Herbert Swears
Born26 December 1868
Surrey, United Kingdom
Died26 December 1946(1946-12-26) (aged 78)
Sussex, United Kingdom
CitizenshipBritish subject

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]

Actress Madge Kendal was in several Swears premieres at the Royal Portsmouth Theatre.

Works

  • 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

  1. ↑ "Herbert Swears". Open Library. Retrieved 9 September 2013.
  2. ↑ "Setting the stage" by Herbert Whittaker page 104 McGill Queens University Press Canada)
  3. ↑ "Theater". Arizona Daily Star. 15 January 2012. Retrieved 9 September 2013.
  4. ↑ "Yahoo! Groups". Groups.yahoo.com. Archived from the original on 30 June 2013. Retrieved 9 September 2013.
  5. ↑ Jeffrey Richards, Sir Henry Irving: An actor in his world, 2005 Hambledon and London Pub, New York
  6. ↑ "Ships pageant like a fashion parade", The Sydney Morning Herald, 29 March 1938
  7. ↑ "Dramatic Notes", The Spokesman-Review, 24 October 1908, page 3
  8. ↑ "SWEARS Mere Man 1910 : Swears, Herbert : Free Download & Streaming : Internet Archive". 10 March 2001. Retrieved 9 September 2013.
  9. ↑ "A Tight Corner: A Farcical Comedy in Three Acts : Herbert Swears : Free Download & Streaming : Internet Archive". 10 March 2001. Retrieved 9 September 2013.
  10. ↑ Herbert Swears. Granny's Juliet. Open Library. OL 7214722M.
  11. ↑ "Granny's Juliet; an impression : Swears, Herbert : Free Download & Streaming : Internet Archive". Retrieved 9 September 2013.
  12. ↑ US Patent renewal catalog - Hero & heroine; by H. W. Swears. © Herbert William Swears, London. R 78334
  13. ↑ ""Dog days" : Swears, Herbert : Free Download & Streaming : Internet Archive". 10 March 2001. Retrieved 9 September 2013.
  14. ↑ Herbert Swears (22 July 2012). "The Unknown Quantity, a Play in Three Acts (Classic Reprint): Herbert Swears: Amazon.com: Books". Retrieved 9 September 2013.
  15. ↑ "Cupboard love; a costume comedy in one act : Swears, Herbert : Free Download & Streaming : Internet Archive". Retrieved 9 September 2013.
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