Lindsey Barbee

Lindsey Barbee
Lindsey Barbee, from a 1921 publication
Born
Mary Lindsey Barbee

(1876-05-08)May 8, 1876
Danville, Kentucky, U.S.
DiedApril 8, 1951(1951-04-08) (aged 74)
Denver, Colorado, U.S.
OccupationsPlaywright, editor, clubwoman

Mary Lindsey Barbee (May 8, 1876 – April 8, 1951) was an American playwright, editor and clubwoman, based in Denver, Colorado. She was national president of Gamma Phi Beta from 1919 to 1924, and edited the sorority's national publication from 1910 to 1938.

Biography

Barbee was born in Danville, Kentucky, the daughter of James Walter Barbee and Mary Eliza Sandifer Barbee.[1] She graduated from the University of Denver in 1897.[2]

Barbee was Grand President of Gamma Phi Beta from 1919 to 1924, director of public relations from 1924 to 1927, and historian from 1924 to 1930. She was also editor of the sorority's national publication, The Crescent, from 1910 to 1938.[3]

Barbee died in 1951, in Denver, at the age of 74.[1] Gamma Phi Beta named a biennial fellowship after Barbee.[4]

Works

Barbee was a prolific playwright, writing mostly comedies and dramas for school and community use. (Unless otherwise noted, all titles below represent plays.)

  • At the End of the Rainbow (1910)[5]
  • A Prince of Adventure (1911)[6]
  • The Fifteenth of January (1911)[7]
  • The Dream that Came True (1913)[8]
  • In the College Days (1914, monologues)[9]
  • The Thread of Destiny (1914)[10]
  • A Trial of Hearts (1915)[11]
  • Tomorrow at Ten (1916)[12]
  • Sing a Song of Seniors (1915)[13]
  • All on a Summer's Day (1916)[14]
  • By Way of the Secret Passage (1916)[15]
  • Let's Pretend: A Book of Children's Plays (1917, collected plays)
  • The Whole Truth (1917)[16]
  • A Watch, a Wallet, and a Jack of Spades (1917)[17]
  • The Spell of the Image (1917)[18]
  • Her First Scoop (1917)[19]
  • The Call of Wohelo (1917)[20]
  • In the Forest of the Day (1918)[21]
  • Patty Saves the Day (1918)[22][23]
  • The Call of the Colors (1918)[24]
  • All for the Cause (1918)[25]
  • When the Homeland Calls (1918)[26]
  • The Camouflage of Shirley (1918)[27]
  • Ruth in a Rush (1919)[28]
  • The Real Thing After All (1919)[29]
  • Out of the Stillness (1920)[30]
  • Sally Ann Finds Herself (1920)[31]
  • How Beth Won the Camp Fire Honor (1920)[32]
  • The Story of Gamma Phi Beta (1921, history)[33]
  • When the Clock Strikes Twelve (1921)[34]
  • The Empty House (1921)[35]
  • What Happened at Brent's (1921)[36]
  • Comrades Courageous (1921)[37]
  • Cinderella and Five Other Fairy Plays (1922)[38]
  • Contents Unknown (1922)[39]
  • How Many Marys Have We Here?" (1922)[40]
  • The Luck of Derryveraugh (1924)[41]
  • The Unexpectedness of Catherine Henry (1924)[42]
  • Tea Toper Tavern (1925)[43]
  • Beggars Can't Be Choosers (1925)[44]
  • The Palace of Every Day (1926)[23]
  • Mystery Island (1927)[45]
  • His Best Investment (1927)[46]
  • The Making of a King (1928)[47]
  • The Mystery of the Third Gable (1930)[48]
  • In the Light of the Moon (1936)[49]
  • The Last of the Ruthvens (1936)[50]
  • Phantom from the Sea (1939)[51]

References

  1. ^ a b "Rites Held Here for Miss Lindsey Barbee". The Advocate-Messenger. 1951-04-23. p. 1. Retrieved 2026-01-10 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Barbee, Lindsey". Gamma Phi Beta Digital Museum. Retrieved 2026-01-09.
  3. ^ "1910: Lindsey Barbee". Gamma Phi Beta. Retrieved 2026-01-09.
  4. ^ "Founders Day Tea on Party Circuit for GPBs". Birmingham Post-Herald. 1963-11-07. p. 22. Retrieved 2026-01-10 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Barbee, Lindsey (1910). At the end of the rainbow: a college comedy in three acts. Chicago: T.S. Denison & Company.
  6. ^ Green, Mary Wolcott (1911). The women who did : a dramatic entertainment for women historical and patriotic. University of California Libraries (advertisement in back of book). Chicago : T.S. Denison.
  7. ^ Barbee, Lindsey (1911). The fifteenth of January: a college comedy in three acts. Denison's select plays. Chicago: Denison.
  8. ^ Barbee, Lindsey (1913). The dream that came true, a comedy-drama in three acts. Alta series. Chicago: T. S. Denison & company.
  9. ^ Barbee, Lindsey (1914). In the college days; a group of monologues. Chicago: T.S. Denison & Company.
  10. ^ Barbee, Lindsey (1914). The thread of destiny, a comedy-drama in three acts. ALTA (Series). Chicago: T.S. Denison & Company.
  11. ^ Barbee, Lindsey (1915). A trial of hearts, a college comedy in four acts. Chicago: T. S. Denison & company.
  12. ^ Barbee, Lindsey (1916). Tomorrow at ten, a comedy. The Library of Congress. Chicago, T. S. Denison & company.
  13. ^ Barbee, Lindsey (1915). Sing a song of seniors, a comedietta for girls. Chicago: T. S. Denison & company.
  14. ^ Barbee, Lindsey (1916). All on a summer's day, a comedy for four men and six women. Chicago: T. S. Denison & company.
  15. ^ Barbee, Lindsey (1916). By way of the secret passage, a comedy drama in three acts. Chicago: T. S. Denison & company.
  16. ^ Barbee, Lindsey (1917). The whole truth, a comedy in one act for five men and four women. Chicago: T. S. Denison & company.
  17. ^ Barbee, Lindsey (1917). A watch, a wallet and a jack of spades, a comedy in one act for three men and six women. Amateur series. Chicago: T.S. Denison & Company.
  18. ^ Barbee, Lindsey (1917). The spell of the image a comedy in a prologue and three acts for ten men and ten women. Chicago: T. S. Denison & company.
  19. ^ Barbee, Lindsey (1917). Her first scoop, a comedy in one act. Amateur series. Chicago: T.S. Denison & Company.
  20. ^ Barbee, Lindsey (1917). The call of Wohelo. Chicago: T. S. Denison & company.
  21. ^ Williams, Mary Carver (July 5, 1918). "Pupils of Miss Wilsey Heard". Music News. 10 (27): 23 – via Internet Archive.
  22. ^ Barbee, Lindsey (1918). Patty saves the day, an eighth grade play in two acts. Chicago: T. S. Denison & company.
  23. ^ a b "Two Plays and Music on Friday at High School". The Post-Star. 1926-04-20. p. 1. Retrieved 2026-01-10 – via Newspapers.com.
  24. ^ Barbee, Lindsey (1918). The call of the colors, a patriotic play in two acts, for four men and ten women. ALTA (Series). Chicago, T.S.: Denison & Company.
  25. ^ Barbee, Lindsey (1918). All for the cause, a comedy-drama in one act. The Library of Congress. Chicago, T. S. Denison & company.
  26. ^ Barbee, Lindsey (1918). When the home land calls. The Library of Congress. Franklin, O., Denver, Colo., Eldridge entertainment house.
  27. ^ Barbee, Lindsey (1918). The camouflage of Shirley. Chicago: T. S. Denison & company.
  28. ^ Barbee, Lindsey (1919). Ruth in a rush, a comedy in three acts. Denison's select plays. Chicago: T.S. Denison & Company.
  29. ^ Barbee, Lindsey (1919). The real thing after all, an after the war comedy-drama in three acts. The Library of Congress. Chicago, T. S. Denison & company – via Internet Archive.
  30. ^ Barbee, Lindsey (1920). Out of the stillness, comedy-drama in three acts. The Library of Congress. Chicago, T.S. Denison – via Newspapers.com.
  31. ^ Barbee, Lindsey (1920). Sally Ann finds herself, an eighth grade play in two acts. Chicago: T.S. Denison & company.
  32. ^ Barbee, Lindsey (1920). How Beth won the Camp fire honor, a comedy-drama in two acts. Chicago: T. S. Denison & company.
  33. ^ Barbee, Lindsey.; Ward, Florence Macaulay. (1921). The story of Gamma Phi Beta. S.l.: Gamma Phi Beta.
  34. ^ Barbee, Lindsey (1921). When the clock strikes twelve; a comedy-drama in three acts. Denison's select plays. Chicago: T.S. Denison & company.
  35. ^ Barbee, Lindsey (1921). The empty house. Chicago: T. S. Denison & company.
  36. ^ Barbee, Lindsey (1921). What happened at Brent's, a play for young people. The Library of Congress. Franklin, O., Denver, Colo., Eldridge Entertainment House.
  37. ^ Barbee, Lindsey (1921). Comrades courageous, an eighth grade play in two acts. Chicago: T. S. Denison & company.
  38. ^ "Fairy Plays". The Buffalo News. 1922-12-02. p. 34. Retrieved 2026-01-10 – via Newspapers.com.
  39. ^ "First Hospital Benefit Play, Tonight at Empress Theatre by Gamma Phi". Fort Collins Coloradoan. 1922-03-23. p. 5. Retrieved 2026-01-10 – via Newspapers.com.
  40. ^ Barbee, Lindsey (1922). How many Marys have we here. Franklin, Ohio, Denver, Colo.: Eldridge entertainment house.
  41. ^ Barbee, Lindsey (1924). The luck of Derryveraugh, a play for four men and six women. Franklin, Ohio, Denver, Colo.: Eldridge entertainment house.
  42. ^ Barbee, Lindsey (1924). The unexpectedness of Catherine Henry,an eighth-grade play for girls, in two acts,. The Library of Congress. Chicago, T.S. Denison & company.
  43. ^ Barbee, Lindsey (1925). Tea toper tavern. A comedy-drama in three acts. Chicago.: T.S. Denison & company.
  44. ^ Barbee, Lindsey (1925). Beggars can't be choosers ... Chicago: T.S. Denison & Company.
  45. ^ Barbee, Lindsey (1927). Mystery Island. Three-act play for women. Franklin, O.: Eldridge Entertainment House.
  46. ^ "Junior Class Play; His Best Investment, a Comedy-Drama by Lindsey Barbee". The Sentinel-Leader. 1927-04-27. p. 1. Retrieved 2026-01-10 – via Newspapers.com.
  47. ^ Gaw, Allison; Maxfield, Mina R.; Barbee, Lindsey; Gaw, Ethelean (Tyson) (1928). Pharaoh's daughter, and other Biblical plays of the contest, 1927: Pharaoh's daughter. New York etc.: Longmans, Green and co.
  48. ^ "Busy Week for Schools; 'The Mystery of the Third Gable'". The Enterprise-Chronicle. 1930-05-22. p. 1. Retrieved 2026-01-10 – via Newspapers.com.
  49. ^ "Church Notes: M. E. Epworth Leagues Will Present Comedy". South Idaho Press. 1936-03-19. p. 5. Retrieved 2026-01-10 – via Newspapers.com.
  50. ^ Barbee, Lindsey (1936). The last of the Ruthvens: a mystery play in three acts. Chicago: Dramatic Pub. Co.
  51. ^ "Grove Players Offer Mystery; Present 'Phantom From the Sea' by Lindsey Barbee". The Miami Herald. 1939-07-25. p. 9. Retrieved 2026-01-10 – via Newspapers.com.
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