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Long, John Luther
Long, John Luther (1861–1927), playwright. Born in either Philadelphia or Hanover, Pennsylvania, he was a successful Philadelphia attorney who had published short stories before collaborating with David Belasco on two tragic Oriental romances, Madame Butterfly (1900) and The Darling of the Gods (1902). Also with Belasco he wrote Adrea (1904) and with Edward Childs Carpenter, The Dragon Fly (1905). Long's solo efforts included the Mrs. Fiske vehicle Dolce (1906), the Mrs. Leslie Carter vehicle Kassa (1909), and, his last produced play, Crowns (1922). Long's plays usually have exotic locales, melodramatic situations, and juicy roles for women. In a sense he was an early‐20th‐century throwback to the 18th‐ and 19th‐century Philadelphia tradition of gentleman‐lawyer‐writer.
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Gerald Bordman and Thomas S. Hischak. "Long, John Luther." The Oxford Companion to American Theatre. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. Gerald Bordman and Thomas S. Hischak. "Long, John Luther." The Oxford Companion to American Theatre. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O149-LongJohnLuther.html Gerald Bordman and Thomas S. Hischak. "Long, John Luther." The Oxford Companion to American Theatre. 2004. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O149-LongJohnLuther.html |
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John Luther Long
John Luther Long 1861–1927, American playwright, b. Hanover, Pa. In 1900, in collaboration with David Belasco, he dramatized his short story "Madame Butterfly" (1897), which Puccini later made (1906) into an opera. Belasco and Long also collaborated successfully on The Darling of the Gods (1902) and Adrea (1905). |
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"John Luther Long." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "John Luther Long." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Long-Joh.html "John Luther Long." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Long-Joh.html |
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Long, John Luther
Long, John Luther (1851–1927), author of novels, plays, and librettos, who collaborated with Belasco in dramatizing his short story Madame Butterfly (1898), later made into an opera by Puccini. Long collaborated with Belasco on two other plays, The Darling of the Gods and Adrea⧫.
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James D. Hart and and Phillip W. Leininger. "Long, John Luther." The Oxford Companion to American Literature. 1995. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. James D. Hart and and Phillip W. Leininger. "Long, John Luther." The Oxford Companion to American Literature. 1995. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O123-LongJohnLuther.html James D. Hart and and Phillip W. Leininger. "Long, John Luther." The Oxford Companion to American Literature. 1995. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O123-LongJohnLuther.html |
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