Herbert William Swears (26 December 1868 in Surrey – 6 March 1946 in Sussex) was an author and playwright active in the United Kingdom between 1890 and 1920. He worked as a bank clerk and his father was blind. He wrote 22 published works[1] including novellette and plays. Herbert Swears's one-act play The young idea was seen in 1936, long after publication across the Atlantic.[2] A tight corner was revived as recently as 2012 by the Comedy Playhouse in Arizona.[3][4] Swears acted as honorary secretary to the Irving Dramatic Society.[5] Herbert toured the world at least once with a renowned actress Dame Madge Kendal.[6][7]
Herbert Swears | |
|---|---|
| Born | 26 December 1868 Surrey, United Kingdom |
| Died | 26 December 1946 (aged 78) Sussex, United Kingdom |
| Citizenship | British subject |
Works edit
- 1890 Semi Detached
- 1890 Wayfarers
- 1890 Home sweet home with variations
- 1890 Love and Dentistry
- 1890 Twilight
- 1890 Home sweet home with variations
- 1901 Too Many Cooks
- 1903 Pansy, that's for thoughts
- 1904 Mere Man one-act farce – love triangle involving members of an emancipated women's club[8]
- 1905 Two on a bus
- 1910 A tight Corner[9]
- 1911 Granny's Juliet (novellette monologue)[10][11]
- 1911 Hero and Heroine[12]
- 1915 Dog Days[13]
- 1916 The unknown quantity[14]
- 1920 Captain X: A farcical comedy in three acts
- 1922 Cupboard Love: A costume comedy in one act[15]
- 1926 Woman's crowning glory
- 1927 Things are seldom what they seem
- 1930 Interlude
- 1937 When all is said and done Memoir
- Widows – adapted to the Scots dialect by Margaret M. Muir (1933)
- The Whirlpool
- The House of Clay
- Such is Fame
- Lady Interviewer
- Cupid Astray
References edit
- ^ "Herbert Swears". Open Library. Retrieved 9 September 2013.
- ^ "Setting the stage" by Herbert Whittaker page 104 McGill Queens University Press Canada)
- ^ "Theater". Arizona Daily Star. 15 January 2012. Retrieved 9 September 2013.
- ^ "Yahoo! Groups". Groups.yahoo.com. Archived from the original on 30 June 2013. Retrieved 9 September 2013.
- ^ Jeffrey Richards, Sir Henry Irving: An actor in his world, 2005 Hambledon and London Pub, New York
- ^ "Ships pageant like a fashion parade", The Sydney Morning Herald, 29 March 1938
- ^ "Dramatic Notes", The Spokesman-Review, 24 October 1908, page 3
- ^ "SWEARS Mere Man 1910 : Swears, Herbert : Free Download & Streaming : Internet Archive". 10 March 2001. Retrieved 9 September 2013.
- ^ "A Tight Corner: A Farcical Comedy in Three Acts : Herbert Swears : Free Download & Streaming : Internet Archive". 10 March 2001. Retrieved 9 September 2013.
- ^ Herbert Swears. Granny's Juliet. Open Library. OL 7214722M.
- ^ "Granny's Juliet; an impression : Swears, Herbert : Free Download & Streaming : Internet Archive". Retrieved 9 September 2013.
- ^ US Patent renewal catalog - Hero & heroine; by H. W. Swears. © Herbert William Swears, London. R 78334
- ^ ""Dog days" : Swears, Herbert : Free Download & Streaming : Internet Archive". 10 March 2001. Retrieved 9 September 2013.
- ^ Herbert Swears (22 July 2012). "The Unknown Quantity, a Play in Three Acts (Classic Reprint): Herbert Swears: Amazon.com: Books". Retrieved 9 September 2013.
- ^ "Cupboard love; a costume comedy in one act : Swears, Herbert : Free Download & Streaming : Internet Archive". Retrieved 9 September 2013.