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Langdon McCormick
Arthur Langdon McCormick (1873 – June 25, 1954) was an American playwright. He started in theater as an actor before turning to writing. He specialized in melodramas, often with special effects that he designed using his engineering background.
Early life.
Born in Port Huron, Michigan, he attended Albion College, then worked as an electrician. He worked briefly for the Thompson Electric Company, then went into business as an independent electrician in Providence, Rhode Island.
Theatrical career.
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The Burglar and the Lady
The Burglar and the Lady is a play written by Langdon McCormick. Like many of McCormick's plays, it was primarily a touring show and first premiered on October 1, 1905, at the State Street Theatre in Trenton, New Jersey. It came to Broadway in September 1906, appearing for a week at the American Theatre. The story pitted Sherlock Holmes, the famous fictional detective created by Arthur Conan Doyle, against A. J. Raffles, a fictional criminal created by E. W. Hornung. McCormick