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32-495: Roi Cooper Megrue was born on June 12, 1882, in New York City, the son of the son of Frank Newton Megrue, a stockbroker, and Stella Georgiana Cooper. He attended Trinity School (New York City) and graduated (A.B.) in 1903 from Columbia University , where he engaged in college theatricals. He wrote the libretto for The Isle of Illusia , an all-male operetta that included a caricature of Clyde Fitch , of whom Megrue became

64-485: A 65,000 square foot addition, adding new science labs, classrooms, and a new performing arts center. Shortly before the completion of the new upper school building in 1968, Trinity severed its Episcopal ties with Trinity Church, and is now non-sectarian, thus receiving no endowment from the Church. The school does, however, retain an Episcopal priest who is paid by Trinity Church. The priest delivers weekly chapel services at

96-637: A cappella. Musical performances figure in all three divisions with concerts, assemblies, and chapel performances during the school day and in the evening. The school also has dynamic dramatic art showings with performances ranging from plays to musicals, both as classes and as extra-curricular events. A yearly Shakespeare play is student-directed by The Nicholas J.P. Kau '08 Shakespeare Appreciation Society Previous plays have included Julius Caesar (2017), Much Ado About Nothing (2018), Romeo & Juliet (2019), A Midsummer Night's Dream (2020), Twelfth Night (2021), Comedy of Errors (2022), The Taming of

128-465: A close friend. At Columbia he met, and became a friend, of future Broadway actor Ralph Morgan . Cooper worked with Elisabeth Marbury as a play broker before starting his career as playwright. He had a key role in the Dramatists Guild . He never married and died on February 27, 1927, in New York City. According to the obituary on Variety , his "affectionate relationship with his mother

160-482: A total of 598 performances. The 1919 (now lost) silent drama movie It Pays to Advertise was directed by Donald Crisp and written by Elmer Blaney Harris . The film stars Bryant Washburn , Lois Wilson , Frank Currier , Walter Hiers , Clarence Geldart , and Julia Faye . The film was released on November 23, 1919, by Paramount Pictures . It was remade in 1931 starring Norman Foster and Carole Lombard , and directed by Frank Tuttle . The 1915 play Under Cover

192-565: The Bronx Opera House on 27 September 1915. The 1916 (now lost) silent drama movie Under Cover was directed by Robert G. Vignola and written by Doty Hobart and Roi Cooper Megrue. The film stars Hazel Dawn , Owen Moore , William Courtleigh Jr. , Ethel Fleming, Frank Losee , and Ida Darling . The film was released on July 20, 1916, by Paramount Pictures . The 1915 play Abe and Mawruss (or Potash and Perlmutter in Society )

224-507: The New York State Association of Independent Schools (NYSAIS) The school competes in the New York State Association of Independent Schools Athletic Association (NYSAISAA). Championships in this league are used as qualifiers for overall state championships. Trinity School has musical groups ranging from instrumental music – jazz groups, orchestras, and chamber ensembles – to vocal music – choruses, both accompanied and

256-806: The Upper West Side neighborhood of Manhattan in New York City , New York , United States, and a member of both the New York Interschool and the Ivy Preparatory School League . Founded in 1709 in the old Trinity Church at Broadway and Wall Street, the school is the fifth oldest in the United States and the oldest continually operational school in New York City. Trinity School traces its founding to 1709, when founder William Huddleston opened

288-744: The Shrew (2023), and Macbeth (2024). Ida Darling Ida Darling (February 23, 1880 – June 5, 1936) was an American actress of the stage and in silent motion pictures. Darling was born in New York City. She performed on the New York stage for 40 years. During the 10 years she resided in California , she was under contract to David Selznick as part of the Selznick Pictures Corporation stock company. Darling appeared in 53 movies from 1913 to 1935. In 1925, she

320-529: The St. Agatha's School for Girls at 257 West 93rd Street as a sister school for Trinity. St. Agatha's eventually closed. During its first two hundred years, Trinity moved many times as the population of both Manhattan and the School grew. The establishment, in the nineteenth century, of a public school system in New York meant that the role of the charity school had come to an end. English and classical learning became

352-462: The Upper School. Math is mandated for three, and the lab sciences for two. There is a requirement for a religion, philosophy, or ethics course and Physical Education . Trinity is also notable for having a full Classics department. Nearly 40% of the student body takes either Latin or Greek, while more than 60% take two languages. Trinity is a member of the Ivy Preparatory School League and

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384-660: The admissions, advancement, and business offices; 139 West 91st houses the Lower School; 121 West 91st Street houses the Lower School language labs, Middle School Science Labs, and the Morse Theater; 115 West 91st houses the Middle School and two gymnasia; and 101 West 91st houses the Upper School, the two swimming pools, and the John McEnroe '77 Tennis Courts (opened in 2012), and in 2017 the school opened

416-571: The first Pulitzer Prize for Drama , in 1918. It opened at the Astor Theatre on 25 December 1917 directed by Roi Cooper Megrue and produced by Selwyn & Co. in arrangement with Roi Cooper Megrue. It closed in April 1918 after 120 performances. It starred Beatrice Beckley, Edmund Breese , Walter Goodson, Nat C. Goodwin , Shelly Hull , Ernest Lawford, Richard Pitman, Lotus Robb, Harold West, Estelle Winwood . The 1918 play Where Poppies Bloom

448-414: The instruction of John Wood, clerk of St. Paul's Chapel at 29 John Street. Its tuition stood at seven dollars per quarter, in addition to a one guinea entrance fee. In 1838, Trinity closed admission to girls. Girls would not be readmitted until 1971. In 1889, Trinity School moved to 627 Madison Avenue (at 59th Street), and moved again a year later to 108 West 45th Street. In 1898, the trustees established

480-489: The rule as the school increased in size to as many as 250 students and as Trinity refashioned itself as a college preparatory school for boys. The curriculum was designed to meet the admissions standards of the leading colleges and universities of the time. In 1895, Trinity moved to its current location at 91st Street between Amsterdam and Columbus Avenues in the Upper West Side of Manhattan. Trinity currently occupies seven connected buildings: 151 and 149 West 91st Street house

512-408: The school given the shift from its origins, and continues to build on their decade-long attempts to address diversity. The Lower and Middle School courseloads are highly structured, and ninth and tenth graders are offered limited flexibility in their courses. Juniors and seniors are freer to flexibly select electives and other such courses. English is the only subject mandated through four years in

544-656: The school to teach poor children in the parish of Trinity Church. Huddleston obtained books and funding for the school from the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in London. The school's first classes met in Trinity Church at the head of Wall Street; the first schoolhouse was built on church grounds in 1749. The building burned down two months later and had to be rebuilt. Columbia University , then King's College,

576-434: The school, as well as the annual baccalaureate service held at Trinity Church each May. Forbes Magazine named Trinity the country's best private school in 2010. In 2004, The Wall Street Journal ranked Trinity as third best at getting its students accepted to some of the country's most exclusive colleges. Under the leadership of John Allman, Trinity has tried to address some of the class and elitism issues that plague

608-526: Was Megrue's final Broadway credit; it was not well received by Dorothy Parker : "You couldn't find a sweeter, cleaner, more wholesome little comedy....nor a duller one." The 1925 play Venice for Two (from the French of Sacha Guitry ) was written by Roi Cooper Megrue. It was his last work. Trinity School (New York City) Trinity School (also known as Trinity ) is an independent , preparatory , and co-educational day school for grades K–12 in

640-494: Was adapted for the screen in 1925 as Seven Chances and in 1999 as The Bachelor . The 1925 silent comedy movie Seven Chances was directed by and starring Buster Keaton . Additional cast members include T. Roy Barnes , Snitz Edwards and Ruth Dwyer . Jean Arthur , a future star, has an uncredited supporting role. The 1999 romantic comedy movie The Bachelor was directed by Gary Sinyor and written by Steve Cohen. It stars Chris O'Donnell and Renée Zellweger . The film

672-604: Was adapted from Henry Kistemaeckers ' Un Soir, au Front by Roi Cooper Megrue and produced by Albert H. Woods . It opened at the Theatre Republic on 26 August 1918 directed by Roi Cooper Megrue and closed in November 1918 after 104 performances. It starred Pedro de Cordoba , Will Deming, Paul Doucet, Laurence Eddinger, Jean Gautier, Alfred Hesse, Percival Knight, Frank Nelson, Marjorie Rambeau , Marcel Rousseau, Lewis Stone , Roy Walling. The 1918 play Tea for Three

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704-696: Was also the debut of Mariah Carey as an actress. The 1916 play Under Sentence was written by Roi Cooper Megrue and Irvin S. Cobb and produced by Selwyn & Co. It opened at the Harris Theatre on 3 October 1916 directed by Roi Cooper Megrue and closed in November 1916 after 55 performances. It starred Janet Beecher , John A. Boone, Harry Crosby, Stephen Denbeigh, E.H. Dresser, Laurence Eddinger, Thomas P. Gunn, Felix Krembs, George MacQuarrie , Thomas Mitchell , Frank Morgan , George Nash, Edward G. Robinson , Joseph Slaytor, Gerald Oliver Smith , George Wright Jr. The 1917 silent drama movie Fighting Odds

736-512: Was based upon Under Sentence and was produced and distributed by Goldwyn Pictures and starring Maxine Elliott . The picture was amongst Goldwyn's first productions as an independent producer. It was directed by veteran Allan Dwan and is a surviving film at the Museum of Modern Art , New York, and Gosfilmofond in Russia. The 1917 play Why Marry? was written by Jesse Lynch Williams . It won

768-439: Was directed by Roi Cooper Megrue. The 1927 (now lost) silent comedy movie Tea for Three was directed by Robert Z. Leonard and written by Garrett Graham, F. Hugh Herbert , Roi Cooper Megrue and Lucille Newmark. The film stars Lew Cody , Aileen Pringle , Owen Moore , Phillips Smalley , Dorothy Sebastian and Edward Thomas. The film was released on October 29, 1927, by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer . The 1921 comedy Honors Are Even

800-943: Was epic" and they shared an artistically furnished apartment. He is buried at Woodlawn Cemetery (Bronx, New York) with his mother. Columbia College awards the Roi Cooper Megrue Scholarship annually to a self-supporting student. The 1912 play White Magic was written by Roi Cooper Megrue and David Graham Phillips and produced Liebler & Co. It opened at the Criterion Theatre on 24 January 1912. It closed after 21 performances, in February 1912. It starred Florence Brian, Ruth Chester, Charles Dowd, Gertrude Elliott , Ben Johnson, George Le Guere , Julian L'Estrange , Suzanne Perry, Alexander Scott-Gatty, and Suzanne Sheldon. Megrue wrote An Unlucky Star (1-act) in 1912; in 1913 his play The Neglected Lady

832-469: Was founded in that building's first floor. The first Trinity students, boys and girls, in addition to religious instruction, also learned to write plainly and legibly and were taught enough arithmetic to prepare them for employment. These eighteenth-century Trinity students were almost invariably apprenticed to trades such as blacksmith, bookbinder, carpenter, cordwainer, mason, mariner, shoe binder, and tailor. In 1789, Trinity's 56 boys and 30 girls were under

864-848: Was in the cast of Irene , a film made by First National Pictures , which starred Colleen Moore . The Wild Westcotts , a Vine Street Theater comedy of the 1927 season, featured Darling and Glenda Farrell as cast members. Among her films of the sound era is Lummox (1929). On Broadway, Darling appeared in Please Get Married (1919), The Land of the Free (1917), Common Clay (1915), A Full House (1915), Rachel (1913), Uncle Sam (1911), Children of Destiny (1910), The Embassy Ball (1906), The Vinegar Buyer (1903), Her Lord and Master (1902), and Cupid Outwits Adam (1900). Darling died at St. Vincent's Hospital in Los Angeles at

896-606: Was produced on Broadway. The 1914 farce It Pays to Advertise was written by Megrue and Walter Hackett . It opened at the Cohan Theatre on 8 September 1914 and ran for nearly a year. It opened at the Bronx Opera House on 20 September 1915, produced by Cohan & Harris. The playwrights substantially rewrote the play for a new production in London by the actor-manager Tom Walls , at the Aldwych Theatre . It opened on 2 February 1924 and closed on 10 July 1925, after

928-923: Was written by Roi Cooper Megrue and Montague Glass and produced by Albert H. Woods . It opened at the Lyric Theatre on 21 October 1915 and closed in April 1916. The 1915 play Under Fire was written by Roi Cooper Megrue and produced by Selwyn & Co. It opened at the Hudson Theatre on 11 September 1915 co-directed by William Courtenay and Roi Cooper Megrue and closed in January 1916 after 129 performances. It starred Dorothy Abbott, Sydney Chon, William Courtenay , Frank Craven , Robert Fischer, Phoebe Foster , Violet Heming , Edward Hicks, Felix Krembs, Frank Morgan , McKay Morris, Edward G. Robinson , Malise Sheridan, Henry Stephenson , Norman Tharp, Harland Tucker, Jack Wessel. The 1916 play Seven Chances

960-675: Was written by Roi Cooper Megrue and produced by David Belasco . It opened at the George M. Cohan's Theatre on 8 August 1916. It moved to the Belasco Theatre on 23 October 1916 and closed in December 1916 after 151 performances. It starred Marion Abbott, Charles Brokate, Emily Callaway, Alice Carroll, Frank Craven , Florence Deshon , Hayward Ginn, Otto Kruger , Rowland V. Lee , Harry Leighton, Helen MacKellar, Carroll McComas , Anne Meredith, Lillian Spencer, Allen Thomas, Beverly West. It

992-528: Was written by Roi Cooper Megrue and produced by Selwyn & Co. It opened at the Cort Theatre on 26 August 1914 directed by Roi Cooper Megrue and closed in June 1915 after 349 performances. It starred Lily Cahill , William Courtenay , Harry Crosby, Wilfred Draycott, Lola Fisher, Phoebe Foster , DeWitt Jennings , John May, Ralph Morgan , Rae Selwyn, George Stevens, Lucile Watson , Jay Wilson. It opened at

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1024-558: Was written by Roi Cooper Megrue and produced by Selwyn & Co. It opened at the Times Square Theatre on 10 August 1921 directed by Roi Cooper Megrue and closed in October 1921 after 70 performances. It starred William Courtenay , Clifford Dempsey, Lola Fisher, Paul Kelly , Ambrose Martin, Henry Mowray, Horace Pollock, Laurence Redmond, Ralph Simone, Horace Sinclair, Mabel Stanton, Eleanor Woodruff, Boots Wooster. The play

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