Marguerite Merington[a] (1857 – May 20, 1951) was an English-born American author of short stories, essays, dramatic works, and biographies.

[5] Her aunt was Martha Merington, a British politician, notable as the first woman to serve as a Poor Law Guardian.

The play had a trial run at an authors' matinee in New York City, and was first presented August 16, 1892, at the Lyceum Theatre.

Captain Lettarblair, produced by Daniel Frohman,[2] brought in large audiences, was financially successful, and held a place in Sothern's repertoire.

Merington wrote other dramas, including Good-Bye, A Lover's Knot, and the libretto of a comic opera, Daphne, or the Pipes of Arcadia.