OLIVER BELL BUNCE

The details are given specifically in the Introduction to “Love in ’76”.

STEELE MACKAYE

Born, Buffalo, New York, June 6, 1842.  Died, Timpas, Colorado, on board train, February 25, 1894.  Author of the following plays, with their dates of first production:  “Monaldi” (New York:  St. James Theatre, January 8, 1872), in collaboration with Francis Durivage; “Marriage,” adapted from the French of Feuillet (New York:  St. James Theatre, February 12, 1872); “A Radical Fool,” written in London (1873-1874); “Arkwright’s Wife,” in collaboration with Tom Taylor (Leeds, England:  Theatre Royal, July 7, 1873); “Silas Marner,” a dramatization of George Eliot’s novel, written in London (1873); “Jealousy,” with Charles Reade, written in London (1873-1874); “Rose Michel,” based on a French play, in its turn based on Victor Hugo (New York:  Union Square Theatre, November 23, 1875); “Queen and Woman,” in collaboration with J. V. Pritchard (Brooklyn, N. Y.:  Theatre, February 14, 1876); “Twins,” in collaboration with A. C. Wheeler (New York:  Wallack’s Theatre, April 12, 1876); “Won at Last” (New York:  Wallack’s Theatre, December 10, 1877); “Through the Dark” (New York:  Fifth Avenue Theatre, March 10, 1879); “An Iron Will” (Providence, R. I., Low’s Opera House, October 27, 1879); “Hazel Kirke” (New York:  Madison Square Theatre, February 4, 1880); “A Fool’s Errand,” dramatization from a novel by Judge Tourgee (Philadelphia:  Arch Street Theatre, October 26, 1881); “Dakolar,” based on Georges Ohnet’s “Le Maitre de Forges” (New York:  Lyceum Theatre, April 6, 1885); “In Spite of All,” founded on Sardou (New York:  Lyceum Theatre, September 15, 1885); “Rienzi,” based on Bulwer-Lytton’s novel (Washington:  Albaugh’s Opera House, December 13, 1886; New York production, Niblo’s Garden, May 2, 1887); “The Drama of Civilization,” a pageant (New York:  Madison Square Garden, November 27, 1887); “Anarchy” (Buffalo, N. Y.:  Academy of Music, May 30, 1887); “Paul Kauvar; or, Anarchy” (New York:  Standard Theatre, December 24, 1887); “A Noble Rogue” (Chicago:  Opera House, July 3, 1888); “An Arrant Knave” (Chicago:  Opera House, September 30, 1889); “Colonel Tom” (Boston:  Tremont Theatre, January 20, 1890); “Money Mad” (New York:  Standard Theatre, April 7, 1890); “Cousin Larry,” written in 1891; “The World Finder,” a spectatorio (Chicago; Spectatorium, 1893, World’s Fair).

BRONSON HOWARD

Born, Detroit, Michigan, October 7, 1842.  Died, Avon-by-the-Sea, New Jersey, August 4, 1908.  Author of the following plays, with their dates of first production:  “Fantine” (Detroit, Mich., 1864); “Saratoga” (New York:  Fifth Avenue Theatre, December 21, 1870); “Diamonds” (New York:  Fifth Avenue Theatre, September 26, 1872); “Moorcroft; or, The Double Wedding” (New York:  Fifth Avenue Theatre, October 17, 1874);