The Notorious Mrs Ebbsmith by Arthur Wing Pinero
Sir Arthur Wing Pinero (1855-1934) was an English actor and later an important dramatist and stage director. In 1874 he joined R. H. Wyndham's company at the Theatre Royal in Edinburgh. After also acting in Liverpool, he joined Henry Irving's Lyceum Theatre company in London in 1876, where he acted in supporting roles for five years, and later played under the Bancrofts' management at the Haymarket Theatre. He received good notice in Sheridan's The Rivals, in 1884, which he had revised himself. He began writing plays in the late 1870s while at the Lyceum, including Daisy's Escape in 1879 and Bygones in 1880. He became a prolific and successful playwright, authoring fifty-nine plays. His 1923 romance The Enchanted Cottage was successfully filmed in 1924 and 1945. He was knighted in 1909. His works include: Two Hundred a Year (1877), The Squire (1881), The Money Spinner (1881), The Magistrate (1885), The Schoolmistress (1886), Dandy Dick (1887), Sweet Lavender (1888), The Profligate (1889), Lady Bountiful (1891), The Cabinet Minister (1892), The Second Mrs. Tanqueray (1893) and The Weaker Sex (1894).
Gripping and provocative, the work tackled the theme of social radicalism and questioned accepted conventions, posing questions that are as searching today as they were then* Broadway World *
Arthur Pinero's use of the "fallen woman" plot is an unusual one, with implications for the 1890s "New Women's" agenda that have continuing relevance today. * Women & Performance: a Journal of Feminist Theory *
Shrewd and polished. * Michael Billington, The Guardian *
The Notorious Mrs Ebbsmith can't have the same impact it had more than a century ago. But it still has something to say about marriage, even in the twenty-first century. * Four stars - What's on Stage *
Written in 1895 and boasting a fiery female protagonist, The Notorious Mrs Ebbsmith is as radical as any contemporary feminist play. * Stage *
The play has a lot to say - and it says it a lot. * Public Reviews *
Arthur Pinero's use of the "fallen woman" plot is an unusual one, with implications for the 1890s "New Women's" agenda that have continuing relevance today. * Women & Performance: a Journal of Feminist Theory *
Shrewd and polished. * Michael Billington, The Guardian *
The Notorious Mrs Ebbsmith can't have the same impact it had more than a century ago. But it still has something to say about marriage, even in the twenty-first century. * Four stars - What's on Stage *
Written in 1895 and boasting a fiery female protagonist, The Notorious Mrs Ebbsmith is as radical as any contemporary feminist play. * Stage *
The play has a lot to say - and it says it a lot. * Public Reviews *
Arthur Wing Pinero (1855-1934) was a leading playwright of the Victorian theatre. His plays include The Schoolmistress, Dandy Dick, Sweet Lavender, The Notorious Mrs. Ebbsmith, Trelawny of the ‘Wells’, The Gay Lord Quex, Iris, and Mid-Channel.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781783191352 |
| ISBN 10 | 178319135X |
| Title | The Notorious Mrs Ebbsmith |
| Author | Arthur Wing Pinero |
| Series | Oberon Modern Plays |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Year published | 2014-04-04 |
| Number of pages | 128 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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