Charles Dazey
Charles Turner Dazey (August 13, 1855 – February 9, 1938) was an American writer and playwright. He was born in Lima, Illinois; attended the Kentucky State University, state university in Lexington, Kentucky; and graduated from Harvard University in 1881. He edited ''The Harvard Advocate'' and was elected poet of his class. While at college his poems were published in ''The Century Magazine''. His comedietta ''Rustication'' was produced at the Boston Museum while he was a sophomore. In 1892 Dazey wrote the libretto for ''War-Time Wedding'', music by Oscar Weil of San Francisco, produced by The Bostonians with Henry Barnabee and Alice Nielsen. He wrote several plays for Kate Putnam, ''American King'' for James O'Neill (actor, born 1847), James O'Neill and ''The Little Maverick'' for Maggie Mitchell. His greatest success, ''In Old Kentucky (play), In Old Kentucky'', was written for Jacob Litt. For over 26 years it had uninterrupted production in America. After writing for Broad ...
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