Herbert Swears Explained

Herbert Swears
Birth Date:	26 December 1868
Birth Place:	Surrey, United Kingdom
Death Place:	Sussex, United Kingdom
Citizenship:	British 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]}

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

Notes and References

1. Web site: Herbert Swears . Open Library . 2013-09-09.
2. "Setting the stage" by Herbert Whittaker page 104 McGill Queens University Press Canada)
3. Web site: Theater . Arizona Daily Star . 2012-01-15 . 2013-09-09.
4. Web site: Yahoo! Groups . https://archive.today/20130630171717/http://groups.yahoo.com/group/tucsonstage/message/5540 . dead . 30 June 2013 . Groups.yahoo.com . 2013-09-09.
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. Web site: SWEARS Mere Man 1910 : Swears, Herbert : Free Download & Streaming : Internet Archive . 2001-03-10 . 2013-09-09.
9. Web site: A Tight Corner: A Farcical Comedy in Three Acts : Herbert Swears : Free Download & Streaming : Internet Archive . 2001-03-10 . 2013-09-09.
10. Book: Herbert Swears . Granny's Juliet . Open Library . 7214722M .
11. Web site: Granny's Juliet; an impression : Swears, Herbert : Free Download & Streaming : Internet Archive . 2013-09-09.
12. US Patent renewal catalog - Hero & heroine; by H. W. Swears. © Herbert William Swears, London. R 78334
13. Web site: "Dog days" : Swears, Herbert : Free Download & Streaming : Internet Archive . 2001-03-10 . 2013-09-09.
14. Web site: Herbert Swears . The Unknown Quantity, a Play in Three Acts (Classic Reprint): Herbert Swears: Amazon.com: Books . 2012-07-22 . 2013-09-09.
15. Web site: Cupboard love; a costume comedy in one act : Swears, Herbert : Free Download & Streaming : Internet Archive . 2013-09-09.