History of Watrous, (Mora County) New Mexico United States of America

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Biographical Sketch of Henry Guy Carleton

Henry Guy Carleton, playwright, was born at Fort Union, New Mexico, June 21, 1855. He was graduated from Santa Clara college, San Francisco, Cal., and, removing to New Orleans in 1876, began writing acceptable verses, stories and sketches. In 1881 he wrote his first play, Memnon, an Egyptian tragedy, which was purchased for five thousand dollars by John McCullough, who regarded it as one of the best tragedies produced since Shakespeare's time, but did not present it. In 1882 Carleton removed to New York city, and in 1883 became editor of Life. He resigned in 1884, to devote his entire attention to dramatic authorship. In that year he produced Victor Durand, a society drama. Then followed The Pembertons, and, in 1889, The Lion's Mouth, played over five hundred times by Frederick Warde. Ye Earlie Trouble, The Princess Erie, and The Gilded Fool met with pronounced success. In 1892 be wrote A Bit of Scandal, and in 1893 The Butterflies. In 1894 Lem Kettle was brought out in New York, and Ambition, a political comedy, was written.

From: Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans, Johnson, Rossiter, editor