Person Open DS/UK/2066 Davies; Hubert Henry (1869-1917); British playwright Davies Hubert Henry 1869-1917 British playwright Male

Hubert Henry Davies (March 17, 1869-August 17, 1917) was a leading British playwright of the early twentieth century, following in the tradition of Arthur Wing Pinero and Henry Arthur Jones, but influenced profoundly by Thomas William Robertson. He was born in Woodley, Cheshire and spent some time as a journalist in San Francisco. He began his career in New York with The Weldons (1899) and on his return to Britain collaborated successfully with the actor-manager Charles Wyndham to produce four West End productions including Cousin Kate (Theatre Royal Haymarket, 1903) and Mrs. Gorringe's Necklace (Wyndham's Theatre, 1903). His best known work was The Mollusc. Originally produced by and starring Charles Wyndham at the Criterion Theatre, London, in 1907, it was revived in London at the Arts Theatre in 1949, at Liverpool Playhouse in 2006 (although the title was changed to The Lady of Leisure), and at the Finborough Theatre, London, in 2007 and has also been filmed.[1] His plays were also successful in New York. .[2] During the First World War, he worked in France as a hospital orderly which led to a nervous breakdown, and he was found dead at Robin Hood's Bay, Yorkshire in 1917. International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) 2nd edition - ICA 2004 ISBN 2-9521932-2-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 Yes RAHhbryony 9/27/2012 Rachael.Fragola 3/1/2022 98c878fa-df54-4ef4-95fc-903326b5ce06