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John J. McNally
John J. McNally (c. 1854, Charlestown, Massachusetts – March 25, 1931, Brooklyn, New York) was an American playwright, journalist, and drama critic. As a playwright he is best known for penning the books for many Broadway theatre, Broadway musicals staged between the years 1895–1909. Many of these were crafted for the Rogers Brothers, or were created in collaboration with the songwriting team of Jean Schwartz and William Jerome. He was a longtime drama critic and editor for various Boston newspapers. Life and career Born in Charlestown, Massachusetts, McNally was a graduate of Harvard Law School.Fisher & Hardison Londré, p. 444 He went into journalism; working first for ''The Boston Times'' as a reporter and then a drama editor. He then worked as both a writer and editor for ''The Boston Star'' before becoming a longtime drama critic for ''The Boston Herald''. McNally's first play, ''Revels'' (1880), was written as a starring vehicle for the Rogers Brothers. He went on to write ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charlestown, Massachusetts
Charlestown is the oldest neighborhood in Boston, Massachusetts, in the United States. Originally called Mishawum by the Massachusett tribe, it is located on a peninsula north of the Charles River, across from downtown Boston, and also adjoins the Mystic River and Boston Harbor waterways. Charlestown was laid out in 1629 by engineer Thomas Graves, one of its earliest settlers, during the reign of Charles I of England. It was originally a separate town and the first capital of the Massachusetts Bay Colony. Charlestown became a city in 1848 and was annexed by Boston on January 5, 1874. With that, it also switched from Middlesex County, to which it had belonged since 1643, to Suffolk County. It has had a substantial Irish-American population since the migration of Irish people during the Great Irish Famine of the 1840s. Since the late 1980s, the neighborhood has changed dramatically because of its proximity to downtown and its colonial architecture. A mix of yuppie and upper-mid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
