seq.;
chief recitations by—appearances of, at Platt’s Hall, about 1870—first meeting with future wife—impression of, [44];
serious injury to—near death—marriage of, [45];
travels with Chapman Sisters—returns to S. F.—employed by J. H. Le Roy—suggests “The New Magdalen” for B. Pateman, [46];
his recollections of first performance of that play—and of Miss Pateman—engaged at Shiels’ O. H., [48];
another engagement with Murphy—acts with L. Alberta—with F. Cathcart and G. Darrell—various parts played by, [49];
acts for bft. J. Dunbar—goes to Virginia City, Nev., under management J. Piper, [50];
varied experience in Virginia City, [51];
associated there with Mrs. D. P. Bowers—and regard for same—meeting with Dion Boucicault—confusion about—and facts considered—profound influence on, of Boucicault—B.’s reminiscence of same, [52], et seq.;
author’s opinion re Boucicault’s employment of, in Virginia City—opinion of, about Boucicault—first S. F. appearance of, again mentioned, [57];
not in Virginia City before 1873—disappears from S. F. records—and goes to Virginia C., [60];
concerning, and Boucicault, in Virginia C.—number of engagements there filled by—period of his career, 1873-1876, [61];
actors associated with, in Virginia C. enumerated—and painful experience of, with demented woman, [62];
freed from control of Piper—returns to S. F.—appears with A. Neilson during her first S. F. engagement—sees the Lingards in “La Tentation,” [63];
sees Raymond in “Led Astray”—consulted re “The Gilded Age”—his recollection of same and J. T. Raymond, [64];
employed by Lingard—and by Barton Hill—plays and actors associated with, summer of 1874, [68];
his admiration for S. W. Piercy, [69];
“barnstorming” ventures by—employed by Mile. Zoe—and appears with—secretary to T. Maguire—appears with J. A. Herne, etc., [70];
the same—and sees Mayo in “Griffith Gaunt”—makes a version of same—again works with J. H. Le Roy, [71];
works with Herne, etc.—assists in revival of “Oliver Twist”—revives and produces “The Enchantress” for A. Bennett—and appears in, with same, [72];
temperamental heedlessness of, re dates—author’s consequent difficulty in making Chronology, [73];
most important event of early life—nature of his experience—“stars” associated with, [74];
his reminiscences of the “minstrel” “Jake” Wallace—and of Frank M., and Mrs. Bates, [75];
admiration of, for J. E. Owens—and writes play for—kindness to, and instruction of, by C. R. Thorne, Sr., [78];
“barnstorming” with a “beautiful school teacher”—friendship with Mary Gladstane—and admiration for “Mary Warner,” [79];
plays produced by, with Miss Rogers—liking of, for “Robert Macaire”—“specialties” of B.—makes wigs, [80];
returns to S. F. to study Hooley Comedy Co., W. H. Crane, etc.—employed by Hooley, [81];
willingness and simplicity of, re labor—employed by Emmet as dresser—and acts with, [82];
studies Daly’s productions—and refused engagement by same—peddles “patent medicines,” [83];
prepares prompt books—marvellous resources of, [84];
first meeting of, with J. A. Sawtell—later association—joins Thorne, Sr., at his Palace Th.—and not paid by, [85];
plays
acted in with Thorne, Sr.—appears with F. Jones, [86];
prompter and assistant stage manager at Baldwin’s Academy of Music, S. F.—associated with B. Sullivan—and others, [87];
plays acted in by, with Sullivan—he returns to Maguire’s New Th., [88];
views of, re difficult parts—interesting reminiscence of Sullivan—goes “barnstorming” again, [89];
acts in bfts.—sees E. Adams—sees G. Rignold in “King Henry V.,” [90];
and sees Barrett in same—diverse activities of—acts with G. F. Rowe—appears again in “Under the Gas-Light”—meets Eleanor Carey, [92];
makes play on “Article 47” for Miss Carey, [93];
period of his life, 1876-1879, et seq.—sees and studies E. Booth—and appears with same at Calif. Th.—his Booth relics—works for Ward and W. Montague, [96];
travels with F. M. Phelps—and joins F. Gardner in “The Egyptian Mystery,” [97];
his appearance with same—and plays written by, for, enumerated, [99];
recitations by, in same association—and his reminiscence of—experiments in stage lighting, [99];
travels with “The Egyptian Mystery”—sees Modjeska’s first Am. appearance, [100];
recollections of same, [102];
acting and stage managing with T. W. Keene, [103];
acting with the “Frayne Troupe”—plays old women—and goes to Bush St. Th., S. F., [104];
at the Baldwin again—directs the N. Y. Union Square Theatre Co. in S. F.—and travels and acts with—tribute to, by that co., [105];
letter to, from F. F. Mackay on behalf of same—his “Dearer than Life” and his “Olivia” produced, [106];
his “Olivia”—and alters “A Woman of the People,” [107];
makes “Proof Positive” for R. Wood—directs C. Morris—and adapts “Not Guilty,” [108];
his “Not Guilty” produced in S. F.—recollections of that production—leaves the Baldwin, [110];
contemptible treatment of, re “Not Guilty”—Baldwin intervenes—and an experience with D. Thompson and J. M. Hill, [111], et seq.;
returns to S. F. and to the Baldwin—adapts and produces “Within an Inch of His Life,” [113];
“fire effect” in same, [114];
S. Morse’s “Passion Play” produced by, etc., [115], et seq.;
his opinion of O’Neill’s Jesus Christ—he adapts “La Famille Benoiton!”—and writes “The Millionaire’s Daughter,” [125];
his account of producing same, [126], et seq.;
accused of plagiarism—and comment thereon, [128];
detraction of B.—reason for, and examined, [129], et seq.;
nature of early influences affecting, [133];
characteristics of—and early influences on, again, [134];
sees opening of the California Theatre, S. F., [135];
special histrionic idols of—a Shakespearean student and scholar—and nature of early training as such, [136];
plays of S. familiar to—parts in S. plays acted by—and women of, acted by, [137];
pre-eminently qualified to produce Shakespeare—and reasons why he has not yet done so in N. Y., [138];
on Shylock, D. Warfield as, etc., [139];
a prescient manager—his repertory as an actor—more than 170 parts and plays enumerated, [140], et seq.;
his “The Story of My Life” critically examined by author, [148], et seq.;
author and, on stage deaths, etc., [150];
not the inventor of “natural” acting, [155];
not a disparager of the Past, [157];
in boyhood, sees and studies Daly’s Co., [158];
great service of, to Stage, [159];
and nature of—his qualities—and influences affecting, [161];
detraction of, by criticasters, [162];
enduring nature of his achievements,
[163];
birth of—and misleading accounts of his early career, [164], et seq.;
errors of, re Barrett, McCullough, Montgomery, etc., corrected, [165], et seq.;
views of, re “one-part actors,” Salvini, Irving, Jefferson, etc., contravened, [168], et seq.;
R. Coghlan engaged at his request, [177];
Miss Coghlan’s attitude toward, [178];
they become good friends—Miss C. appears under his direction—he writes play for same, [179];
Wallack wishes to buy that play, [180];
B.’s recollection of Herne and K. Corcoran, [181];
bft. for B. and Herne, [182];
B. on same—and Maguire and Baldwin, [183];
he makes version of “L’Assommoir,” [185];
and same is produced by, [186];
friction at rehearsals of same, [187];
he projects play of “Chums” for O’Neill and Morrison, [188];
writes and produces same with Herne and his wife, [189];
failure thereof, [190];
leaves S. F. to venture in East, [191];
arranges to bring out “Chums” in Chicago as “Hearts of Oak,” [192];
success of venture in Chicago, [193];
dissension between, and Herne begins, [195];
B. and Herne come to N. Y., [196];
consequence to, of failure in N. Y., [206];
badly treated by Herne—and sells “Hearts of Oak” interest, [207];
account of his return to S. F., [208], et seq.;
re-employed in minor capacity at the Baldwin—and his recollections of Miss Neilson and her farewell, [209], et seq.;
his “Paul Arniff,” [214];
produced, [215];
his version of “True to the Core,” [220];
various productions directed by—his recollections and estimate of W. E. Sheridan, [221];
impression made on, by Sheridan—and gives imitations of that actor—recollections of Laura Don, [225], et seq.;
produces “Wedded by Fate”—and recollections of H. B. McDowell, [227];
again associated with Geo. Darrell, [229];
his play of “La Belle Russe,” [230], et seq.;
same produced—and success of, [236];
requests Tearle to inform Wallack concerning same—his “The Stranglers of Paris,” [237];
same produced—story and quality of, [238];
takes “La Belle Russe” to N. Y., [241];
harsh treatment of, by Maguire, [242];
sells “La Belle Russe” outright, [243];
returns to S. F. and the Baldwin, [244];
errors of, re Wallack, corrected, [245], et seq.;
his “La Belle Russe” produced at Wallack’s, [246];
directing for Sheridan again, in S. F., [247];
his “The Curse of Cain”—recollections of—and views of the character of Cain, [248], et seq.;
fidelity of, to Maguire, [253];
associated with G. Frohman, [254];
and revives his alteration of “The Octoroon” with G. Frohman, [255];
description of “effects” in, [256];
writes “American Born,” [257];
produces same, [258];
first meeting of, and C. Frohman, [259], et seq.;
accepts employment at Madison Square Theatre, N. Y.—leaves S. F. with G. Frohman’s Co., [261];
letter to, from F. F. Mackaye, [262];
retrospect of his early career—and partial list of plays produced by, prior to 1882, [263], et seq.;
produces “American Born” in Chicago, [269];
recollections of same—and of journey East, [270], et seq.;
interview with Dr. Mallory—engagement at Mad. Sq. Th. confirmed—and comment on by author, etc., [275], et seq.;
hard terms of contract with, [277];
unrecognized labors of, [278];
plays produced by, at Mad. Sq. Th., prior to 1884, [279];
production—contents—significance of his “May Blossom,” [280], et seq.;
faints at first performance of “May Blossom”—gratitude of, to author, [287];
accused of plagiarism, [288];
and cleared of charge, [289];
goes to England for first time—author and, meet for first time, [290], et seq.;
adapts “Called Back,” [291];
friction with Palmer—interview with same and Boucicault, [293];
he leaves the Mad. Sq. Th.—project of starring as Hamlet, etc., [294], et seq.;
association with S. Mackaye, [296];
quarrel with, and same ended, [297];
writes “Valerie” for L. Wallack, [298];
particulars of that task, [299];
his “Valerie” considered, [300], et seq.;
feeling of, toward Wallack, [305];
errors of, corrected, [306];
returns to S. F., [307];
his “Valerie” in S. F., [308];
cast of same—and other plays produced, [309];
extraordinary performance for bft. of—cast, etc., [310], et seq.;
returns to N. Y., [311];
engaged at the Lyceum Theatre, [313];
makes “The Highest Bidder” for E. H. Sothern, [314], et seq.;
produces “The Great Pink Pearl” and “Editha’s Burglar”—develops Elsie Leslie, [317];
with Greene, writes “Pawn Ticket 210” for Lotta, [318], et seq.;
productive industry of—produces “Baron Rudolph” (rewritten in style of Howard)—and strives to save Knight from failure in, [321], et seq.;
his recollections of G. Knight and this play (“Only a Tramp”), [325];
commissioned to write second play for the Lyceum, [326];
takes Henry C. De Mille into collaboration—they write “The Wife”—and B.’s recollections of, etc., [327], et seq.;
success of “The Wife” due to scene invented by—method of collaboration of, and De Mille, [334];
he forces “The Wife” into success, [336];
B. and De Mille commissioned to write play for younger Sothern—and B. revises Gillette’s “She,” etc., [337], et seq.;
his work as a teacher of acting—goes to Echo Lake and writes “Lord Chumley” with De Mille, [340];
on actors and their choice of parts—persuades Sothern to act Chumley, [341];
recollections of writing “Lord Chumley,” [343];
varied labors of—and revises “The Kaffir Diamond,” [345], et seq.;
his view of schools of acting, [349];
a master—and wholly exceptional as a teacher of acting, etc., [351], et seq.;
“Electra” revived under his direction—his recollections of, [353];
anticipates G. Barker and “modern methods” by more than a quarter-of-a-century—miscellaneous work of, at Lyceum, [355];
places “Robert Elsmere” on the stage for Gillette—commissioned to write third play for Lyceum, [356], et seq.;
on best subjects for the Drama—and writes “The Charity Ball” with De Mille, [357], et seq.;
association of, with Mrs. Leslie Carter, [361];
first meeting of, and same, [362];
Mrs. Carter seeks, at Echo Lake, [363];
impressed by latent talent of same—and determines to train her, [363];
unable to hold rehearsals for lack of a stage—undertakes to revise and produce “The Prince and the Pauper” in return for use of a stage, [365], et seq.;
quality of, when angered—opinion of Elsie Leslie—and her supporting co., [367];
his bargain for stage of the Lyceum repudiated, [368];
his bitter resentment of—and retires from the Lyceum, [369];
his shackled situation, after twenty years of labor, [370];
desperate resolution of, [371];
training Mrs. Carter—and his situation grows worse, [372];
proposal to, by C. Frohman—and same accepted—“Men and Women” written for C. Frohman, [382];
seeks play for Mrs. Carter—and employs P. M. Potter, [384];
arrangement of, with N. K. Fairbank, to “back” Mrs. Carter—disappointed by Potter, [384];
employs Gordon—and
throws out all his work—revises “The Ugly Duckling”—and produces same,

[385];
difficulties in starring Mrs. Carter, [387];
deserted by Fairbank, [388];
Fairbank repudiates obligations to—and B. sues him, [389];
B.’s suit against Fairbank—and origin of preposterous story about B.’s methods of instruction, [390];
Mrs. Carter’s acknowledgment of debt to—and his view of Fairbank, [391];
writing “The Heart of Maryland”—and bitter struggle of, [392];
shifts to make a living, [393];
reminiscence of, about Mrs. Carter, [394];
proposal to, by C. Frohman, for managerial alliance, [395];
same accepted—and adapts “Miss Helyett” for American stage—interviews of, with Audran and Wyndham, [396];
with C. Frohman he produces “Miss Helyett”—and his work on same, [397];
meets Audran and obtains letter of commendation from, [398];
lays aside “The Heart of Maryland” to assist C. Frohman—takes F. Fyles into collaboration—and appreciative remembrance of, [402];
writes “The Girl I Left Behind Me” with Fyles, [403];
shrewd judgment in selecting novel theme for, [404];
his play of “The Girl I Left Behind Me” critically examined in detail, etc., [406], et seq.;
instructive observations of, re suggestion in art, [418];
disregards the principle, [419];
remarks of, re origin of “The Girl I Left Behind Me,” [420], et seq.;
relations of, with C. Frohman, [421];
important letter to, from C. Frohman, [422];
his “dreams”—seeks, and gains, the co-operation of R. M. Hooley, [425];
arrangement with Hooley to produce “The Heart of Maryland”—and that project blocked by sudden death of Hooley—B. extruded from Chicago in favor of Klaw & Erlanger, [427];
adapts “The Younger Son” to assist C. Frohman at the Empire, [428];
comment on failure of, [430];
again revises “The Heart of Maryland”—and interjects “local color,” [431];
significant comment by, re difficulty in producing “The Heart of Maryland,” [432], et seq.;
author’s endorsement of his views thereon—and B.’s desperate straits, [433];
Palmer accepts “The Heart of Maryland,” [434];
same is unable to fulfil contract and produce—B. again defeated, [435];
reminiscence of final efforts to bring out “The Heart of Maryland,” [436], et seq.;
at last produces that play—the turning-point in his career, [437];
comment on his experience in business dealings, [438];
his “The Heart of Maryland” critically examined in detail, [438], et seq.;
his speech on first night of that play in N. Y., [445];
success at last—trial of his suit against Fairbank—revises “Under the Polar Star”—visits S. F.—and buys “The First Born,” [447];
his beautiful presentment of that play in N. Y., [449]; [450];
with C. Frohman presents “The First Born” in London, [451];
sails for England—and with same presents “The Heart of Maryland” in London, [452], et seq.;
newspaper injustice to, re that play of his and “Secret Service,” [453], et seq.;
quest of a new play—and reads about “Zaza,” [454];
sees that play—and arranges with C. Frohman to buy and produce—returns to Am., [455];
author’s strictures on his play of “Zaza” and production of same by, [456];
compassionate nature of—and his moral attitude more emotional than rational, [459], et seq.;
first production of “Zaza”—and same in N. Y., [461];
success of Mrs. Carter is due to, [465];
death of his mother—strange experience of, at time—and views
of, on spiritualism, [466], et seq.;
filial affections of—and reminiscence of his mother—and significant letter from, [468], et seq.;
serious purpose of, in “Naughty Anthony,” [475];
his comment on failure of same, and causes thereof, [476];
reads story of “Madame Butterfly”—and writes a tragedy based on—same critically considered in detail, [477], et seq.;
produces that tragedy—and success thereof, [482];
presents “Zaza” in London—and disgust of Fr. authors thereof, [484];
B.’s amusing reminiscence of same, [485], et seq.;
takes “Madame Butterfly” to Eng., [486];
with C. Frohman presents same in London—and achieves memorable success with, [487];
great tribute of audience to, at first Eng. presentation of “Madame Butterfly,” [488], et seq.;
gives operatic rights of, to Puccini, [489];
lends scene models for operatic production of, [490];
meets Lady V. S. Meux—and is invited to abandon Mrs. Carter’s direction and assume that of Mrs. J. B. Potter, [492];
his desire to conduct a London theatre—Lady Meux offers to build one for him—he declines both her proposals—and comment thereon, [493].
Belasco, Mrs. David (Cecilia Loverich): first meeting with B., [44];
marriage of, [45].
Belasco, Frederick (1862-19—): birth of, [3]; [447].
Belasco, Humphrey Abraham (father of D. B.: 1830-1911): nationality of—and birth, [1];
goes with wife to Calif.—thence to Victoria, [2];
traces runaway son—affiliations of, with actors, [6];
removes family from Victoria, [10];
removes family to S. F., [15].
Belasco, Mrs. Humphrey Abraham (Reina Martin, mother of D. B.: 1830-1899): nativity of—and birth, [1];
goes with husband to S. F.—birth of first child—goes to Victoria, [2];
children of, born in Victoria, [3];
her early name for B.—and opinion about, [21];
death of—and B.’s strange experience at time of, [466], et seq.
Belasco, Israel (1861——): birth, [3].
Belasco, Walter (1864-19—): birth, [3].
“Belle Lemar” (melod.): [439].
Belle Russe,” “La (melod.): object of B. in writing, [230];
story of, [231], et seq.;
produced—and success of, [236];
original cast of, [237];
B. takes to N. Y., [241];
desired by various managers, [241];
sold outright—and produced in N. Y., [243];
B. Howard’s opinion of, etc., [244]; [246]; [268]; [298]; [432].
Bellew (Higgin), Harold Kyrle (Eng.-Am. actor: 1845-1911): [298];
admirable performance of, as Challoner, [303].
Bellows, Charles: [349].
Bells,” “The (melod.): [168]; [170]; [172]; [247].
Bells,” “The (poem): [43].
Belot, Adolph (Fr. novelist and dramatist: 1829-1890): [238].
“Ben Battle” (poem): [43].
Bennett, Amy (Am. actress): B. revises and directs revival of “The Enchantress” for, [72].
Bennett, Julia (Mrs. Jacob Barrow: 1824-18—): [153].
Bergere, Valerie (Am. actress): [491]; [492].
“Bernardino del Carpio” (poem): [11]; [20]; [44].
Bert, Frederick W. (Am. th. agent and man.): [91].
Berton, Pierre (Fr. journalist and playwright: 1840-1912): [456]; [484]; [485]; [486].
Bernhardt, Sarah (Sarah Frances—Mme. Jacques Damala: Fr. actress, sculptor, and th. man.: 184[4?]-19—): [151].
Big Bonanza,” “The (play): produced in N. Y., [80]; [82].
Billings, Arthur D. (Am. actor: 18——1882): [46]; [47]; [62]; [87];
bft. to, [100].
Bishop, Charles B. (Am. actor, and M.D.: 18—-1889): [105].
Black Hand; or, The Lost Will,” “The (melod.): B. acts in, [86].
Blaine, Mrs. James G., Jr. (Mary Nevin): [340].
Blake, William Rufus (Am. actor: 1805-1863): [157].
“Bleak House” (dramatization of): Mme. Janauschek in—and B. makes version of, [84].
Bleiman, Max: [436]; [437]; [447].
Blinn, Holbrook (Am. actor: 1872-19—): [11].
Boker, George Henry (Am. poet and dramatist: 1823-1890): [9].
Booth, Edwin Thomas (am. Actor and Th. Man.: 1833-1893): early S. F. “hit” by, in mimicry, [38];
returns to S. F.—and B. meets, [93];
repertory of, at Calif. Th.—and B. appears with, [94];
B.’s recollections of—and relics of, [95], et seq.; [132]; [151]; [168]; [170]; [171]; [273].
Booth, Junius Brutus, Sr. (Eng.-Am. tragedian: 1796-1852): as King Lear, [32].
Booth, Junius Brutus, Jr. (Am. actor and th. man.: 1821-1883): [131].
Booth’s Theatre, N. Y.: “Daddy O’Dowd” first produced at, [58].
Boston Museum: [8].
Boucheron, Maxime (Fr. librettist): [397].
Boucicault, Dion (Dionysius Lardner Boucicault [originally Bourcicault]: Irish-Am. dramatist, actor, and th. man.: 182[2?]-1890):
first meeting of, with B.—confusion regarding—profound influence of, on B.—his “Led Astray”—B.’s reminiscence of, etc., [52], et seq.; [54];
and Mrs. (Agnes Robertson) return to Am. and appear in “Arrah-na-Pogue”—tour by—many projects of—first appearance of, as Daddy O’Dowd, [58];
at first Am. appearance of T. Salvini—author on first production of his “Led Astray,” [59];
author on methods of—first appearance of, in S. F., [60]; [69]; [106];
effect of, on B., [160]; [165]; [169]; [173]; [174];
imitates Jefferson’s Rip, [175]; [255]; [276]; [293]; [294];
designations of dramatic forms by, [377]; [412]; [419]; [439].
“Boucicault in California” (entertainment): [60].
Bowers, Mrs. David P. (Elizabeth Crocker—Mrs. —— Brown—Mrs. James C. McCollom: 1830-1895): [51];
B. acts with—and his regard for, [52]; [133]; [136].
Bowery Theatre, N. Y. (old): Julia Dean makes first N. Y. appearance at, [8].
“Box and Cox” (farce): [372].
Boyesen, Hjalmar Hjorth: [279].
Bozenta, Charles (Charles [Karol] Bozenta Chlapowski: Polish-Am. journalist and th. man.: 1838-1914): [310].
Bradley, A. D. (Am. stage man. and actor): [230].
Brady, William A. (Am. th. man.: 1865-19—): [446]; [451].
“Brass” (play): [92].
Bridge of Sighs,” “The (poem): [43].
Broadway Theatre, N. Y. (old): Julia Dean at, [8]; [9].
Brooke, Gustavus Vaughan (Irish actor: 1819-1867): [131].
Brooks, Joseph (Am. th. agent and man.: 1849-1916): [196]; [251]; [438].
Brougham, John (Irish-Am. actor, dramatist, and th. man.: 1810-1880): his designation of Lotta, [27]; [43]; [132]; [177].
Brown, Henry (Am. actor and stage man.): [104]; [115].
Bruce,” “The (poem): [43].
Buchanan, McKean (Am. actor and th. man.: 1823-1872): [131].
Buckland, Wilfred (Am. th. designer): [349].
Buckley, Edward J. (Am. actor: 18—-18—): [87]; [89]; bft., [92]; [135].
Buckley (Uhl), May (Am. actress: 1875-19—): [449].
Buckley, Mrs. Edward J.: [135].
Bulletin,” “The San Francisco Evening (newspaper): on B.’s
“Not Guilty,” [110];
on acting of Daly’s Co., [159].
Bullock, William (Am. journalist): [357].
Burgess, Neil (Am. actor: 1846-1910): [375].
Burke, Charles St. Thomas (Am. actor: 1822-1854): [172]; [173]; [341].
Burnett, Mrs. Frances Hodgson (Frances Eliza Hodgson) (Am. novelist and playwright: 1849-19—): [317].
Burr, —— (school teacher): [4].
Burroughs, Claude (Am. actor: 18—-1876): —.
Burroughs, W. F.: [135].
Burt, Frederick W. (Am. th. agent and man.): [207].
Burton, William Evans (Eng.-Am. actor and th. man.: 1804-1860): [158].
Bush Street Theatre, S. F.: B. acts at, with O. D. Byron, [104].
Bustle Among the Petticoats,” “A (farce): [375].
Byron, George Gordon, sixth Lord (the poet: 1788-1824): [120]; [412].
Byron, Henry James (Eng. dramatist, actor, and th. man.: 1835-1884): [36]; [106]; [220]; [343].
Byron, Oliver Doud (Am. actor: 1842-19—): B. acts with, in S. F., [105].
C
“Cain” (poem—Byron’s): [120].
Caldwell, W. (actor): [135].
California (State of): “gold fever” in, [2].
California Theatre, S. F.: Boucicault’s first Calif. appearance made at, [60];
A. Neilson’s first Calif. appearance made at, [63];
L. Barrett at, in “K. Henry V.,” [91];
opened—and dramatic co. there, [135];
eng. of L. Wallack at, [180].
Call,” “The San Francisco (newspaper): [103].
“Called Back” (melod.): [290]; [291], et seq.; [293]; [294].
Callender’s Negro Minstrels: [255].
Calvert, Charles (Eng. actor and th. man.: 1828-1879): [90];
trains G. Rignold, [91];
his revival of “K. Henry V.,” [92].
“Camilla’s Husband” (play): [179].
“Camille” (play): [458].
Campbell, Bartley (Am. dramatist: 1844-1888): [80];
version of “Ultimo” by, [81]; [221]; [348].
Carey, Eleanor (Am. actress): first appearance of, in S. F.—and B. meets, [92];
reopens Grand O. H., S. F., [97];
B. makes play for, on “Article [47],” [93].
“Carlotta! Queen of the Arena” (play): [72].
Carlyle, Thomas (the historian: 1795-1881): [456].
“Carmen” (opera): [111].
Carr, Mary (actress): [153].
Carter, Mrs. Leslie (Caroline Louise Dudley—Mrs. William Louis Payne: Am. actress: 186[4?]-19—): association of, with B.—and biographical particulars concerning, [361], et seq.;
divorced, [362];
first meets B.—crude aspirations of, [362];
follows B. to Echo Lake—and impresses him with talent, [363];
B. determines to train, [364]; [366];
antagonism toward, [368]; [369]; [370]; [371];
B.’s training of, [372], et seq.;
play for, sought by B., [383];
“backing” obtained for—and first appearance of, on stage, [385]; [386];
comment on her performance of Kate Graydon—difficulties in managing, [387];
first tour of, ended, [388]; [389];
fiction re B.’s method of training—letter of, acknowledging her debt to B., [390], et seq.;
her recollection of a dark period, [392];
thinks of becoming a “beauty doctor”—managerial antipathy toward, [393], et seq.; [394];
goes to Paris to see farce, [396]; [421]; [422]; [425];
B. arranges to bring her out in Chicago, [426]; [427]; [431]; [433]; [434];
as Maryland Calvert, [444]; [446];
sails for Eng., [452]; [454];
sails for Am., [455]; [472];
acts Zaza in London, [484]; [485];
B. invited to
give up direction of, [492];
he refuses same, [493].
“Caryswold” (melod.): [257].
Cat and the Cherub,” “The (play): [451].
Cathcart, Fanny (Mrs. Geo. Darrell: actress): B. acts with, and G. Darrell, [49].
Cathcart, James F. (Eng.-Aus’n. actor: 1829-1903): [87]; [133].
“Caught in a Corner” (play): rewritten by B., [295].
Cayvan, Georgia (Am. actress: 1858-1906): first distinctive success of, [285];
as B.’s May Blossom, [328];
hostile to Mrs. L. Carter, [328]; [369].
Celebrated Case,” “A (play): [105].
Chanfrau, Francis [usually Frank] S. (Am. actor and th. man.: 1824-1884): [133]; [168].
Chapman, Edith: [349].
Chapman, Logan (actor): [261].
Chapman, William B. (actor): [173].
Chapman Sisters, Ella and Blanche (Am. burlesque actresses): [35]; [36]; [37];
B. travels with, [46].
Charge of the Light Brigade,” “The (poem): [43].
Charity Ball,” “The (domestic drama): high rank of, [357];
story of, [358], et seq.;
production—performance—and cast of, [360]; [432].
Charke, Charlotte (Charlotte Cibber—Mrs. Richard Charke: Eng. actress: died, 1760): [40].
“Charles O’Malley” (dramatization of): S. Cowell acts in, [71]; [72].
“Childe Harold” (poem): [412].
Children of the Ghetto,” “The (novel): stage synopsis of—a failure, [473].
Chippendale, William H. (actor and th. man.: 1802-1888): [153].
“Chispa” (play): [247]; [254].
Christmas Night; or, the Convict’s Return,” “The (play): [98].
Chronicle,” “The San Francisco (newspaper): [248].
“Chums” (play): 188—and see “Hearts of Oak.”
Cibber, Colley (Eng. actor, dramatist, th. man., etc.: 1671-1757): [87]; [137].
“Cinderella” (burlesque): [46].
Clandestine Marriage,” “The (comedy): [160].
Clarke (O’Neill), George (Irish-Am. actor: 1840-1906): [299].
Clarke, John Sleeper (Am.-Eng. actor and th. man.: 1833-1899): [295].
Claxton, Kate (Mrs. Charles A. Stevenson) (Am. actress: 18—-19—): [229].
Clemens, Samuel Langhorne (Mark Twain: Am. author: 1835-1910): Densmore’s ver. of his “The Gilded Age”—letter about same from, to Howells, quoted, [65];
Raymond’s letter about his “The Golden Age,” [66];
play suggested to, by Elsie Leslie, [365]; [366].
Coggswell, William J. (actor): [69].
Coghlan, Charles Francis (Eng.-Am. actor, th. man., and dramatist: 1842-1899): [133]; [177].
Coghlan, Rose (Mrs. John A. Sullivan: Eng.-Am. actress: 1852-19—): [133];
comes to Am.—and first appearance there—engaged by Maguire at B.’s request, [177];
attitude of, toward B., [178];
they become friends—first appearance of, in S. F.—play written for, by B., [179];
she appears in same, [180]; [183]; [184];
experience of, in rehearsing “L’Assommoir,” [187];
ends S. F. engagement, [188]; [237]; [246].
Colleen Bawn,” “The (drama): [36].
Collins, John (actor): [132].
Collins, William Wilkie (Eng. novelist and dramatist: 1824-1889): [46];
his “The New Magdalen” dramatized and produced—comment thereon by, [47]; [92]; [231].
Colton, “Harry” (actor): [261].
Colville, Samuel (Am. th. man.: 1825-1886): [131]; [246].
Comedy of Error,” “The: [137].
Congreve, William (Eng. dramatist: 1670-1729): [302]; [330].
Conjugal Lesson,” “A (farce): [80].
Cooke, T. P.: [220].
Cooper, James: marriage of, and J. Dean, [10].
Corcoran, Katherine (Mrs. James A. Herne: Am. actress: 185[8?]-19—): [180];
meeting of, and Herne, [181];
appears in “Chums,” [190];
advises B. and her husband to go East, [191];
first appearance in Chicago, [193];
performance of, in “Hearts of Oak,” [204].
“Coriolanus”: [137].
Corrigan, Emmett (Am. actor): [416].
Corsican Brothers,” “The (melod.): scene in, estimated, [128].
Couldock, Charles Walter (Eng.-Am. actor: 1815-1896): [254]; [273].
County Fair,” “The (melod.): [375].
Courtaine, Henry (Am. actor): [36].
Courtaine, Mrs. Henry (Am. actress): [104].
Cowell, Sydney (Mrs. George Giddens: Eng.-Am. actress): [62].
Crane, William Henry (Am. actor and th. man.: 1845-19—): [87]; [133].
Crazy Horse (Indian chief): [404].
“Creatures of Impulse” (play): [69].
Creole,” “The (B.’s version of “Article 47”): [93].
Criticism, dramatic: incompetence, the evil of, [155], et seq.;
folly of much of contemporaneous, [151].
Croly, Vida (Am. actress): [355].
Crook, General George, U. S. A., (1828-1890): [420].
Crook, Mrs. George: relates interesting reminiscence to B., [420], et seq.
Crow, “Jim” (negro slave): [38].
“Cupid’s Lawsuit” (farce): [176].
“Curfew Must Not Ring To-Night” (poem): [11]; [44]; [442].
Curse of Cain,” “The (melod.): [248];
story, [249], et seq.;
cast of, [252].
Curtis, Maurice Bertram (Maurice Bertram Strelinger: Am. actor: 18— ——): [104]; [295].
Custer, General George Armstrong (1839-1876): [404].
“Cymbeline”: [137].
D
“Dakolar” (melod.): [296]; [311].
Daly, Augustin (Am. journalist, th. man., dramatist, and stage man.: 1838-1899): [56]; [70];
production of his “The Big Bonanza,” [80];
the same, forestalled in S. F., [82];
not to be excluded from S. F., [83]; [92]; [127];
begins management—his co. in S. F., [158];
acting of same described, [159]; [180];
“Life” of, by his brother—and opinion of, re “L’Assommoir,” [184];
produces revision of same, [185]; [228]; [306]; [392];
fails with “Heart of Ruby,” [482].
Daly, Hon. Joseph Francis (Judge—N. Y.: 1840-1916): [184].
Danicheffs,” “The (melod.): [179].
Danites,” “The (play): [105].
“Dark Deeds” (melod.): [49].
“Darling” (melod.): [36].
Darling of the Gods,” “The (tragedy): [162]; [470]; [477].
Darrell, George (Australian actor and th. man.):

[49]; [229].
Daughter of the Nile,” “A (play): [227].
Dauvray, Helen (Am. actress and th. man.): [312]; [337].
Davenport, Edward Loomis (Am. actor and th. man.: 1815-1877): [72]; [153]; [197].
Davenport, Louise (Mrs. William E. Sheridan: actress): [225].
“David Copperfield” (novel): B. makes dramatization of, [84].
Davis, Phœbe (Mrs. Joseph R. Grismer: Am. actress: 1864- ——): [254].
Davis, “Rellie” (actress): [261].
Dawn of Freedom,” “The (melod.): B. in, [86].
Dean, Julia (Hayne) (Mrs. Arthur Hayne—Mrs. James Cooper: Am. actress and th. man.: 1830-1868): B. in childhood, appears with—and sketch of, [7], et seq.; [132]; [164].
“Dearer than Life” (melod.): [106].
De Bar, Benedict (Eng.-Am. actor and th. man.: 1814-1877): [133].
de Belleville, Frederic (Belgian-Am, actor: 1857-19—): [382].
“Deborah” (melod.): [103].
“Delmar’s Daughter” (play): [279].
De Mille, Henry Churchill (Am. playwright: 1850-1893): [313]; [326];
becomes collaborator with B., [327], et seq.; [336]; [337]; [340]; [343]; [356]; [373]; [377]; [378]; [380]; [383].
Denin, Kate (Mrs. John Wilson: Am. actress: 1837-1907):
acts with B. and Thorn, Sr., [86]; [132].
“Denise” (melod.): [458].
Densmore, Gilbert S. (Am. journalist):
his version of “The Gilded Age”—and B.’s recollection of, [64];
Clemens on same, [65];
Raymond on, [66].
Detraction: of eminent persons, author on, [129], et seq.
Dickens, Charles, Sr. (the novelist and dramatist: 1812-1870): [43].
Dickson, James B. (Am. th. man. and actor): [196]; [251].
Dillon, John (actor): [261].
Dillon, Louise (actress): [355].
“Diplomacy” (play): [189], [237]; [299].
Dithman, Edward Augustus (Am. journalist: 1854-1917): [245].
Dittenhoefer, Hon. Abram Jesse (Am. lawyer: 1836-19—): [389].
“Divorce” (play): revived in S. F., [70];
B. on same, [181].
Dockstader’s Minstrels: [375].
Doll Master,” “The (melod.): [418].
“Dombey & Son” (novel): B. makes dramatization of, [84].
“Don Cæsar de Bazan” (play): [69]; [87].
Don, Laura (Anna Laura Fish—Mrs. Thomas B. McDonough—Mrs. George W. Fox: Am. actress: died, 1886): [224];
B.’s recollection of, [225], et seq.
“Donna Diana; or, Love’s Masque” (play): [51].
Donnelly, see Murphy, Joseph.
“Dora” (play): adapted and directed by B., [84].
Dorr, Dorothy (Mrs. H. J. W. Dam: Am. actress: 1867-19—): [349].
Douglas, Mrs. Belle (actress): [87].
Doyle, W. F. (actor): [261].
Drake, Samuel (Eng. actor: 1872-1847): grandfather of Julia Dean, [8].
Drake, Julia (Mrs. Thomas Fosdick—Mrs. Edmund Dean—Mrs. Samuel Drake: Eng.-Am. actress): [8].
Drew, Mrs. John (Louisa Lane—Mrs. Henry Hunt—Mrs. George Mossop: Eng.-Am. actress and th. man.: 1820-1897): [206]; [207].
“Drifting Apart” (play): [198]; [199].
Dudley, Mrs. Caroline: [392].
Dudley, W. C. (Am. actor): [35].
Duff, John (Am. speculative th. man.: 18— -1889): [184].
Dunbar, James: [50].
Dunn, John (Am. actor): [131].
Dunning, Alice (Mrs. William Horace Lingard: Eng.-Am. actress: 18— -1897): [133].
Duret, Marie (“The Limpet”—actress): [131].
E
“Easiest Way,” “The (play): [456].
“East Lynne” (play): [7]; [52]; [79]; [261].
Eaves, Albert G. (th. costumer): [375].
Eberle, Robert (Am. actor and stage man.): [217].
Eddy, Edward (Am. actor: 1822-1875): [193].
“Editha’s Burglar” (play): [317]; [318]; [365].
Edmonds, Charles (actor): [47].
Edmonds, Mrs. Charles (actress): [48].
Edouin, “Willie” (Eng. actor: 1845-1908): [135].
Edwards, Charles (actor): [69].
Edwards, Henry (Am. actor, stage man., and naturalist: 1824-1891): [36]; [135], et seq.;
acts Antony, [166]; [298].
Edwards, R. M. (play agent): early friend of B., [39].
Egyptian Hall, S. F.: [98]; [99]; [100].
Egyptian Mystery,” “The (illusion, etc.): B. associated with—and described by B., [97], et seq.
“Electra” (tragedy—of Sophocles): revival of, under B.’s direction, [353], et seq.
Ellsler, Effie (Am. actress): [254].
Emanuel the First, King of Portugal (1495-1521): [1].
Emery, Samuel (Eng. actor: 1818-1881): [153].
Emily, “Virgie” (actress): [261].
Emmet, J. K. (Am. actor: 1841-1891): B. works for—and acts with, [82]; [168]; [192].
Emma, Queen of the Hawaiian Islands: recitation of B. and others before, [15].
Empire Theatre, N. Y.: origin of, [400], et seq.;
opened with “The Girl I Left Behind Me,” [405].
Enchantress,” “The (musical play): revised and directed by B., [72].
“Enoch Arden” (play—on the poem): [202].
Été de St. Martin,” “L’ (comedy): [450].
Ethel, Agnes (Mrs. Francis W. Tracy—Mrs. —— Rondebush: Am. actress: 1853-1908): [299].
Eustace, “Jennie” (actress): [349].
Evans, Charles (Am. th. man.): [436]; [492].
Eviction,” “The (melod.): [227].
Ewer, Rev. Ferdinand Cartwright (1820-1883): funeral sermon of Julia Dean preached by, etc., [10].
Eytinge, Rose (Mrs. David Barnes—Mrs. George H. Butler—Mrs. Cyril Searle: Am. actress: 1835-1911): [53].
Eyre, Gerald (actor): [235]; [237]; [298].
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].
Lioness 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].
Mansfield, Richard (Am. actor: 1854-1907): [312].
Mantell, Robert Bruce (Scotch-Am, actor: 1853-19—): [196]; [291]; [292]; [309].
Marble Heart,” “The (play): [46]; [309].
Marble, John Edward (Am. actor and th. man.: 18— -18—): [135].
Marchande de Sourires,” “La (play): [482].
“Margaret Fleming” (play): [198];
quality of—and incident in, [199].
Mariner’s Compass,” “The (melod.): [193]; [194]; [195]; [198]; [205].
Marlowe, Julia (Sarah Frances Frost—“Fanny Brough”—Mrs. Robert Taber—Mrs. Edward Hugh Sothern: Am. actress: 1867-19—): [470].
Marlowe, Owen (Eng. actor: 1830-1876): [36].
Marquis,” “The (play): [355].
Marsden, Frederick G. (Am. playwright): [34].
Marston, John Westland (Eng. dramatist: 1820-1890): [51].
“Mary Stuart” (play): [52].
“Mary Warner” (play): [261].
Mason, John Belcher (Am. actor: 1858-19—): [162].
Massey, Rose (burlesque actress: died, 1883): [166].
Match for a King,” “A (play): [87].
Matthison, Arthur (Eng. journalist and dramatist: 1826-1883): [17].
“Maum Cre” (melod.): B. acts in, with Murphy, [49].
“May Blossom” (play): [112]; production—account of—contents and performance, [280], et seq.;
cast, [290]; [432].
Mayer, Marcus (th. agent: 18— -1918): [208].
Mayhew, “Katie” (Mrs. Henry Widmer: Am. actress): [87]; [96].
Maynard, Cora: [349].
Mayo, Frank (Am. actor and th. man.: 1840-1896): version of “Griffith Gaunt” by, [71]; [132]; [168].
Meilhac, Henri (Fr. dramatist: 1831-1897): [450].
Melville, Emilie (Am. actress): [135].
Melville, Julia (Am. actress and teacher): [181].
“Memoirs of Tate Wilkinson”: [40].
“Men and Women” (melod.): written on order for C. Frohman—and account of same, [373];
quality, and story, of, [377], et seq.;
production and success of—cast of, [381];
moral doctrine of B. revealed in, [382]; [383]; [432].
Merchant of Venice,” “The: [64]; [137]; [139].
Merivale, Herman (Eng. dramatist: 1839-1906): [231].
Merritt, Paul (Eng. playwright: died, 1895): [227]; [258].
Mestayer, William A. (Am. actor: 1844-1896): [132]; [229].
Methua-Scheller, Mme. Marie (Mrs. J. G. Methua: Ger.-Am. actress: 18— -1878): acts in S. F. in “The Roll of the Drum,” [13];
B. appears in S. F. with, in “Under the Gas-Light,” [26].
Metropolitan Th., S. F.: B.’s first appearance made at, [24];
reopened under management of Woodard, [35];
last regular performance at, [46].
Meux, Lady Valerie Susie (Langdon): invites B. to direct Mrs. C. U. Potter, [492];
offers to build theatre for B.—and both her proposals declined by same, [493].
Mexican Tigress,” “The (play): [49].
“Mazeppa” (spectacle): [70].
Midsummer Night’s Dream,” “A: [137].
Miles, Lieut-General Nelson Appleton (1839-19—): [405].
Millard, Evelyn (Mrs. Robert Porter Coulter: Eng. actress: 1873-19—): [487].
Miller, Cincinnatus Heine (Joaquin Miller) (Am. poet, playwright, etc.: 1841-1913): [105].
Miller, Henry John (Am. actor, th. man.: 1860-19—): [335].
Millionaire’s Daughter,” “The (play): inspiration of—and setting for principal scene in, [125];
gist of—and cast, [127];
compared with “The Banker’s Daughter”—similar scene in, [128]; [176]; [328].
Milton, John (the poet: 1609-1674): [120].
Millward, “Jessie” (Eng. actress: 1861-19—): [291].
“Mimi” (play): [53];
produced in S. F., [61].
Miser’s Daughter,” “The (melod.): B. in, [86].
“Miss Decima” (farce with music): [398].
See also “Miss Helyett.”
“Miss Helyett” (farce with music): rewritten by B.—produced—story, and performance, of, [397], et seq.;
cast of, [399]; [421]; [422].
“Miss Hobbs” (comedy): [437].
Modjeska, Mme. Helena (Helen Opid—Mrs. Gustave S. Modrzejewska—Mrs. Charles [Karol] Bozenta Chlapowska: Polish-Am. actress: 1840-1909): settles in Calif.—forced to return to stage, [100];
obtains hearing by B. Hill—and author’s account of same, [101];
approved by McCullough,
[102];
B. sees first Am. performance of, [103]; [133]; [151]; [309].
Molière, Jean-Baptiste Poquelin de (Fr. actor, th. man., and dramatist: 1712-1763):

[157]; [330].
Montague, Winnetta (Leleah Burphé Bigelow—Mrs. Arnold W. Taylor: died, 1877): [96];
marriage of, and W. Montgomery—death of, [167].
Montgomery, Walter (Richard Tomlinson: Am. actor: 1827-1871): B.’s early admiration of—extraordinary performance of, supported by Barrett, McCullough, etc.—and last appearances in Calif., [42];
programmes of his “Royal Recitals,” [43]; [95]; [130]; [132]; [164]; [165];
not enamoured of R. Massey, [166];
marriage and suicide of, [167].
Montrose, James Graham, Marquess of (1612-1650): philosophy of, [371].
Moonlight Marriage,” “The (play): [179];
produced, and cast of, [180]; [182]; [185].
Moore, “Maggie” (Mrs. James Cassius Williamson: Am.-Australian actress): [107]; [182].
“Mora” (play): produced in N. Y., [58].
“More Blunders than One” (farce): [49].
Mordant, Frank (Am. actor: 1841-19—): [382];
fine performance by, [415].
Mordaunt, Marian (Mrs. —— Strickland: Am. actress): B. acts in bft. for, [36].
Moreto, Augustin (Spanish dramatist: 1618-1661): [51].
Morning Call,” “A (farce): [36].
Morse, Salmi (Samuel Moss: Ger.-Am. playwright: 1826-1883): his “Passion Play,” [114], et seq.;
reads same to author and others, [117];
same—and on his purpose in writing, [120];
his “Temple Theatre,” [374]; [375].
Morris, Clara (Clara Morrison, Mrs. Frederick C. Harriott: Can.-Am. actress and writer: 1848-19—): first appearance of, in S. F., directed by B., [108].
Morris, William (Am. actor: 1861-19—): [382].
Morrison, Lewis (Am. actor and th. man.: 1845-1906): acts Romeo with A. Neilson, [63]; [110]; [132]; [178]; [179]; [189].
Morrison, Hon. Robert Francis (Judge—in S. F.): [117].
Morrison, R. W. (lawyer): [388].
Morton, John Maddison (Eng. dramatist: 1811-1891): [313].
Moser, Gustav von (Ger. dramatist: 1825-1903): [80].
“Moths” (novel): dramatization of, [30].
“Mr. and Mrs. Peter White” (entertainment): [69]; [80].
“Much Ado About Nothing”: [137].
Murdock, Frank (Am. actor and playwright): [200].
Murdock, James Edward (Am. actor: 1813-1893): [132].
Murphy (Donnelly), Joseph (Am. “negro minstrel” and actor: 1832-1915): Belasco acts with, in “Help,” [34]; [35];
B. acts with, at Shiels’ O. H., in various plays, [49].
“Musette” (play): [188].
Music Master,” “The (play): [139].
“My Neighbor’s Wife” (farce): [474].
“My Partner” (play): [348].
Mysterious Inn,” “The (melod.): [98].
“My Turn Next” (farce): [103].
N
“Nancy & Co.” (farce): [306].
“Natural” acting: early great exemplars of, [153].
“Naughty Anthony” (farce): [113]; [469];
first production—and in N. Y.—contents and quality of, [473]; [474];
serious purpose of B. in—and performances in, [475];
comment on, [476]; [491].
Neilson, Lilian Adelaide (Elizabeth Ann Bland—Mrs. Philip Lee: Eng. actress: 184[6?]-1880): her first S. F. engagement—B.
appears with, during, [63]; [133]; [209];
her farewell engagement, [210];
last appearance of—and B.’s reminiscence of, [211], et seq.; [214].
Newstader, Rabbi: marries B. and Cecilia Loverich: [45].
New Babylon,” “The (melod.): [125].
New Magdalen,” “The (novel): Le Roy’s version of, [46];
Collins’ characterization of dramatizations—Bella Pateman acts in—Collins’ dramatization of, produced, [47]; [48]; [84]; [231]; [254].
New Way to Pay Old Debts,” “A (tragedy): [87]; [222]; [224].
“Nick o’ the Woods” (“The Jibbenainosay,” q.v.—melod.): [69].
Nickenson, John (Can. actor): [157].
Night Off,” “A (farce): [306].
Night Session,” “A (farce): [450].
“Ninon” (play): [221].
“Nita; or, Woman’s Constancy” (melod.): [70].
“Nordeck” (melod.): [312].
Norton, “Emperor”: mimicry of, by B., [37]; [38].
“Not Guilty” (melod.): B.’s version of, produced in S. F.—cast—success of—and B.’s reminiscences of, [109]; [453].
“Not Such a Fool as He Looks” (comedy): [343].
“Notre Dame”: Wheatleigh’s dramatization of, [69].
Nunnemacher, Jacob (th. man.): [196].
O
Oates, Mrs. James A. (Alice Merritt: singer and th. man.: 1849-1887): her opera co. at Baldwin’s A. of M., [88].
Octoroon,” “The (play): B.’s alteration of, [106]; [254];
revived by B. and G. Frohman—cast of, [255], et seq.; [257]; [261].
Ohnet, Georges (French novelist and dramatist: 1848-19—): [296].
“Olivia” (play): produced, [106];
cast of—and contents, [107].
“Oliver Twist” (play): revival of, by Herne, etc., [72]; [198]; [372]; [390].
“One Hundred Years Old” (play): [105].
“One of Our Girls” (comedy): [312].
O’Neill, James (Irish-Am, actor: 1849-19—): [85];
succeeds Cathcart as Richmond, [88]; [105];
success of, in “Proof Positive,” [108]; [114];
impersonates Jesus Christ, in “Passion Play,” [115];
arrested and imprisoned, [117];
fined, [118]; [123];
B.’s opinion of his Jesus Christ, [125]; [132]; [178]; [179]; [180]; [186]; [188]; [190]; [473].
“One Thousand Milliners” (farce): [90].
“Only a Tramp” (melod.): [321];
failure of, [325];
cast of, [326].
See also “Baron Rudolph.”
Osborne, George (actor): [261].
“Othello”: [137]; [247]; [249]; [332].
“Ouida” (Mlle. Louise de la Ramée: Eng. novelist: 1839-1908): her “Under Two Flags,” mentioned, [28]; [308].
“Our American Cousin” (play): [51].
“Our Boys” (comedy): [261].
“Our Mysterious Boarding House” (farce): [98].
“Ours” (play): [180].
“Out at Sea” (melod.): [49].
Owens, John Edmond (Am. actor and th. man.: 1823-1886): B.’s recollections of—and same writes a play for, etc., [78]; [132]; [153].
P(Q)
Paine, Albert Bigelow (Am. author and ed.: 1861-19—): his “Mark Twain, a Biography,” quoted, [65].
Palmer, Albert Marshall (Am. th. man.: 1839-1905): [55]; [56]; [126]; [128]; [129];
friction with B., [293]; [294];
B. negotiates with, [368];
places theatres at disposal of B., for rehearsals, [369];
agrees to produce “The Heart of Maryland,” [432];
forced to abandon that project, [435].
Palmer, “Minnie” (Mrs. Daniel Edward Bandmann: actress): [133].
“Paradise Lost”: [120].
Park Theatre, N. Y.: “The Gilded Age” at, [68].
Parlor Match,” “A (farce): [436].
Parts, dramatic: all sorts of, played by B., [137];
list of more than 170 of B.’s, [140], et seq.
Partridge, William Ordway (Am. sculptor: 1861-19—): [349].
Passion Play,” “The (Morse’s): produced in S. F.—and examination and account of, [114], et seq.
Pateman, Bella (Mrs. Robert Pateman: actress: 1844-1908): first appearance of, in S. F., [46];
“The New Magdalen” dramatized for, at B.’s suggestion, [47];
estimates of, as actress, [48].
“Paul Arniff” (melod.): [214]; [215];
cast of, [216].
Paul, Logan (actor): [261].
“Pauline” (play): B. appears in, with the Keans, [10].
“Pawn Ticket [210]” (melod.): written for Lotta—produced, etc., [317], et seq.;
cast of, [320].
Pearson, A. Y. (th. man.: 186[2?]-1903): [400].
Pell, Katie (actress): [74].
People’s Lawyer,” “The (play): [78]; [103].
“Peril; or, Love at Long Branch” (play): [81].
Persecuted Traveller,” “The (farce): [98].
Pettitt, Henry (Eng. playwright: 1848-1893): [227]; [258].
Phelps, Charles (M.D.: 18— -19—): [120].
Phelps, Fanny Morgan (actress): [74]; [97].
Phillips, Watts (Eng. dramatist: 1829-1874): [108]; [110]; [179].
Piatt, Don (Am. writer): on Rip and Fanchon, [169].
Piercy, Samuel W. (Am. actor and playwright: 18— -1882): death of—and B.’s admiration for, [69]; [217].
Pilar-Morin, Mile. —— (Fr. actress): [492].
Pinero, Sir Arthur Wing (kt., cr., 1909: Eng. actor and dramatist: 1855-19—): [73]; [246]; [344].
“Pink Dominos” (farce): [189].
Piper, John (Ger.-Am. th. man.: 1830-1897): engages B., [50];
B.’s experiences under management of, [51], et seq.;
his stock co., [62];
B. freed from, [63].
Piper, Mrs. John: B.’s painful experience with, [62].
Piper’s Opera House, Virginia City: particulars about—and B. engaged at, [50].
Pixley [Shea], Annie (Mrs. Robert Fulford: Am. actress: 1858-1893): [74].
“Pizarro” (play): [6];
in J. Dean’s repertory, [7].
Placide, Henry (Am. actor: 1800-1870): [153].
Platt, George Foster: [349].
“Playing with Fire” (farcical comedy): [474].
Plays: altered and adopted by B.—and Mrs. Bates on B.’s felicity in such work, [84];
acted in by B.—more than 170 enumerated, [141], et seq.
“Pluto” (burlesque): [37].
Plympton, Eben (Am. actor: 1853-1915): [132]; [312].
Poe, Edgar Allan (the poet, etc.: 1809-1849): [43].
Polish Jew,” “The (play): [171].
Pond, Anson (Am. playwright): [348].
Ponisi, Mme. James (Elizabeth Hanson—Mrs. Samuel Wallis: Eng.-Am. actress: 1818-1899): [177]; [298].
Poole, Mrs. —— (actress): [132].
“Poor Richard’s Almanac”: [4].
Post of Honor,” “The (play): [106].
Potter, Mrs. James Brown (Cora Urquhart: Am.-Eng. actress and th. man.: 1859-19—); [492]; [493].
Potter, Paul Meredith (Am. journalist and playwright: 1853-19—): [383]; [433].
Potter, John S. (th. man.): [131].
Powers, Francis (Am. actor and playwright): [447]; [448].
Powers, “Harry” (Am. th. business ag’t.): [426]; [427].
Prescott, Marie (Am. actress: died, 1893): [242].
Pretty Housebreaker,” “The (play): [70].
Price, Edward D. (Am. th. agent): [383].
Price, “Lizzie” V. (Mrs. W. Wintle—Mrs. Charles Albert Fechter: Am. actress: 18— -18—): [69].
“Priestess” (play): [9].
Prince and the Pauper,” “The (novel): play on, suggested by Elsie Leslie, [365];
B. revises same, when made, [366];
B. rehearses—and is successfully produced, [367]; [368].
Proctor, F. F. (Am. man. of varieties theatres): [373]; [375].
Proctor, Joseph B. (Am. actor and th. man.: 1816-1897): B. appears with, in “The Jibbenainosay,” [26].
Prodigal’s Return,” “The (play): [98].
“Proof Positive” (play): B. makes, for R. Wood, [108].
Puccini, Giacomo (Italian musical composer: 1858-19—): [75]; [488];
B. gives him operatic rights of “Madame Butterfly,” [489];
his opera of “Madama Butterfly” considered, [490], et seq.
R
“Raising the Wind” (farce): [32].
Rajah; or, Wyndcot’s Ward,” “The (play): [279]; [280].
Raleigh, Cecil (Eng. playwright): [317].
Raven,” “The (poem): [43].
Raymond (O’Brien), John T. (Irish-Am, actor: 1836-1887): appears in S. F. in “Led Astray,” [63];
first produces Densmore’s version of “The Gilded Age”—and B.’s recollections of, [64];
B.’s account of not accurate, [65];
his performance of Colonel Sellers, [68]; [135]; [168].
Rea, Frank (actor): [24]; [35].
Rea, Mrs. Frank (actress): [35].
Reade, Charles (Eng. novelist, dramatist, and th. man.: 1815-1884): Mayo’s version of his “Griffith Gaunt,” [71]; [185]; [257].
Reece, Robert (Eng. dramatist: 1838-1891): [313].
Rehan, Ada (Ada Crehan: Irish-Am. actress: 1860-1916): first appearance of, under Daly, [185]; [307]; [392]; [470].
“Rev. Griffith Davenport” (melod.): derivation of, [199].
Rice, Edward E. (Am. th. man.: 18—-18—): [196].
Rice, Thomas D. (Am. “negro minstrel”: 1808-1860): [38].
Rice, Isaac B. (Am. th. man.: 1827-1908): [337]; [387].
Rich & Harris (th. man’s.): [401].
Richardson, Samuel (Eng. novelist: 1689-1761): [3].
“Richelieu” (play): [94]; [247].
Riddle, Eliza (Mrs. William Henry Sedley-Smith: 180[8?]-1861: actress): [32].
Rignold, George (Eng. actor and th. man.: 1838-1912): acts King Henry the Fifth in S. F.—brought to Am. by Jarrett & Palmer, [90]; [91]; [133].
“Rip Van Winkle” (play): Herne’s version of, [70];
same, [182]; [202].
Rising Moon,” “The (melod.): [49].
Road to Ruin,” “The (comedy): [29].
Robe, Annie (Am. actress): [298]; [302].
“Robert Elsmere” (novel) Gillette’s dramatization of, revised by B., [356].
“Robert Macaire” (melod.): B.’s liking for—and often acted by, [80]; [90]; [103].
Roberts, Theodore (Am. actor: 1861-19—): fine performance of, as Scar-Brow, [415].
Roberts, R. A. (actor): fine performance by, [382].
Robertson, Agnes Kelly (Mrs. Dion Boucicault: Eng. actress: 1833-1916): [57]; [153].
Robertson, Peter (Am. journalist: 1847-1911): [247].
Robertson, “Sue” (actress): bft. performance for, at Maguire’s O. H., [13].
Robson, Stuart (Am. actor: 1836-1903): [375].
Roche, Frank (actor): [46]; [47].
Rodgers, James (Eng. actor and th. man.: 1826-1890): [53].
Rodgers, Katharine (actress): [53];
in Virginia City, [60];
her first appearance in S. F., [61]; [133].
Roeder, Benjamin Franklin (general business manager for David Belasco): [422]; [450].
Rogers, Lorraine: [18].
Rogers, Miss (“beautiful school teacher”): B. “barnstorms” with, [79], et seq.; [80];
B. leaves, [81].
Roll of the Drum,” “The (play): by B.—another of same name, [13].
Romance of a Poor Young Man,” “The (dramatization from novel): [311].
“Romeo and Juliet”: A. Neilson in, [63]; [137]; [138]; [209].
“Rosedale; or, The Rifle Ball” (melod.): [344].
Rossi, Ernesto (Italian actor and th. man.: 1829-1896): [252]; [253].
Rowe, George Fawcett (Eng.-Am. actor and dramatist: 1834-1889): in S. F., [92]; [133].
Rowe, Joseph (th. man.): [131].
Rough Diamond,” “The (play): [103].
Russian Honeymoon,” “A (play): [279].
“Ruy Blas” (play): [69].
Ryer, George (th. man.): [131].
S
“Sag Harbor” (melod.): [198]; [199].
Salamon, Hon. —— (Governor of Calif.): helps Modjeska, [101].
Salvini, Tommaso (It. actor and th. man.: 1829-1916): first Am. appearance of, author present at, [59]; [153]; [168]; [170]; [171].
“Sam’l of Posen” (melod.): [295].
Sanger, Frank: [401].
“Saratoga” (play): [105].
Sardou, Victorien (Fr. dramatist: 1831-1908): [125]; [311].
Sargent, Epes (Am. dramatist, poet, etc.: 1812-1880): [9].
Sargent, Franklin Haven (Am. teacher of acting: 1856-19—): [349]; [353].
Saunders, Mrs. C. R. (Elizabeth Jefferson—Mrs. Jacob Wonderly Thoman: actress): [131]; [132]; [135].
Saturday Review,” “The London (newspaper): [485].
Sawtell, J. A. (Am. actor and th. man.): B.’s first meeting with—later association with B., [85].
“Schermerhorn’s Boy” (farce): [37].
“School” (comedy): [69].
School for Scandal,” “The (comedy): [177]; [179].
Scott, Clement (Eng. journalist and playwright: 1841-1904): [485].
Scrap of Paper,” “A (comedy): [178].
“Secret Service” (melod.): B.’s “The H. of Maryland” precedes, [453];
an effective hodge-podge, [454].
Sedley-Smith, William Henry (Eng.-Am. actor, th. man., and stage man.: 1806-1872): early friend of B.’s—and sketch of life of, [28], et seq.;
death of, [33]; [135].
Shakespeare, William, [87]; [90]; [91]; [136]; [138]; [157]; [456]; [457]; [458].
Shannon, Effie (Mrs. Herbert Kelcey [Lamb]: Am. actress: 1869-19—): performance of, in “The Charity Ball,” [360].
Shattuck, Ada (actress): [35].
Shaw, George Bernard (Eng. journalist, playwright, and social agitator: 1856-19—): [485].
“She” (novel): Gillette’s melodrama from, revised by B. and made success of—production and story of same, [337], et seq.; [356]; [387].
Sheehan, Joseph F. (singer): [489].
“Shenandoah” (melod.): C. Frohman prospers with, [373]; [439].
Sheridan, Emma: [349].
Sheridan, Richard Brinsley (Irish-Eng. dramatist, th. man., orator, etc.: 1751-1816): [7]; [330].
Sheridan, William E. (Am. actor: 1839-1887): [133];
first appearance in S. F., [221];
B.’s recollections
of, [222];
author on, [223]; [224]; [225].
“Shore Acres” (melod.): [198];
derivation of, [200].
Simon, Charles (Fr. journalist and playwright: 1850-1910): [456]; [484]; [485]; [486].
Simpleton,” “The (novel): [239].
Sinclair, Catharine Norton (Mrs. Edwin Forrest: Scotch-Am. actress: 18[06?]-1891): [132].
Sitting Bull (Sioux Indian Medicine Man): [404];
death of, [405].
Smith, Edward Tyrrell (Eng. th. man.: 1804-1877): [193].
Smith, John P. (actor): [229].
Smith, Mrs. Sol. (—— Sedley-Smith [real name, Sedley: daughter of W. H. Sedley-Smith]—Mrs. Sedley Brown—Mrs. Sol[omon] Smith, Jr.: Am. actress: 1830-1917): [32].
“Solon Shingle” (play): [78].
Sothern, Edward Askew (Eng. actor: 1826-1881): B. acts with, [51]; [132]; [343].
Sothern, Edward Hugh (Am. actor: 1859-19—): [317]; [337];
appears in “The Highest Bidder,” [316];
in “Editha’s Burglar,” [317];
B. and De Mille write “Lord Chumley” for, [340];
dissatisfied with that play—persuaded to appear in, [341];
his performance and success in, [344].
Soulé, “Susie” (actress): [35].
Spanier in Peru,” “Die (play): rewritten by Sheridan: [7].
Sphinx,” “The (play): [72].
Spotted Tail (Sioux Indian chief): [404].
Stage, the: established in Calif., [130], et seq.;
subjects suitable for exhibition on, author on, [457].
Stage Struck Chamber-Maid,” “The (farce): [49].
Stanhope, Adelaide (Mrs. Nelson Wheatcroft): [215].
Statue Lover,” “The (farce): [37].
Stark, James (actor): [131]; [132].
Stetson, John (Am. speculator in theatricals, etc.: died, 1895): [242]; [243].
“Still Waters Run Deep” (melod.): [344].
Stone, Amy (actress): [74].
Storm of Thoughts,” “A: [98].
Story of My Life,” “The (autobiography): B.’s, examined and estimated by author, [22], et seq.;
B.’s, re Boucicault and B., quoted, [55];
critically examined by author, [148].
Strakosch, Max (Moravian-Am. opera man.: 1835-1892): [375].
Stranglers of Paris,” “The (novel): [237];
B.’s dramatization of, [238];
cast of, [240].
Stranger,” “The (play): [9]; [89]; [94]; [458].
Streets of New York,” “The (melod.): [103].
Stœples, Mrs. Richard: see Wells, Mary.
“Struck Blind” (story): B.’s dramatization of, [84].

“Struck Oil” (play): [107].
Stuart’s Park Th., N. Y.: opened, [58].
Stuart, William (Edmund C. O’Flaherty: Irish-Am. journalist and th. man.: 1821-1886): Boucicault visits, [58].
Sullivan, Barry (Irish actor and th. man.: 1823-1891): [132];
opens Baldwin’s A. of M., S. F., [87];
repertory of, at same, [88];
B.’s recollections of, [89].
Sun,” “The New York (newspaper): letter of Raymond to, [66].
Sutter, —— (dramatist): [28].
Swain, Caroline (Mrs. Frank Gardner: actress): [97].
Swartz, Edward J. (Am. playwright): [345].
“Sweethearts” (comedy): [312].
“Sweet Lavender” (comedy): [344]; [353].
Swift, H. (actor): [35].
Synge, J. M. (playwright): [357].
Szamosy, Elza (Hungarian singer): [489].
T
Taber, Robert (Am. actor: 1865-1904): [349];
B.’s instructive reminiscence
of, [352], et seq.;
death of, [351].
Taylor, Howard (Am. journalist and playwright): [288]; [289].
Tearle, (George) Osmond (Eng. actor and th. man.: 1852-1901): [237]; [240].
Tennyson, Alfred, first Lord (the poet: 1809-1892): [43].
Tentation,” “La (play): see also “Led Astray”: [24];
acted in S. F., [63].
Terry, Edward O’Connor (Eng. actor and th. man.: 1844-1912): [344].
Teuton, Stella: [416].
Thayer, Edward N. (actor: 1798-18—): [104]; [131].
Theatre Royal, Victoria: B. appears at, in childhood, [10].
Theatres: in S. F.—and elsewhere in Calif., [130], et seq.
Theatrical managers: early, in Calif., [131].
Theatrical Syndicate (or Trust): [161].
“This Picture and That” (play): [471].
Thomas, Augustus (Am. dramatist: 1859-19—): [317].
Thompson, Charlotte (Mrs. Lorraine Rogers: actress: 1843-18—): [133].
Thompson, Denman (Am. actor, playwright, and th. man.: 1834-1911): B. writes play for—and attitude of, toward it, [111], et seq.
Thompson, Slason (Am. playwright): [247].
Thompson, William H. (Scotch-Am, actor: 184—-19—): [415].
Thorne, Charles Robert, Sr. (Eng.-Am. actor and th. man.: 1823-1893): [74];
early teacher of B.—and kindness of, to same, [78];
B. and, fight on horseback in “K. R. III.,” [79];
employs B.—and unable to pay, [85]; [131].
Thorne, Charles Robert, Jr. (Am. actor: 1841-1883): [53].
Thorne’s Palace Th., S. F.: [85].
Thorpe, Rose Hartwick (Am. poet: 1850-19—): [11].
Three Guardsmen,” “The (play): [473].
Three Singles; or, Two and the Deuce,” “The (farce): [474].
Ticket-of-Leave Man,” “The (play): B. acts Mrs. Willoughby in, [104].
“To Oblige Benson” (farce): [474].
Torrence, John (actor): [135].
“Trade” (play): [313].
See also “The Highest Bidder.”
Tribune,” “The New York (newspaper): [59]; [225].
“True to the Core” (melod.): B.’s version of—and cast, [220].
Trowbridge, John Townsend (poet: 1827-1916): [11].
“Twelfth Night”: [137].
Twenty-third Street Theatre (Proctor’s), N. Y.: account of—and “Men and Women” acted at, [373], et seq.
“Twice Saved; or, Bertha the Midget” (melod.): [49].
Two Orphans,” “The (melod.): [96].
Tyler (Kirkland), Odette (Mrs. Robert D. McLean [Shepherd]: Am. actress: 1869-19—): [416].
U
Ugly Duckling,” “The (melod.): [383]; [384];
revision of, by B.—and produced—story of, [385];
cast of, [387];
end of career of, [388]; [389].
“Ultimo” (play): [80];
run of, in S. F., [82].
“Uncle Tom’s Cabin” (melod.): L. Alberta and B. in, [49]; [258].
“Under the Gas-Light” (melod.): B. appears in, with Mme. Methua-Scheller, [26]; [92].
“Under the Polar Star” (melod.): revised by B., [446].
“Under Two Flags” (novel): Falconer’s dramatization of, [28]; [470].
Unequal Match,” “The (comedy): [69].
Union Square Th., N. Y.: first performance of “Led Astray” at, [39].
Union Square Theatre Co. (of N.
Y.): directed in S. F. by B., [105];
tribute of, to B., [106].
Unofficial Patriot,” “The (novel): [200].
Upper Crust,” “The (comedy): [220].
“Used Up” (farcical comedy): [59].
V
Vagabonds,” “The (poem): [11]; [44].
Valasco: early form of name Belasco, [1].
“Valerie” (comedy): B. writes, for Wallack, [298], et seq.;
cast of, [304].
Vane, Alice (actress): in “Rip Van Winkle,” [71].
Varian, Nina (Am. actress: died, 1880): [179].
“Venice Preserved” (play): [160].
Venua, Wesley (th. man.): [130].
Vernon, Mrs. George (Jane Marchant Fisher: Am. actress: 1792-1869): [153].
Vicar of Wakefield,” “The: B.’s dramatization of, [106].
Vie de Bohème,” “La: [53].
Vinson, James H. (Am. actor and stage man.): [35]; [217].
Vulgar Boy,” “The (poem): [43].
W
Wade’s Opera House, S. F.: Rignold in “K. Henry V.” at, [90].
Wagnalls, Lincoln (th. man.): [349].
Walcot, Charles Melton, Sr. (Eng.-Am. actor: 1816-1868): [153].
Wallace, “Jake” (old-time Calif. “minstrel”): [74];
B.’s recollections of—dramatic character copied from, [75].
Wallack, James William, the Elder (Eng.-Am. actor and th. man.: 1795-1864): [167].
Wallack, James William, the Younger (Eng.-Am. actor and th. man.: 1818-1873): [72]; [132];
his Fagin, [167]; [197].
Wallack, Lester (John Johnstone Wallack: Am. actor, th. man., and dramatist: 1820-1888): [56]; [153];
offer of, to buy play, rejected, [182];
wishes to employ B., [205], et seq.; [237]; [241]; [242]; [243]; [244]; [245]; [246];
B. writes “Valerie” for, [298], et seq.;
excellent quality of his acting, [303];
note of, to B., [304];
offers B. employment—and B.’s view of, [305].
Wallack’s Lyceum, N. Y.: [8].
Wallack’s Theatre, N. Y.: “Forbidden Fruit” at, [57];
“Mora”—and “Mimi,” produced at—Boucicault at, in “Kerry” and “Used Up,” [58].
Waller, Daniel Wilmarth (actor and th. man.): [131].
Wallet of Time,” “The (dramatic history, etc.): [68].
Wall Street Bandit,” “A (play): [311].
Walsh, Blanche (Am. actress: 18—-19—): [349].
Walter, Eugene (Am. journalist and playwright: 1876-19—): [456].
Walters, Clara Jean (Am. actress): [48].
“Wanted, a Divorce” (play): [97].
Ward, Artemus (Charles Farrar Browne: Am. humorist: 1835-1867): [148].
Ward (Mary Augusta), Mrs. Humphry (Eng. novelist: 1851-19—): [356].
Ward, James W. (actor): B. works for, [96].
Warfield, David (Am. actor: 1866-19—): [113];
B. on ambition of, to act Shylock, [139].
Warner, Charles (Eng. actor and th. man.: 1847-1909): [185].
Warner, Charles Dudley (Am. man of letters: 1829-1900): [64]; [66].
Warner, Neil (actor: 1830-1901): [133].
Warwick, James H. (actor): [131].
“Watson’s Art Journal”: [18].
Watson, Mary (Am. actress): [74].
Webster, Daniel (the statesman: 1782-1852): [9].
“Wedded by Fate” (melod.): [227]; [228].
Wellington, Duke of: [131].
Wells, Mary (Mrs. Richard Stœples: Eng.-Am. actress: 1829-1878): first appearance of, in Am., [23];
same, in S. F.—and B.’s first formal appearance on stage not made with, [24].
Wells, Minnie (singing actress): B.’s first formal appearance on stage made with, [24]; [25].
Wheatcroft, Nelson (Am. actor): [360]; [415].
Wheatleigh, Charles (Am. actor and th. man.: 18—-18—): [69]; [132]; [261].
Wheelock, Joseph, Sr. (Eng. actor: 183[8?]-1908): [286].
Whiffen, Thomas (actor): [71]; [72].
Whitney, Fred. C. (Am. th. man.): [436]
Whittlesey, White (Am. actor): [349].
“Who Killed Cock Robin?” (burlesque): B. in, [86].
Widmer, Henry (musician and orchestra conductor: 1845-1895): music for “Passion Play” by, [115].
Wife,” “The (drama—Knowles’): [46]; [87]; [92]; [103].
Wife,” “The (comedy—by B. and De M.): [321];
B.’s recollection of writing of, [327], et seq.;
quality, and story, of, [329], et seq.;
success of, due to B.’s invention—and cast of, [334];
ordered withdrawn—and forced by B. to success, [336]; [337]; [355]; [432].
“Wild Oats” (comedy): [90].
Williams, Barney (Irish-Am, actor and th. man.: 1823-1876): [133].
Williams, Mrs. Barney (Irish-Am. actress: 18—-18—): [133].
Williamson, James Cassius (Am.-Australian actor and th. man.: 1846-1913): [36]; [107].
Willing Hand,” “The (melod.): [96].
Willow Copse,” “The (melod.): [69].
Wills, William Gorman (Irish-Eng. poet, dramatist, and novelist: 1830-1891): [107].
Wilson, John (actor): [132]; [135].
Wilson, Primrose & West Minstrel Co.: [113].
Wilson, R. A. (Am. actor): [35].
Wilton, Ellie (Am. actress): [74].
“Wine, Woman, and Cards” (melod.): [98].
Winter, E. Wales (th. agent): [349].
“Within an Inch of His Life” (story): B.’s dramatization of—success of same—and “effects” in, [113];
cast of, [114]; [189].
Woman in Red,” “The (melod.): [49]; [261].
Woman in White,” “The (play): J. Dean in, [8].
Woman of the People,” “A (melod.): adapted by B., [107].
“Won at Last” (play): [189]; [190]; [272].
Wonder,” “The (comedy): [88].
Wonderful Scamp,” “The: see “Aladdin No. [2].”
Wood, Col. J. H. (th. man.): [86].
Wood Rose (actress): [105];
B. makes play for, [108].
Woodard, John R. (Am. actor, stage man., and th. man.): [24]; [25]; [35]; [36]; [131].
Woodard, Mary (actress): [131].
Woods, Rev. T. C.: [4].
World,” “The (melod.): [239]; [250].
Worthing, Frank (Francis George Pentland: Scotch-Am. actor and playwright: 1866-1910): [471];
performance of, in “Naughty Anthony,” [474];
same, [475].
Wren, “Fred” (Am. actor): [192].
Wyndham, Sir Charles, kt. (1837-19—): [395]; [396]; [398]; [399].
(X)Y
Yankee,” “The (play): B. writes for Owens—and rejected, [78].
Yates, Frederick Henry (actor): [173].
Young Widow,” “The (play): [103].
Younger Son,” “The (play): adopted by B., [428];
produced—story, and cast, of, [429];
failure of, [430].
“Youth” (melod.): [246].
Z
Zangwill, Israel (Eng. novelist: 1864-19—): [473].
“Zaza” (play): [454];
author’s strictures on, and on production of, by B., [456], et seq.;
production—contents—and significance of, [461], et seq.;
Mrs. Carter’s performance in, [464];
cast of, [465]; [466];
B. and C. Frohman present, in London—disgust of the Fr. authors thereof, [484];
and B.’s amusing account thereof, [485], et seq.
Zoe, Mlle. Marie (Cuban dancer): B. engaged to assist, [70].
Zola, Émile (Fr. playwright): [184].