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John Augustus Stone (December 15, 1801 Concord, Massachusetts - June 1, 1834 Philadelphia) was an American actor, dramatist, and playwright.〔(''Personal recollections of the drama: or Theatrical reminiscences'' ), Henry Dickinson Stone, C. Van Benthuysen & sons, 1873〕 ==Biography== He appeared on the New York stage beginning in 1822. He wrote ''Metamora; or, The Last of the Wampanoags'', as a vehicle for Edwin Forrest, who offered as a prize $500 and half the proceeds of the third night. William Cullen Bryant headed a committee which chose Stone's play as the best of 14 submitted.〔 The play was first produced in 1829. It told the life of King Philip. He married Mrs. Amelia (Green) Legge, an actress. She later married Nathaniel Harrington Bannister.〔http://www.jmisc.net/BIOG-S.htm〕 Stone suffered periods of insanity and he committed suicide by jumping into the Schuylkill River.〔Ehrlich, Eugene and Gorton Carruth. ''The Oxford Illustrated Literary Guide to the United States''. New York: Oxford University Press, 1982: 205. ISBN 0-19-503186-5〕 He was buried at Machpelah Cemetery in Philadelphia. That cemetery was closed in 1895 and the bodies moved to a part of Mount Moriah Cemetery called Graceland, which was later abandoned. His grave at Machpelah was marked by a monument erected by Forrest.〔 The inscription reads: "Erected to the memory of the author of 'Metamora' by his friend, Edwin Forrest". Some sources cite Forrest's success with Stone's plays and his paltry remuneration as causing his suicide. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「John Augustus Stone」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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