Joseph Arthur (playwright)

Joseph Arthur
Joseph Arthur
Born	1848; Centerville, Indiana
Died	February 20, 1906 (aged 57–58)
Spouse	Charlotte Cobb
Parent(s)	John C. and Margaret Hill Smith

Joseph Arthur (1848 – February 20, 1906) was an American playwright best known for his popular (though not critically acclaimed) melodramatic plays of the 1880s and 1890s, including The Still Alarm (1887) and Blue Jeans (1890).^[1]^[2]^[3]

^ (21 February 1906). Playwright Arthur Is Dead: He Wrote "The Still Alarm" and Other Melodramas, and Died Rich, The New York Times
^ Shumaker, Arthur Wesley. A history of Indiana literature, p. 498-500 (1962)
^ (6 October 1900). Joseph Arthur to Retire, The New York Times

[nytimesobit-1] (21 February 1906). Playwright Arthur Is Dead: He Wrote "The Still Alarm" and Other Melodramas, and Died Rich, The New York Times

[indy1-2] Shumaker, Arthur Wesley. A history of Indiana literature, p. 498-500 (1962)

[nytimes1900-1-3] (6 October 1900). Joseph Arthur to Retire, The New York Times

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Joseph Arthur

Born	1848 (1848) Centerville, Indiana
Died	February 20, 1906(1906-02-20) (aged 57–58)
Spouse	Charlotte Cobb
Parent(s)	John C. and Margaret Hill Smith

Joseph Arthur (playwright)

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