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Noel Coward at CannesNoel Coward (1899-1973) at Cannes. His play This Happy Breed was due to premier in October. The outbreak of World War II caused this to be delayed until 1942. The play was turned into a film in 1944
Cartoon, Mr James Willing and the GhostCartoon, Mr James Willing, Jun, is busy writing another stirring drama. Our artist has caught him at that moment when the " ghost" comes in
Constance Smedley, founder of the Lyceum ClubAnne Constance Smedley, married name Constance Armfield, (20 June 1876 9 March 1941) British artist, playwright, author and founder of the International Lyceum Clubs. Date: 1903
Cartoon, Oscar Wilde and William WildeCartoon, Oscar Wilde (1854-1900), poet and playwright, comforted by his brother William Wilde (1852-1899) in the face of American criticism of his play, Vera
Cartoon, George Conquest outside the Eagle TavernCartoon, George Conquest -- I wonder if I shall ever be back there! George Augustus Oliver Conquest (1837-1901), playwright, theatre manager, acrobat and pantomimist
Russian Literary Giants - Chekov, Tolstoy and GorkyThree Russian Literary Giants - (left) Anton Pavlovich Chekhov (1860-1904), Playwright and short story writer (centre) Count Lev (Leo) Nikolayevich Tolstoy (1828-1910)
The Host by Titus Maccius Plautus. Act I. 1518. ColoredTitus Maccius Plautus (250-184). Latin playwright. The Host (Amphitryo). Engraving. Act I. Edition of 1518. Colored
Terence (195-159 BC). Engraving. ColoredTerence (195-159 BC). Playwright during the Roman Republic. Portrait. Engraving in an edition of his works of 1518. Colored
Juan Antonio Mateos (1831-1913). Writer and Mexican liberalJuan Antonio Mateos Lozada (1831-1913). Playwright, novelist, poet and Mexican liberal politician. Engraving by A. Carretero. La Ilustracion Espanola y Americana, 1879. Colored
Pedro Calderon de la Barca (1600-1681). Engraving. ColoredPedro Calderon de la Barca (1600-1681). Spanish poet and playwright. Engraving by J. Serra Pausas. History of Spain, 1882. Colored
Felice Cavallotti (1842-1898). Engraving. ColoredFelice Cavallotti (1842-1898). Italian politician, poet and playwright. Engraving by Pla y Valor. Engraving at the Iberian Illustration, 1886. Colored
John Burgoyne (1722-1792). Colored engravingJohn Burgoyne (1722-1792). British General and playwright. Engraving in The American Revolution. Colored
The Host by Titus Maccius Plautus. Act I. 1518Titus Maccius Plautus (250-184). Latin playwright. The Host (Amphitryo). Engraving. Act I. Edition of 1518. Library University of Barcelona. Spain
Caricature of Oscar Wilde, Irish poet and playwrightCaricature of Oscar Fingal O Flahertie Wills Wilde (1854-1900), Irish poet, novelist, essayist and playwright. 1881
Euripides / Rovi / DayEURIPIDES Greek playwright Date: 5th Century BC
Baroness Emma OrczyBaroness Emma Magdolna Rozalia Maria Jozefa Borbala Emmuska Orczy de Orczi (1865-1947), Hungarian-born British novelist and playwright, writer of The Scarlet Pimpernel series. Date: 1925
Jean Cocteau (1889-1963) - French poet, novelist, dramatist, designer, playwright, artist and filmmaker. Date: circa 1924
Matheson Alexander Lang - Canadian-born actorMatheson Alexander Lang (18791948) - Canadian-born stage and film actor and playwright. Date: 1926
Edward G. Hemmerde, Vanity Fair, SpyEDWARD GEORGE HEMMERDE (1871-1948) English rower, barrister, playwright and politician. Liberal Party Member of Parliament for East Denbighshire
Richard Brin. SheridanRICHARD BRINSLEY SHERIDAN Playwright, whose The rivals and The school for scandal have proved enduring classics. Date: 1751 - 1816
Schiller SilhouetteJOHANN CHRISTOPH FRIEDRICH SCHILLER German poet and playwright Date: 1759 - 1805
Victorien Sardou PhotoVICTORIEN SARDOU The veteran French playwright towards the end of his life. Date: 1831 - 1908
Ferenc MolnarFERENC MOLNAR Hungarian playwright, whose works were banned by the communists. Date: 1878 - 1952
AGUILAR, Gaspar de (1561-1623). Poet and playwright" AGUILAR, Gaspar de (1561-1623). Poet and playwright. Arte de principios de canto llano" (Plainsong art). Early 16th century. Religious music treatise
William Shakespeare (1564-1616)
Auguste Vacquerie / GillAuguste Vacquerie (1819-1895) French journalist, poet, playwright and lifelong friend and relation to Victor Hugo (through the marriage of his brother to Lopoldine Hugo, the writers daughter)
Richard Brinsley SheridanRICHARD BRINSLEY SHERIDAN playwright and politician. With Signature
Noel Coward / PostcardNOEL COWARD Actor, playwright and songwriter
Mr Noel Coward at Cap d AntibesPhotograph of Sir No묠 Coward (16 December 1899 26 March 1973) sitting on a rock in Antibes on the fashionable French Riviera in 1928
The Blue Bird for Happiness by M. MaeterlinckThe Blue Bird for Happiness by Belgian playwright Maurice Polydore Marie Bernard Maeterlinck, translated by A. Texeira de Mattos. First produced at the Haymarket Theatre on 8th December 1909
Cartoon, The Sailor and His Lass -- Augustus Harris (1852-1896), British actor, dramatist and impresario, holding his newborn baby daughter, with the midwife in the background. 1883
Cartoon, A W Pinero and Sir Squire BancroftCartoon, Sir Arthur Wing Pinero (1855-1934), English actor, playwright and stage director, and Sir Squire Bancroft (1841-1926), English actor-manager
Cartoon, Claude Carton and A W PineroCartoon, Richard Claude Carton (Richard Claude Critchett, 1856-1928), British actor and playwright, and Sir Arthur Wing Pinero (1855-1934), English actor, playwright and stage director
Cartoon, The Gaiety Rocket, PineroCartoon, The Gaiety Rocket, with a caricature of Sir Arthur Wing Pinero (1855-1934), English actor, playwright and stage director, whose play, The Rocket
Cartoon, Edward and Clement. Edward: Let us no longer be estranged, dear Clement! Clement: Let us be like brothers, dear Edward
Cartoon, Wilson Barrett, actor, manager and playwrightCartoon, Wilson Barrett (William Henry Barrett; 1846-1904), actor, manager and playwright. Seen here wondering whether to take advantage of Henry Irvings absence from London during the latters visit
Cartoon, G F Rowe, American playwrightCartoon of the American playwright, G F Rowe -- Yankee Freedom. 1883
Felix Lope de Vega y Carpio - Spanish playwrightFelix Lope de Vega y Carpio (1562-1635) - Spanish playwright and poet, one of the key figures in the Spanish Golden Century. Date: circa 1610
Pamela Hansford JohnsonPortrait of Pamela Hansford Johnson, Baroness Snow (1912 1981) - English novelist, playwright, poet and critic. 1967
Portrait of Henry Sambrooke Leigh, author and playwrightPortrait of Henry Sambrooke Leigh (1837-1883), author and playwright. 1883
Dodie SmithDorothy Gladys (Dodie) Smith (1896 - 1990), English novelist and playwright, author of the plays Autumn Crocus and Dear Octopus and the books, I Capture the Castle and One Hundred and One Dalmatians
Voltaire (1694-1778). French Enlightenment writer, historian, and philosopher. Portrait. Engraving by Etienne Fiquet (1719-1797). Colored
Titus Maccius Plautus. Colored. EngravingTitus Maccius Plautus (250-184). Latin playwright. Bacchides. Act I. Bacchides and Pistoclerus. Engraving. 1518. Colored
Comedies by Titus Maccius Plautus. Engraving. Paris, 1759. CTitus Maccius Plautus (250-184). Latin playwright. Engraving of his Comedies. Paris, 1759. Colored
Maarten Maartens, Dutch writerMaarten Maartens (real name Jozua Marius Willem van der Poorten Schwartz, 1858-1915), Dutch writer who wrote in English (novels, short stories, plays and poems). circa 1890s
Mor Jokai, Hungarian dramatist and novelistMor Jokai (Moric Jokay de Asva, 1825-1904), Hungarian dramatist and novelist. circa 1900
Robert Hichens, English writerRobert Smythe Hichens (1864-1950), English journalist, novelist, music lyricist, short story writer, music critic and dramatist. circa 1900s
Winston Churchill, American novelistWinston Churchill (1871-1947), American best-selling novelist and playwright. circa 1900s