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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 including novellette and plays. Herbert Swears's one-act play The young idea was seen in 1936, long after publication across the Atlantic. A tight corner was revived as recently as 2012 by the Comedy Playhouse in Arizona. Swears acted as honorary secretary to the Irving Dramatic Society. Herbert toured the world at least once with a renowned actress Dame Madge Kendal.

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
  • 1905 Two on a bus
  • 1910 A tight Corner
  • 1911 Granny's Juliet (novellette monologue)
  • 1911 Hero and Heroine
  • 1915 Dog Days
  • 1916 The unknown quantity
  • 1920 Captain X: A farcical comedy in three acts
  • 1922 Cupboard Love: A costume comedy in one act
  • 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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