Steele MacKaye (James Morrison) (1842 - 1894), was a U.S. actor, dramatist, producer, and theater manager, born in Buffalo. He studied dramatic expression in Paris under Françoise Delsarte and on his return lectured in New York and Boston. He founded the Lyceum Theater, and was father to Percy MacKaye and Benton Mackaye

Works

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He wrote the plays Monaldi and Marriage. Other works include:

• The Twins (1876)
• Won At Last (1877)
• Through the Dark (1878), later called Money Mad
• Hazel Kirke (1880)
• Anarchy (1887), later called Paul Kauvar

Publications

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• Percy Mackaye, Steele Mackaye: A Memoir (New York, 1911)

People from New York 1842 births | 1894 deaths | American actors | American dramatists and playwrights