(1895) Stage: Wrote source material (novel) for "Trilby", produced on Broadway. Comedy. Written by
Paul M. Potter. Garden Theatre: 15 Apr 1895-unknown (unknown performances). Cast:
Mathilde Cottrelly (as "Mme. Vinard"),
Leo Ditrichstein (as "Zou Zou"),
John Glendinning (as "Alexander McAllister, the Laird"), Virginia Harned, Alfred Hickman,
Wilton Lackaye (as "Svengali"),
Burr McIntosh (as "Talbot Wynne/Taffy"), Rosa Rand (as "Mrs. Bagot"), E.L. Walton (as "Rev. Thos. Bagot"). NOTE: Introduced the term 'Svengali' into the American idiom.