Herbert Swears

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 2013-09-09.
2. "Setting the stage" by Herbert Whittaker page 104 McGill Queens University Press Canada)
3. "Theater". Azstarnet.com. 2012-01-15. Retrieved 2013-09-09.
4. "Yahoo! Groups". Groups.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2013-09-09.
5. "Sir Henry Irving: An actor in his world" by Jeffrey Richards 2005 Hambledon and London Pub, New York
6. "Ships pageant like a fashion parade" Sydney Morning Herald 29 March 1938
7. The Spokesman-Review - 24 October 1908 "dramatic notes" page 3
8. "SWEARS Mere Man 1910 : Swears, Herbert : Free Download & Streaming : Internet Archive". Archive.org. 2001-03-10. Retrieved 2013-09-09.
9. "A Tight Corner: A Farcical Comedy in Three Acts : Herbert Swears : Free Download & Streaming : Internet Archive". Archive.org. 2001-03-10. Retrieved 2013-09-09.
10. Herbert Swears. "Granny's Juliet". Open Library. Retrieved 2013-09-09.
11. "Granny's Juliet; an impression : Swears, Herbert : Free Download & Streaming : Internet Archive". Archive.org. Retrieved 2013-09-09.
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". Archive.org. 2001-03-10. Retrieved 2013-09-09.
14. Herbert Swears (2012-07-22). "The Unknown Quantity, a Play in Three Acts (Classic Reprint): Herbert Swears: Amazon.com: Books". Amazon.com. Retrieved 2013-09-09.
15. "Cupboard love; a costume comedy in one act : Swears, Herbert : Free Download & Streaming : Internet Archive". Archive.org. Retrieved 2013-09-09.