Composers and their stage works 



(William) Clyde FITCH

(1865 - 1909)

American Dramatist: Born May 2, 1865 Elmira, N.Y.: Died Châlon-sur-Marne, France September 4, 1909

PLAYS

  1. Beau Brummell. Play. Published 1908. Produced New York, Madison Square Theatre, May 19, 1890.
  2. Frederick Lamaître. Play. Produced Boston, Tremont Theatre, Dec. 1, 1890; New York, Daly's Theatre, Apr. 22, 1891.
  3. Betty's Finish. Play. Produced Boston Museum, Dec. 29, 1890.
  4. Pamela's Prodigy. Play. Published 1893. Produced London, Royal Court Theatre, Oct. 21, 1891.
  5. A Modern Match. Play. Produced New York, Union Square Theatre, Mar. 14, 1892; London, Royalty Theatre, Oct. 28, 1892, as Marriage 1892.
  6. The Masked Ball. (Adaptation). Play. Produced New York, Palmer's Theatre, Oct. 3, 1892; London, Criterion Theatre, Jan. 6, 1900. Based on Le Veglione by Alexandre Bisson and Albert Carre.
  7. The Social Swim. (Adaptation). Play. Produced Pittsburgh, Alvin Theatre, Jan. 12, 1893; New York, Harlem Opera House, Sept. 22, 1893. Based on Victorien Sardou's Maison neuve.
  8. The Harvest. Play. Produced New York, Fifth Avenue Theatre, Jan. 25, 1893. Early version of The Moth and the Flame.
  9. April Weather. Play. Produced Chicago Opera House, May 29, 1893; New York, Daly's Theatre, Nov. 13, 1893.
  10. A Shattered Idol. (Adaptation). Play. Produced St. Paul, Globe Theatre, July 30, 1893. Based on Honoré de Balzac's novel Le père Goriot.
  11. An American Duchess. (Adaptation). Play. Produced New York, Lyceum Theatre, Nov. 20, 1893. Based on Henri Lavedan's Le prince d'Aurec.
  12. Mrs. Grundy, Jr. Play. Published 1893.
  13. His Grace de Grammont. Play. Produced Rockford, Ill., Sept. 22, 1894; Chicago, Grand Opera House, Sept. 24, 1894.
  14. Gossip. (Adaptation; with Leo Ditrichstein). Play. Produced New York, Palmer's Theatre, Mar. 11, 1895; London, Grand Theatre, June 3, 1895. Based on a play by Jules Claretie.
  15. Mistress Betty. Play. Produced New York, Garrick Theatre, Oct. 15, 1895. Revived as The Toast of the Town.
  16. Bohemia. (Adaptation). Play. Produced New York, Empire Theatre, Mar. 9, 1896. Based on Henri Murger's Scènes de la vie de Bohème.
  17. The Liar. (Adaptation). Play. Produced Philadelphia, Walnut Street Theatre, Apr. 3, 1896; New York, Hoyt's Theatre, Sept. 2, 1896. Based on a play by Bisson.
  18. The Superfluous Husband. (Adaptation; with Ditrichstein). Play. Produced New York, Fifth Avenue Theatre, Jan. 4, 1897. Based on a play by Ludwig Fulda.
  19. Nathan Hate. Play. Published 1899. Produced Chicago, Hooley's Theatre, Jan. 31, 1898; New York, Knickerbocker Theatre, Jan. 2, 1899.
  20. The Moth and the Flame. Play. Produced Philadelphia, Chestnut Street Theatre, Feb. 14, 1898; New York, Lyceum Theatre, Apr. 11, 1898. Revision of The Harvest.
  21. The Head of the Family. (Adaptation; with Ditrichstein). Play. Produced New York, Knickerbocker Theatre, Dec. 6, 1898. Based on Adolf L'Arronge's Hasemanns Töchter.
  22. The Cowboy and the Lady. Play. Published ca. 1908. Produced Philadelphia, Broad Street Theatre, Mar. 13, 1899; London, Duke of York's Theatre, June 5, 1899.
  23. Barbara Frietchie. Play. Published 1900. Produced Philadelphia, Broad Street Theatre, Oct. 10, 1899; New York, Criterion Theatre, Oct. 23, 1899.
  24. Captain Jinks of the Horse Marines. Play. Published 1902. Produced Philadelphia, Walnut Street Theatre, Jan. 7, 1901; New York, Garrick Theatre, Feb. 4, 1901.
  25. The Climbers. Play, 4 acts. Published 1906. Produced New York, Bijou Theatre, Jan. 15, 1901; London, Comedy Theatre, Sept. 5, 1903.
  26. Lovers' Lane. Play. Published 1915. Produced New York, Manhattan Theatre, Feb. 6, 1901.
  27. The Last of the Dandies. Play. Produced London, Her Majesty's Theatre, Oct. 24, 1901.
  28. The Marriage Game. (Adaptation). Produced Philadelphia, Broad Street Theatre, Sept. 23, 1901. Based on Emile Augier's Le mariage d'Olympe.
  29. The Way of the World. Play. Produced New York, Hammerstein's Victoria Theatre, Nov. 4, 1901.
  30. The Girl and the Judge. Play. Produced New York, Lyceum Theatre, Dec. 4, 1901.
  31. The Stubbornness of Geraldine. Play. Published 1906. Produced New York, Garrick Theatre, Nov. 3, 1902.
  32. The Girl with the Green Eyes. Play. Published 1905. Produced New York, Savoy Theatre, Dec. 25, 1902.
  33. The Bird in the Cage. (Adaptation). Play. Produced New York, Bijou Theatre, Jan. 12, 1903. Based on Ernst von Wildenbruch's Die Hauben-lerche.
  34. The Frisky (Adaptation). Mrs. Johnson. Play. Produced New York, Princess Theatre, Feb. 9, 1903. Based on Madame Flirt by Paul Gavault and Georges Berr.
  35. Her Own Way. Play. Published 1907. Produced Buffalo, Star Theatre, Sept. 24, 1903; New York, Garrick Theatre, Sept. 28, 1903; London, Lyric Theatre, Apr. 25, 1905.
  36. Major André. Play. Produced New York, Savoy Theatre, Nov. 11, 1903.
  37. Glad of It. Play. Produced New York, Savoy Theatre, Dec. 28, 1903.
  38. The Coronet of a Duchess. Play. Produced New York, Garrick Theatre, Sept. 21, 1904.
  39. Granny. (Adaptation). Play. Produced New York, Lyceum Theatre, Oct. 24, 1904. Based on Michel Georges-Michel's L'aïeule.
  40. Cousin Billy. (Adaptation). Play. Produced New York, Criterion Theatre, Jan. 2, 1905. Based on Le voyage de M. Perrichon, by Eugène Labiche and Edouard Martin.
  41. The Woman in the Case. Play. Published 1915. Produced New York, Herald Square Theatre, Jan. 30, 1905; New York, Garrick Theatre, June 2, 1909.
  42. Her Great Match. Play. Produced Syracuse, N.Y., Sept. 1, 1905; New York, Criterion Theatre, Sept. 4, 1905.
  43. The Toast of the Town. Produced Philadelphia, Broad Street Theatre, Oct. 9, 1905; New York, Daly's Theatre, Nov. 27, 1905. Revision of Mistress Betty.
  44. Wolfville. (Adaptation; with Willis Steell). Drama. Produced Philadelphia, Broad Street Theatre, Oct. 23, 1905. Based on Alfred Henry Lewis's Wolfville stories.
  45. The Girl Who Has Everything. Play. Produced Boston, Hollis Street Theatre, Mar. 12, 1906; New York, Liberty Theatre, Dec. 4, 1906.
  46. Toddles. (Adaptation). Play. Produced London, Duke of York's Theatre, Sept. 3, 1906; Baltimore, Feb. 24, 1908; New York, Garrick Theatre, Mar. 16, 1908. Based on Triplepatte by Andre Godfernaux and Tristan Bernard.
  47. The House of Mirth. (Adaptation; with Edith Wharton). Drama. Produced Detroit Opera House, Sept. 11, 1906; New York, Savoy Theatre, Oct. 22, 1906. Based on Edith Wharton's novel of the same title.
  48. The Truth. Play. Published 1907. Produced Cleveland, Ohio, Oct. 15, 1906; New York, Criterion Theatre, Jan. 7, 1907; London, Comedy Theatre, Apr. 6, 1907; Berlin, Neues Theater, Sept. 24, 1908; New York, Little Theatre, Apr. 14, 1914.
  49. The Straight Road. Play. Produced St. Louis, Dec. 23, 1906; New York, Astor Theatre, Jan. 7, 1907.
  50. Her Sister. (With Cosmo Gordon-Lennox). Produced New York, Hudson Theatre, Dec. 24, 1907.
  51. The Honour of the Family. (Adaptation). Play. Produced New York, Hudson Theatre, Feb. 17, 1908. Based on Émile Fabre's dramatization of Balzac's La Rabouilleuse.
  52. Girls. (Adaptation). Play. Produced Washington, Belasco Theatre, Mar. 9, 1908; New York, Daly's Theatre, Mar. 23, 1908. Based on Die Welt ohne Männer by Alexander Engel and Julius Horst.
  53. The Blue Mouse. (Adaptation). Play. Produced New Haven, Conn., Hyperion Theatre, Nov. 25, 1908; New York, Lyric Theatre, Nov. 30, 1908. Based on a play by Engel and Horst.
  54. A Happy Marriage. Play. Produced Schenectady, N.Y., Jan. 28, 1909; New York, Garrick Theatre, Apr. 12, 1909.
  55. The Bachelor. Play. Produced New Haven, Conn., Hyperion Theatre, Mar. 4, 1909; New York, Maxine Elliott Theatre, Mar. 15, 1909.
  56. The City. Play. Published 1915. Produced New Haven, Conn., Hyperion Theatre, Nov. 15, 1909; New York, Lyric Theatre, Dec. 21, 1909.

CRITICISM

  • A. Bell, The Clyde Fitch I Knew, New York, 1909;
  • M. J. Moses and V. Gerson, Clyde Fitch and His Letters, Boston, 1924.