American writer, born at Lancaster, MO, on the 31st of January 1872. He was educated at Western Reserve University (A.B. 1892; A.M. 1894) and Yale (A.M. 1899). He was assistant editor of Godey’s Magazine, Current Literature and The Criterion. He served on the Mexican border in 1916 with the rank of captain; in 1918 was promoted major, and after honourable discharge in 1919 was appointed major in the reserve corps. His works include The Lakerim Club (1898); The Dozen from Lakerim (1899); Contemporary American Composers (1900); The Musical Guide (1903); Excuse Me! (1911); The Amiable Crimes of Dirk Memling (1913); The Thirteenth Commandment (1916); Long Ever Ago (1919) and What’s the World Coming To? (1920). Among his plays are The Wooden Wedding (1902); Tommy Rot (1902); The Richest Girl in the World (1906) and Uncle Zab (1913).
