Malloy, Louise (1858-1947)
 | Louise Malloy was born in 1889 in Baltimore and educated at the Academy of the Visitation. She was a journalist for the Baltimore American for many years, serving as the newspaper's theater critic; she also wrote a daily humor column under the name Josh Wink from 1903 until about 1920. She was also a playwright. Her most successful play was The Player Maid, which was reviewed highly in the Baltimore Sun as well as the American, and was produced in New York City. She was a member of the Club for the 1894-95 season and again from 1904 to 1910, where her work was very positively received. Malloy also belonged to the Woman’s Club of Roland Park. She was honored by the Baltimore branch of the National League of American Penwomen in 1939; she died in 1947. |
THe Patapsco; drama (1894)
The Prince's Wooing (G. P. Putnam's, 1894); dramatic poem.
Selections fro Poets and Verse-Writers in Maryland (1898); poetry.
"He Was Slow" and "At 11:59 p.m." (Baltimore American, May 10, 1903); humor.
"A Change" and "Lucky Dogs" (Baltimore American, May 12, 1903); humor.
"Half-Truths" (Baltimore American, May 14, 1903); humor.
"Heard at the Horse Show" (Baltimore American, May 15, 1903); humor.
"A Hero" and "A New Version" (Baltimore American, July 9, 1903); humor.
"The City of Brotherly Love" (as "Josh Wink," Baltimore American c. 1903), poetry.
"The New Nimrod" (as "Josh Wink," Baltimore American, c. 1903), poetry.
"The New Hat" (as "Josh Wink," Baltimore American, c. 1903), poetry.
"Our Insect Assassins" (as "Josh Wink," Baltimore American, c. 1903), poetry.
"The Horse Show Horse" (as "Josh Wink," Baltimore American, c. 1903), poetry.
"The Fate of Molly Cule" (as "Josh Wink," Baltimore American, c. 1903), poetry.
"A Dry Land Mermaid" (as "Josh Wink," Baltimore American, c. 1903), poetry.
"Ancient Wisdom" (as "Josh Wink," Baltimore American, c. 1903), poetry.
The Player Maid; drama (1905)
His Father's Daughter: A Playlet (1905)
"A Sea Tale" (Baltimore American, Sept. 18, 1905); humorous verse.
"With Apologies to Poe" (Baltimore American, Sept. 20, 1905); verse.
"A Fruitful Quarrel" (Baltimore American, Sept. 21, 1905); verse.
"At the Wedding" (Baltimore American, Sept. 23, 1905); verse.
"The First One" (Baltimore American, Oct. 9, 1905); verse.
"In the Swim" (Baltimore American, Oct. 22, 1905); verse.
"Traveling in Russia" (Baltimore American, Oct. 26, 1905); verse.
"Her Choice" (Baltimore American, Nov. 2, 1905); verse.
"The Victim" (Baltimore American, Jan. 5, 1906); verse.
"The Modern Writer" (Baltimore American, Jan. 9, 1906); verse.
"The Youthful Diplomat" (Baltimore American, June 9, 1906); verse.
"The Real Expert" (Baltimore American, Mar. 9, 1907); verse.
"The Peace Delegate" (Baltimore American, Apr. 19, 1907); verse.
"Her Style" (Baltimore American, Nov. 20, 1907); verse.
"A Smile Feminine" (Baltimore American, June 24, 1908); verse.
"Diplomacy" (Baltimore American, May 10, 1909); verse.
"House-cleaning Time" (Baltimore American, May 20, 1909); verse.
"The Cry of the Commons" (Baltimore American, June 30, 1909); verse.
"The Soliloquy" (Baltimore American, Feb. 10, 1910); verse.
"Ideals. Danger." (Baltimore American, Oct. 4, 1910); verse.
"Her Merit" (Baltimore American, Nov. 18, 1910); verse.
"The Woman Question" (Baltimore American, Feb. 27, 1911); verse.
"Good Example" (Baltimore American, July 28, 1911); verse.
"A Monosyllabic Tragedy" (Baltimore American, Aug. 8, 1911); verse.
Our Country; pageant for school children (1920s-1930s)
"The Life Story of Mother Seton" (Baltimore: Carroll, 1924); history.