Hill, Charles John Barton (Am. actor, playwright, th. man. and stage man.: 1830-1911): acts Mercutio with Neilson, 63;
employs B. at Calif. Th., 69; 92;
gives trial to Modjeska, 101, et seq.; 133; 218.
Hill, James M. (Am. th. man.): B. employed to write play for, etc., 111, et seq.; 400.
Hill, Richard: 400.
Hinckley, George (Am. actor): 35; 62.
Hinckley, “Sallie” (Am. actress): 35;
in “The New Magdalen,” 69; 74; 133.
Hoey, Mrs. John (Am. actress): 153.
Hoitt, Dr. Ira G. (educator): 11.
Holbrook, Mrs. “Nelly” (Am. actress and dram. teacher): 11.
Holmes, E. B.: 135.
Holmes, Dr. Oliver Wendell (the poet, etc.: 1809-1894): 287.
Honeymoon,” “The (comedy): 32.
Hood, Thomas (the poet: 1799-1845): 43.
Hooley, Richard Martin (Am. th. man.: 1822-1898): 80;
his th. co. in S. F.—B.’s interest in, 81;
success of “Ultimo” produced by, 82; 191;
rejects “Chums,” 192; 425;
B. arranges with, for production of “The Heart of Maryland,” 426;
death of, 427.
Hopper, De Wolf (Am. actor: 1858-19—): 290.
Howells, William Dean (Am. novelist and playwright: 1837-19—): letter to, by Clemens re “The Gilded Age,” 65.
Howard, Bronson (Am. dramatist: 1843-1908): 125; 244;
his opinion of “La Belle Russe,” etc., 245;
recognition of, helps B., 279; 328;
influence of his example, 329; 373; 439.
Hunchback,” “The (comedy): Julia Dean remembered in, 8;
performance of same in, perfection, 9; 63; 372.
Hurlburt, Alvin (hotel keeper): 192.

I
“Ici on Parle Français” (farce): 36.
Illustrious Stranger,” “The (play): B. in, 37.
Ince, Annette (Am. actress): acts Nancy, in “Oliver Twist,” 72; 135.
Ingoldsby, Thomas (Richard Harris Barham: Eng. poet: 1788-1845): 43.
“Ingomar” (play): 372.
“In Spite of All” (melod.): 311.
“Ireland and America” (melod.): 49.
“Ireland As It Was” (play): 50.
Irving, Sir Henry, kt. (John Henry Brodribb: Eng. actor, th. man., and stage man.: 1838-1905): 140; 168; 170; 171; 222;
his revival of “K. Louis XI.,” 223;
performance in, 224.
Irving, Washington (Am. man. of letters: 1783-1859): 169; 175.
Isherwood, William (actor): 173.
“Itinerant,” Ryley’s (dram. biography): 40.
“Ixion; or, The Man at the Wheel” (burlesque): 177.

J
Jackson, Hart (Am. playwright: died, 1882): 300.
James [Belasco], David (Eng. actor and th. man.: 1839-1893): uncle of B., 6.
James, Louis (Am. actor: 1843-1910): 87; 89.
James, Miss (school teacher): 11.
“Jane Shore” (melod.): 458.
Jarrett & Palmer (Am. th. managers): bring G. Rignold to Am., 90;
dissension between, and same—their transcontinental express train, 91.
Jealous Wife,” “The (play): 52; 160.
Jefferson, Elizabeth (Mrs. Samuel Chapman—Mrs. Augustus Richardson—Mrs. Charles J. B. Fisher: Am. actress: 1810-1890): 153.
Jefferson, Mrs. Joseph (wife of the third J. J.—Cornelia Frances Thomas—Mrs. Thomas Burke: Am. actress: 1796-1849: mother of J. J., 1829-1905): 153.
Jefferson, Joseph (the fourth: Am. actor, playwright, and stage manager: 1829-1905): effect of, as Rip, 69; 155;
B. on his Rip, 168;
and as Rip Van Winkle, 172, et seq.;
Herne impressed by, and emulative of, 200.
Jeffreys-Lewis, Mary (Eng.-Am. actress: 18— -19—): 70; 230; 238; 242.
“Jesse Brown; or, The Relief of Lucknow” (melod.) : 412; 419.
Jerome, Jerome Klapka (Eng. author and playwright: 1859-19—):
Jibbenainosay,” “The (melod.): B. appears in, with J. Proctor, 26.
“Jim Black; or, The Regulator’s Revenge”: first(?) play by B., 13.
Johnson, Dr. Samuel (Eng. dramatist and man of letters: 1709-1784): quoted, re accuracy, 23; 306.
“Jones’s Baby” (farce): 60.
Jones, Frank (actor): B. acts with, 86.
Judah, Mrs. Emanuel (Marietta Starfield—Mrs. John Torrence: Am. actress: 1829-1883): 131; 135.
“Julius Cæsar”: Montgomery, Barrett, McCullough, etc., in cast of, 42; 43;
Booth, McCullough, etc., in, at Calif. Th., 94.

K
Kaffir Diamond,” “The (melod.): revised by B.—contents and quality of, 345, et seq.;
cast of, 347; 353.
“Katharine and Petruchio”: 137.
Kean, Charles John (Eng. actor, th. man., and stage man.: 1811-1868): farewell tour of—and B. appears with, in childhood, 10;
the same, 26; 132; 164.
Kean, Edmund (Eng. actor: 1787-1833): 40;
“quiet acting” of, 154.
Keene, Laura (Lee?—May Moss?—Mrs. John Taylor—Mrs. John Lutz: Am. actress and th. man.: 1820-1873): 153; 172.
Keene, Thomas W. (Am. actor: 18— -18—): 94, 95;
and B., acts in Petaluma, 103.
Keepers of Lighthouse Cliff,” “The (“The Lighthouse Cliff”: melod.): 200.
Kelcey (Lamb), Herbert (Eng.-Am. actor: 1856-1917): 335;
performance of, in “The Charity Ball,” 360.
Kellerd, John (Am. actor: 1863-19—): 444.
Kemble, Ella: acts Rose Maylie, 72.
Kemble, John Philip (Eng. actor, th. man., and dramatist: 1757-1823): 151.
“Kenilworth” (burlesque): 90.
Kennedy, Michael A. (actor): 87;
B. acts in bft. for, 90; 261.
“Kerry” (play): 59.
Kimball, Grace: 349.
King, Charles A. (th. man.): 131.
King, H. (actor): 135.
“King Henry V.”: Rignold in, 90;
Barrett in, 91;
Calvert’s presentment of, 92.
“King Henry VIII.”: 43.
“King John”: 43; 44; 137; 247.
“King Lear”: 88; 137.
“King Louis XI.” (tragedy): 222; 223.
King of the Opium Ring,” “The (melod.): 346.
“King Richard III.”: B., in childhood, appears in, with C. Kean, 10;
the same, 26; 43;
horseback combat in, 79;
Baldwin’s A. of M. opened with, 87; 88; 100; 137; 249; 348.
Kingsley, Walter (circus clown): befriends B., 5;
dies; his name adopted by B., 25;
same, 217.
Kingsley, Walter: adopted name of David Belasco, q.v.
Kiss in the Dark,” “A (farce): 37.
Klaw & Erlanger (th. booking agents and speculative th. managers): 427.
Knight, George (George Washington Sloan: Am. actor: 1850-1892): 321, et seq.;
failure of, in “Baron Rudolph” (“Only a Tramp”)—and death of, 325.
Knowles, James Sheridan (Eng. actor, dramatist, and preacher: 1783-1862): 9; 327.
Knowlton, Prof. Ebenezer (school teacher and public reader): 11.
Kotzebue, Augustus Frederick Ferdinand von (German dramatist: 1762-1819): 7.
Krehbiel, Henry Edward (Am. critic of music: 1854-19—): quoted, re “Madame Butterfly,” 490, et seq.

L
“Lady Madge” (play): 71.
Lady of Lyons,” “The (comedy): first Am. appearance of Mary Wells made in, 23; 46; 63; 69; 103; 209; 309.
Lamont, “Jennie” (actress): 261.
Lander, Jean Davenport (Mrs. Frederick West Lander: Eng.-Am. actress: 1829-1903): 133.
Lawlor, Frank (actor): 131.
“Leah the Forsaken” (melod.): 202; 228; 261.
“Leatherstocking” (play): 92.
Leclercq, Carlotta (Mrs. John Nelson: Eng. actress: 1838-1893): 133.
“Led Astray” (play): first produced—B.’s reminiscence of, etc., 53, et seq.; 54; 55; 56; 57;
author on, when first produced, 59; 61; 63.
Legion of Honor,” “The (play): 217.
Leighton, Adele (histrionic novice): 71.
Lemon, E. F. (boyhood friend of B.): letter from, 14.
Le Moyne, William J. (Am. actor: 1831-1905): 286; 335; 476.
“Leonor de Guzman” (play): 9.
Le Roy, James H. (actor, stage man., and playwright): employs B.—and makes dramatization of “The New Magdalen” at suggestion of same, 46, et seq.; 71; 231.
Leslie (Lyde), Elsie (Mrs. [William] Jefferson Winter: Am. actress: 1880-19—): developed by B.—eminence of, 317;
success of, in “Little Lord Fauntleroy”—and suggests dual appearance in “The Prince and the Pauper”—that suggestion adopted, 367;
B.’s opinion of, 367.
Leslie, Henry (Eng. dramatist: 1829-1881): 193; 199.
Lever, Charles James (Irish novelist: 1806-1872): 72.
Lewis, Leopold (Eng. playwright): 172.
Lewis, Matthew Gregory (poet: 1775-1818): 11; 15.
“Liberty Hall” (play): 424; 428; 430.
Lincoln, Abraham (President U. S. A.: 1809-1865): death of, m., 13; 164.
Lincoln Grammar School, the, in S. F.: B. a pupil at, 11; 12;
B. at, 14; 23; 26; 27.
Life’s Revenge; or, Two Loves for One Heart,” “A (melod.): B. acts in, 28.
Lights o’ London,” “The (melod.): 250.
“Lillian’s Lost Love” (play): 129.
Lindsay, —— (actor): acts Fagin, 72.
Lingard Combination,” “The: 24;
acts “La Tentation” in S. F., 63.
Lingard, William Horace (actor): employs B., 68; 133.
Lioness of Nubia,” “The: no such play exists, 23.
Lion of Nubia,” “The (play): B.’s first formal appearance on stage made in, 24.
Lipsis, “Carrie” (actress): 35.
“Little Don Giovanni; or, Leperello and the Stone Statue” (burlesque): 36; 37.
“Little Em’ly” (play): 92; 202.
Little Hero,” “The (“The Stowaway”—poem): effect of McCullough’s recitation of, on B., 17, et seq.
“Little Jim, the Collier’s Lad” (poem): recital of, to music, by B., 99.
“Little Katy; or, The Hot Corn Girl” (melod.): 49.
“Little Lord Fauntleroy” (play): Elsie Leslie in, 365.
Lone Pine,” “The (play): 108; B. rewrites for D. Thompson, etc., 111, et seq.
Lonely Man of the Ocean,” “The (melod.): 346.
Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth (the poet: 1807-1882): monition of, to author, 370.
Long, John Luther (Am. novelist and playwright: 1861-19—): 477.
Long Strike,” “The (melod.): 100.
“Lord Chumley” (comedy): 432;
written for Sothern, 340;
Sothern dissatisfied with—and production of, 341;
quality, and story of, 342;
B.’s recollections of its origin, 343;
performance and success of, 344;
cost of, 345.
“Lost in London” (melod.): prompt book of, by B., 84.
Lotta (Charlotte Mignon Crabtree: Am. actress: 184[5?]-19—): as Fire-Fly in “Under Two Flags”—and S. F. amateur’s society named for, 28; 133; 188; 189;
“Pawn Ticket 210” written for—and success of, in same, 317, et seq.;
sensible view of “criticism,” 320.
Loverich, Cecilia: see Belasco, Mrs. David.
“Love’s Penance” (play): Stuart’s Park Th. opened with, 59; 69.
“Love’s Sacrifice” (play): 9.
“Lucretia Borgia” (play): 52.
Lyons Mail,” “The (melod.): 222.
Lyster, Frederick: B. acts with, at Shiels’ O. H., 49; 110.

Mc—M
McCabe, James H. (old-time actor and th. agent): early friendship of, with B., 39; 71; 130.
McCarthy, Justin Huntly, Jr. (Irish-Eng. dramatist and novelist: 1860-19—): 482.
McCullough, John Edward (Irish-Am. actor and th. man.: 1832-1885): his recitation of “The Little Hero”—and effect of same on B., 17, et seq.; 42; 92; 95;
approves Modjeska and engages her, 102;
first appearance of, in S. F., 134; 136;
feeling between, and L. Barrett, 165;
acts in “J. C.” with Barrett and Montgomery, 167.
McDonough, Thomas B. (th. agent and man.): 226.
McDowell, Gen. Irwin: 227.
McDowell, Henry B.: 227.
McGuire, Father (Roman Catholic priest): takes B., in childhood, to dwell with him, 4; 5.
McGuire, J. C. (Am. actor): 35.
McVicker, James Horace (Am. th. man.: 1822-1896): 191.
McWade, Robert (actor): as Rip, 168; 176.
Macaulay, Thomas Babington, first Lord (the historian, etc.: 1800-1859): 3.
“Macbeth”: 88; 249.
Mackaye, Frank F—— (Am. actor: 1832-19—): letter from, on behalf N. Y. Union Square Th. Co., to B., 106; 261;
another letter from, to B., 262.
Mackaye, James Steele (Am. actor, th. man., playwright, inventor, etc.: 1842-1894): 272; 273; 274; 292; 295;
a friend of author—and reads play to, etc., 296, et seq.; 297; 311; 348.
Macready, William Charles (Eng. actor, th. man., and stage man.: 1793-1873): 96; 151;
“quiet acting” of, 154.
“Mme. l’Archiduc” (opera): 88.
“Madame Butterfly” (story): 476;
B. reads—and bases a dramatic tragedy on—the same critically considered in detail, 477, et seq.;
unique feature in performance of, 480;
B. produces—and success of, 482;
B. Bates’ performance in and original cast of, 483;
B. takes to London, 486;
with C. Frohman, produces it there—and profound impression created—London cast of, 487;
great tribute to B. by audience at first London performance of—and B.’s account of, 488;
B. gives operatic rights of to Puccini—and Puccini’s opera of, commented on, 489, et seq.;
cast of, as opera, 490; 491; 492.
Madison Square Theatre, N. Y.: 158;
account of, 271, et seq.
Magistrate,” “The (farcical comedy): 73.
Maguire, Thomas (Calif, th. man.: died, 1896): built the O. H. in Virginia City, Nev. (Piper’s), 50;
B. employed by, as secretary, 70;
associated with E. J. Baldwin in building and managing Baldwin’s A. of M., S. F., 87; 105; 113;
withdraws “The Passion Play”—and revives same, 117; 176;
engages R. Coghlan, 177; 178;
dissension between, and Baldwin, 183; 185; 191; 228; 241;
harsh treatment of B. by, 242; 243; 244;
loses Baldwin Theatre, S. F., 253.
Maguire’s New Theatre, S. F. (previously the Alhambra): opened, 69.
Maiden’s Prayer,” “The (poem): recital of, to music, by B., 99.
Main Line; or, Rawson’s Y.,” “The (play): 313.
Mallory, Dr. George (clergyman, editor, and th. man.: 18— -18—): 112; 273, et seq.
Mallory, Marshall H. (Am. th. man.): 207.
Malone, John T. (Am. actor: 1854-1906): 218, et seq.; 273, et seq.
“Man and Wife” (novel): play made on, 49.
Mandeville, “Jennie” (actress): 35.
Maniac,” “The (poem): 11; 15; 20; 25; 26; 44;
recited by B. to music, 99
“Mankind” (melod.): 250.
Mansfield, Richard (Am. actor: 1854-1907): 312.
Mantell, Robert Bruce (Scotch-Am, actor: 1853-19—): 196; 291; 292; 309.
Marble Heart,” “The (play): 46; 309.
Marble, John Edward (Am. actor and th. man.: 18— -18—): 135.
Marchande de Sourires,” “La (play): 482.
“Margaret Fleming” (play): 198;
quality of—and incident in, 199.
Mariner’s Compass,” “The (melod.): 193; 194; 195; 198; 205.
Marlowe, Julia (Sarah Frances Frost—“Fanny Brough”—Mrs. Robert Taber—Mrs. Edward Hugh Sothern: Am. actress: 1867-19—): 470.
Marlowe, Owen (Eng. actor: 1830-1876): 36.
Marquis,” “The (play): 355.
Marsden, Frederick G. (Am. playwright): 34.
Marston, John Westland (Eng. dramatist: 1820-1890): 51.
“Mary Stuart” (play): 52.
“Mary Warner” (play): 261.
Mason, John Belcher (Am. actor: 1858-19—): 162.
Massey, Rose (burlesque actress: died, 1883): 166.
Match for a King,” “A (play): 87.
Matthison, Arthur (Eng. journalist and dramatist: 1826-1883): 17.
“Maum Cre” (melod.): B. acts in, with Murphy, 49.
“May Blossom” (play): 112; production—account of—contents and performance, 280, et seq.;
cast, 290; 432.
Mayer, Marcus (th. agent: 18— -1918): 208.
Mayhew, “Katie” (Mrs. Henry Widmer: Am. actress): 87; 96.
Maynard, Cora: 349.
Mayo, Frank (Am. actor and th. man.: 1840-1896): version of “Griffith Gaunt” by, 71; 132; 168.
Meilhac, Henri (Fr. dramatist: 1831-1897): 450.
Melville, Emilie (Am. actress): 135.
Melville, Julia (Am. actress and teacher): 181.
“Memoirs of Tate Wilkinson”: 40.
“Men and Women” (melod.): written on order for C. Frohman—and account of same, 373;
quality, and story, of, 377, et seq.;
production and success of—cast of, 381;
moral doctrine of B. revealed in, 382; 383; 432.
Merchant of Venice,” “The: 64; 137; 139.
Merivale, Herman (Eng. dramatist: 1839-1906): 231.
Merritt, Paul (Eng. playwright: died, 1895): 227; 258.
Mestayer, William A. (Am. actor: 1844-1896): 132; 229.
Methua-Scheller, Mme. Marie (Mrs. J. G. Methua: Ger.-Am. actress: 18— -1878): acts in S. F. in “The Roll of the Drum,” 13;
B. appears in S. F. with, in “Under the Gas-Light,” 26.
Metropolitan Th., S. F.: B.’s first appearance made at, 24;
reopened under management of Woodard, 35;
last regular performance at, 46.
Meux, Lady Valerie Susie (Langdon): invites B. to direct Mrs. C. U. Potter, 492;
offers to build theatre for B.—and both her proposals declined by same, 493.
Mexican Tigress,” “The (play): 49.
“Mazeppa” (spectacle): 70.
Midsummer Night’s Dream,” “A: 137.
Miles, Lieut-General Nelson Appleton (1839-19—): 405.
Millard, Evelyn (Mrs. Robert Porter Coulter: Eng. actress: 1873-19—): 487.
Miller, Cincinnatus Heine (Joaquin Miller) (Am. poet, playwright, etc.: 1841-1913): 105.
Miller, Henry John (Am. actor, th. man.: 1860-19—): 335.
Millionaire’s Daughter,” “The (play): inspiration of—and setting for principal scene in, 125;
gist of—and cast, 127;
compared with “The Banker’s Daughter”—similar scene in, 128; 176; 328.
Milton, John (the poet: 1609-1674): 120.
Millward, “Jessie” (Eng. actress: 1861-19—): 291.
“Mimi” (play): 53;
produced in S. F., 61.
Miser’s Daughter,” “The (melod.): B. in, 86.
“Miss Decima” (farce with music): 398.
See also “Miss Helyett.”
“Miss Helyett” (farce with music): rewritten by B.—produced—story, and performance, of, 397, et seq.;
cast of, 399; 421; 422.
“Miss Hobbs” (comedy): 437.
Modjeska, Mme. Helena (Helen Opid—Mrs. Gustave S. Modrzejewska—Mrs. Charles [Karol] Bozenta Chlapowska: Polish-Am. actress: 1840-1909): settles in Calif.—forced to return to stage, 100;
obtains hearing by B. Hill—and author’s account of same, 101;
approved by McCullough,
102;
B. sees first Am. performance of, 103; 133; 151; 309.
Molière, Jean-Baptiste Poquelin de (Fr. actor, th. man., and dramatist: 1712-1763):