Alexander Hay Japp and Japp's conversation attracted Stevenson and his father. Stevenson read to Japp the early chapters of "Treasure Island", then called "The Sea Cook", and Japp negotiated its publication in "Young Folks". Subsequently Stevenson and Japp corresponded on intimate terms; and Japp's last work, "Robert Louis Stevenson: a Record, an Estimate, and a Memorial" (1905), was the result of their contacts. Japp was versatile and prolific writer, writing under pseudonyms such as "H. A. Page", "A. F. Scot", "E. Conder Gray", and "A. N. Mount Rose" as well as in his own name. In his own name he issued in 1865
By the Sea, By the Sea, By the Beautiful Sea By the Sea, By the Sea, By the Beautiful Sea By The Sea, By The Sea, By The Beautiful Sea is a trilogy of three short plays by Terrence McNally, Lanford Wilson, and Joe Pintauro. The title is taken from the first line of the chorus of the 1914 song "By the Beautiful Sea". The play was commissioned by the Bay Street Theater, Sag Harbor, New York, where it premiered in 1995. The play opened Off-Broadway at the Manhattan Theatre Club City Center, Stage 2 in May 1996. The play was directed by Leonard Foglia, with sets by Michael McGarty,