Richard Butler (author)

Richard William Butler (21 May 1844 – 21 December 1928) was a British dramatist and editor of The Referee magazine in the late Victorian period.[1]

Richard Butler
In The Sketch, 24 July 1895
Born
Richard William Butler

(1844-05-21)21 May 1844
London, England
Died21 December 1928(1928-12-21) (aged 84)
Occupation(s)Dramatist, magazine editor

He shared a joint pen name, Richard Henry, with Henry Chance Newton. Works attributed to Richard Henry include two Victorian burlesques, Monte Cristo Jr. (a parody of The Count of Monte Cristo, 1886); Frankenstein, or The Vampire's Victim (a parody of the Mary Shelley novel Frankenstein 1887), both presented at the Gaiety Theatre, London; as well as Jubilation (musical mixture 1887); and Opposition (a debate in one sitting 1892).[citation needed]

Biography

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Richard Butler was born in London on 21 May 1844.[2]

He worked as a proofreader for The Daily Telegraph from 1871 to 1877.[2]

He died on 21 December 1928.[3]

Notes

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  1. ^ "Journals and Journalists of To-day". The Sketch. X (122): 703. 24 July 1895. Retrieved 3 September 2023 – via Google Books.
  2. ^ a b Addison, Henry Robert; et al. (1907). Who's Who. Vol. 59. A & C Black. p. 266.
  3. ^ Who Was Who. Vol. 2. 1962. p. 158. Retrieved 3 September 2023 – via Google Books.
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Preceded by Editor of The Referee
1891–1921
Succeeded by