Clyde Fitch (May 2, 1865 - September 4, 1909) American dramatist. Born William Clyde Fitch at Elmira, New York, he wrote over 60 plays, 36 of them original, which varied from social comedies and farces to melodrama and historical dramas. May 2 is the 122nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (123rd in leap years). ... 1865 (MDCCCLXV) is a common year starting on Sunday. ... September 4 is the 247th day of the year (248th in leap years). ... 1909 (MCMIX) was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... A dramatist is an author of dramatic compositions, usually plays. ... Elmira is a city located in Chemung County, New York, USA. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 30,940. ...

Clyde Fitch

As the only child to live to adulthood, his father, Captain William G. Fitch, a graduate of West Point and a Union officer in the Civil War, encouraged him to become an architect or to engage in a career of business, but his mother, Alice Clark, in whose eyes he could do no wrong, always believed in his talent. It was she that would hire the architectural firm of Hunt & Hunt to design the sarcophagus set inside an open Tuscan temple for his final resting place at Woodlawn Cemetery in Bronx, New York. Image File history File links ClydeFitch. ... Image File history File links ClydeFitch. ... The United States Military Academy, also known as West Point, or simply USMA or Army is a U.S. service academy and Army fort. ... Combatants United States of America Confederate States of America Commanders Abraham Lincoln† Ulysses S. Grant Jefferson Davis Robert E. Lee Strength 2,213,363 1,064,200 Casualties KIA: 110,100 Total dead: 359,500 Wounded: 275,200 KIA: 74,500 Total dead: 198,500 Wounded: 137,000+  The American... Architect at his drawing board, 1893 An architect is a person involved in the planning, designing and oversight of a buildings construction. ... Stone sarcophagus of Pharaoh Merenptah Detail of a stone sarcophagus in the Istanbul Archeological Museum showing a hunting scene Anthropoid sarcophagus discovered at Cádiz A sarcophagus is a stone container for a coffin or body. ... Tuscany (Italian Toscana) is a region in central Italy, bordering on Latium to the south, Umbria to the east, Emilia-Romagna and Liguria to the north, and the Tyrrhenian Sea to the west. ... Located in The Bronx, Woodlawn Cemetery is one of the largest cemeteries in New York City. ... The Bronx is one of the five boroughs of United States. ...

He was the first American playwright to publish his plays. His first work of note was Beau Brummell (1890) a major work set in the Regency-era, which became a showcase for actor Richard Mansfield (1854-1907), who would play the title role for the rest of his life. His 1892 play Masked Ball would be the first time that Charles Frohman put Maude Adams opposite John Drew which led to many future successes. In 1900 Captain Jinks of the Horse Marines, made a star of Ethel Barrymore. He is remembered particularly for Nathan Hale (1898), The Climbers (1901), The Girl with the Green Eyes (1902), The Truth (1907) and The City (1909). His works were popular on both sides of the Atlantic. His play based on the heroine of John Greenleaf Whittier's poem Barbara Frietchie met with mixed reviews in 1899 because of the romance he added to the tale, but it would be successfully revived a number of times. In 1896 he wrote the lyrics to a popular song "Love Makes The World Go 'Round" with the arrangement by William Furst. A playwright, also known as a dramatist, is someone who writes dramatic literature or drama. ... Brummell, engraved from a miniature portrait. ... Richard Mansfield (1857-1907) was an American actor who was born on the May 24, 1857, in Berlin. ... Charles Frohman (1860 - 1915) was a U.S. theatre manager. ... Maude Adams (1902) Maude Adams as Peter in an early stage production Maude Adams (born November 11, 1872; died July 17, 1953) was an American stage actress, most noted for her signature role, Peter Pan. ... John Drew (1827 - 1862) was a U.S. (Irish-born) actor. ... Ethel Barrymore (August 15, 1879 - June 18, 1959) was an Oscar-winning American actress and a member of the famous Barrymore family. ... See Nathan Hale (colonel) for the officer of the 2nd NH Regt. ... John Greenleaf Whittier John Greenleaf Whittier (December 17, 1807 – September 7, 1892) was an American Quaker poet and advocate of the abolition of slavery in the United States. ... Wikisource has original text related to this article: the poem Barbara Frietchie Barbara Frietchie, The Frederick Girl is a play in four acts by Clyde Fitch and based on the heroine of John Greenleaf Whittiers poem Barbara Frietchie (based on a real person: Barbara Fritchie). ...

His career spanned a brief two decades, but he earned upwards of $250,000 from his plays at a time when a dollar a day was the working wage. He directed a few of his plays and was closely involved in the production of them all. Working with Edith Wharton he wrote and directed the stage adaptation of The House of Mirth in 1906. He was the first American playwright to be taken seriously and at one time managed to have five plays running simultaneously on Broadway. A generous host with an engaging personality he was renowned as a raconteur. His invitations in Greenwich, Connecticut at "Quiet Corner" were sought after. A close friend of Elsie de Wolfe, she would help him find many of the furnishings for this house as well as others. At one point she said "he knows more about women, than most women know about themselves." A dandy by his early teens, he knew that in school he was seen as a sissy, but he said, "I would rather be misunderstood than lose my independence." Correspondence of the time point to a likely relationship, however brief, with Oscar Wilde. He suffered from attacks of appendicitis, but refused his American doctor's recomendation of surgery, instead trusting the specialists in Europe who assured him that they could effect a cure over time without surgery. While staying at the Hotel de la Haute Mère de Dieu at Châlons, France, he suffered what would be a fatal attack. He underwent surgery by a local doctor, rather than travel to Paris and died from blood poisoning. His body was returned from France where it was entombed for a time in the Swan Callendar Mausoleum at Woodlawn Cememtery which belonged to a friend. In 1910 the body was removed and taken to New Jersey for cremation and the ashes were returned to the Swan Callendar Mausoleum until the Hunt & Hunt monument was finished. His ashes were then place in the sarcophagus where his parents' ashes would later join his own. Edith Wharton Edith Wharton (January 24, 1862 – August 11, 1937) was an American novelist, short story writer, and designer. ... The House of Mirth is a 1905 novel by Edith Wharton. ... Broadway theatre is often considered the highest professional form of theatre in the United States. ... Greenwich is a town located in Fairfield County, Connecticut. ... Elsie de Wolfe (Lady Mendl, occ. ... Oscar Wilde Oscar Fingal OFlahertie Wills Wilde (October 16, 1854 – November 30, 1900) was an Anglo-Irish playwright, novelist, poet, short story writer and Freemason. ... Appendicitis is a condition characterised by inflammation of the appendix. ... Official language(s) None defined, English de facto Capital Trenton Largest city Newark Area  - Total  - Width  - Length  - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 47th 22,608 km² 110 km 240 km 14. ...

Trivia

• Barbara Stanwyck took her name from a combination of the name of his play Barbara Frietchie and this play's star, British actress, Joan Stanwyck.

Barbara Stanwyck Barbara Stanwyck (July 16, 1907 – January 20, 1990) was an American film and television actress. ...

External links

• Find A Grave profile for Clyde Fitch
• Works by Clyde Fitch at Project Gutenberg