Holt, Roland, 1867-1931.

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Roland Holt of New York, N.Y., vice-president of Henry Holt & Company, publishers, 1903-1924, theater critic, and lecturer on drama, and his wife, Constance D'Arcy Mackay (1887?-1966), author of plays, pageants, books and articles for and about non-professional theater.

From the description of Roland Holt papers, 1883-1956 [manuscript]. WorldCat record id: 25300738

Roland Holt (1867-1931) of New York, N.Y., was vice-president of Henry Holt & Company, publishers, 1903-1924, theater critic, and lecturer on drama, and his wife, Constance D'Arcy Mackay (1887?-1966), was an author of plays, pageants, books, and articles for and about non-professional theater.

Roland Holt, son of publisher Henry Holt, Sr. of Henry Holt & Co., began his literary career as an editor of the Yale Courant and dramatic critic at the New Haven Palladium prior to his graduation from Yale in 1890. He began working for Henry Holt & Co. in 1890, and was vice president of the company from 1903-1924. From approximately 1923-1931, he wrote a weekly column, The Living Stage, for numerous newspapers and periodicals, and he contributed articles on drama and the theater to various magazines including Social Progress, The Forum, and Theatre and Drama. He also lectured on theater-related topics around the country, and was the director of the Century Opera Company and the New York Drama League. In 1923 he married Constance D'Arby Mackay.

Constance D'Arby Mackay, a native of St. Paul, Minn., was an author who had numerous books published by Henry Holt & Co. She wrote plays and pageants, as well as books on amateur theatrics. Additionally, she directed numerous historical pageants throughout the United States, and contributed articles and poems to Woman's Home Companion, McCalls Magazine, Holland's Magazine, and other periodicals. She was the director of the Department of Pageantry and Drama of War Camp Community Service, 1918-1919, and a member of the Society of American Dramatists and Composers, American Pageant Society, Sulgrave Institution, and the P.E.N. Club.

From the guide to the Roland Holt Papers, ., 1883-1956, (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection.)

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Role Title Holding Repository
creatorOf Holt, Roland, 1867-1931. The Roland Holt Collection : 19 letter files : American theatre (clippings, pictures, programs, etc.) [196-]. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
referencedIn Wisdom, William B. William B. Wisdom collection of Thomas Wolfe. 1909-1959. Houghton Library
referencedIn John Reed papers, 1903-1967. Houghton Library
creatorOf Hall, Bolton, 1854-1938. Miscellaneous manuscripts, 1905-1940, n.d. University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library
creatorOf Roland Holt Papers, ., 1883-1956 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection
creatorOf Holt, Roland, 1867-1931. Roland Holt papers, 1883-1956 [manuscript]. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
referencedIn Braithwaite, William Stanley, 1878-1962. Papers, 1897-1930 Houghton Library
referencedIn John Mason Brown papers, 1922-1967. Houghton Library
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correspondedWith Braithwaite, William Stanley, 1878-1962 person
correspondedWith Brown, John Mason, 1900-1969 person
associatedWith Hall, Bolton, 1854-1938. person
associatedWith Henry Holt and Company. corporateBody
associatedWith Koch, Frederick H. (Frederick Henry), 1877-1944. person
associatedWith Mackay, Constance D'Arcy. person
correspondedWith Reed, John, 1887-1920 person
correspondedWith Wisdom, William B., 1900-1977 person
associatedWith Yale University corporateBody
Place Name Admin Code Country
New York (State)--New York
New York (N.Y.)
Connecticut
United States
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Theater
Actors
American drama
College students
Dramatists, American
Theater critics
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Birth 1867

Death 1931

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