Composers and their stage works 


Harley Granville-Barker

(1877 - 1946). British actor, director, critic and dramatist. Born London 25 November, 1877. Died Paris 31 August, 1946

PLAYS

Unless otherwise indicated, the plays were first performed in London.

  1. The Family of the Oldroyds. (With Berte Thomas). Play, 4 acts. Written ca. 1895/96.
  2. The Weather Hen or Invertebrata. (With Thomas). Comedy; prologue, 2 acts, and epilogue. Written 1897. Produced Terry's Theatre, June 29, 1899.
  3. Our Visitor to "Work-a-Day." (With Thomas). Play, 5 acts. Written 1899.
  4. The Marrying of Ann Leete. Comedy, 4 acts. Written 1899. Published 1909. Produced Royalty Theatre, Jan. 26, 1902.
  5. Agnes Colander. Play, 3 acts. Written 1901. Typescript in British Museum.
  6. A Miracle. Play, 1 act; verse. Written 1902? Produced Terry's Theatre, Mar. 23, 1907.
  7. Prunella, or Love in a Dutch Garden. (With Laurence Housman). Play, 3 acts. Published 1906. Produced Court Theatre, Dec. 23, 1904. Music: Joseph Moorat.
  8. The Voysey Inheritance. Play, 5 acts. Published 1909. Produced Court Theatre, Nov. 7, 1905.
  9. Waste. Tragedy, 4 acts. Published 1909. Produced Imperial Theatre (Stage Society), Nov. 24, 1907. Censored after one performance.
  10. The Madras House. Comedy, 4 acts. Published 1911. Produced Duke of York's Theatre, Mar. 9, 1910.
  11. Rococo. Farce, 1 act. Published 1917. Produced Little Theatre, Feb. 21, 1911.
  12. Anatol. (Translation). Six playlets. Published 1911. Produced Little Theatre, Mar. 11, 1911. From Arthur Schnitzler s Anatol (1893). Only five playlets were presented on this occasion; the sixth, Keepsakes, was given on Mar. 18, 1911.
  13. The Morris Dance. (Adaptation). Play. Produced New York, Little Theatre, Feb. 13, 1913. Based on The Wrong Box (1888), by Robert Louis Stevenson and Lloyd Osbourne.
  14. The Harlequinade. (With Dion Clayton Calthrop). An excursion, 7 parts. Published 1918. Produced St. James's Theatre, Sept. 1, 1913.
  15. Vote by Ballot. Fantasy, 1 act. Written 1914. Published 1917. Produced Court Theatre (Stage Society), Dec. 16, 1917.
  16. The Dynasts. (Adaptation). Epic drama. Produced Kingsway Theatre, Nov. 25, 1914. Based on Thomas Hardy's dramatic poem (1903-1908).
  17. Farewell to the Theatre. Play, 1 act. Written 1916. Published 1917.
  18. The Romantic Young Lady. (Translation; with Helen Granville-Barker). Comedy, 3 acts. Published 1923. Produced Royalty Theatre, Sept. 16, 1920. From Gregorio Martinez Sierra's Sueño de una noche de agosto (1918).
  19. Deburau. (Adaptation). Comedy, prologue and 4 acts. Published 1921. Produced New York, Belasco Theatre, Dec. 23, 1920; London, Ambassadors Theatre, Nov. 3, 1921. Based on the play by Sacha Guitry (1918).
  20. The Two Shepherds. (Translation; with Helen Granville-Barker). Comedy, 2 acts. Published 1923. Produced Birmingham Repertory Theatre, Oct. 29, 1921. From Martinez Sierra's Los pastores (1913).
  21. The Kingdom of God. (Translation; with Helen Granville-Barker). Play, 3 acts. Published 1923. Produced Dublin, Abbey Theatre, Oct. 21, 1923; London, Strand Theatre, Oct. 26, 1927. From Martinez Sierra's El reino de Dios (1916).
  22. Wife to a Famous Man. (Translation; with Helen Granville-Barker). Comedy, 2 acts. Published 1923. Produced Aldwych Theatre (Play Actors), May 25, 1924. From Martinez Sierra's La mujer del héroe (1914).
  23. The Secret Life. Play, 3 acts. Published 1923.
  24. His Majesty. Play, 4 acts. Written 1924. Published 1928.
  25. Doctor Knock. (Adaptation). Comedy, 3 acts. Published 1925. Produced Eastbourne, Devonshire Park Theatre, Apr. 19, 1926; London, Royalty Theatre, Apr. 27, 1926. Based on Jules Romains's Knock (1923).
  26. Six Gentlemen in a Row. (Adaptation). Play, 1 act. Published 1927. Produced Liverpool, Playhouse, Oct. 2, 1927. Based on Romains's Amédée et les messieurs en rang (1923).
  27. The Women Have Their Way. (Translation; with Helen Granville-Barker). Comedy, 2 acts. Published 1927. Produced Oxford, Playhouse, Nov. 26, 1928. From Pueblo de las mujeres (1912), by Serafín and Joaquín Álvarez Quintero.
  28. A Hundred Years Old. Comedy, (Translation; with Helen Granville-Barker). 3 acts. Published 1927. Produced Glasgow Theatre, Apr. 21, 1928; Hammersmith, Lyric Theatre, Nov. 21, 1928. From Papa Juan: Centenario (1909), by the Álvarez Quintero brothers.
  29. Fortunato.(Translation; with Helen Granville-Barker). Historical tragicomedy, 3 scenes. Published 1927. Produced Court Theatre, Oct. 22, 1928. From the play (1912) by the Álverez Quintero Brothers.
  30. The Lady from Alfaqueque. (Translation; with Helen Granville-Barker). Comedy, 2 acts. Published 1927. Produced Court Theatre, Oct. 22, 1928. From La consulesa (1914), by the Álvarez Quintero Brothers.
  31. Take Two from One. (Translation; with Helen Granville-Barker). Published 1931. From the play by Martinez Sierra.
  32. Love Passes By, (Translation; with Helen Granville-Barker). Comedy, 2 acts. Published 1932. From El amor que pasa (1904), by the Álvarez Quintero brothers.
  33. Don Abel Wrote a Tragedy. (Translation; with Helen Granville-Barker). Comedy, 3 acts. Published 1932. Produced Arts Theatre, Jan. 13, 1944. From La musca loca (1905), by the Álvarez Quintero brothers.
  34. Peace and Quiet. (Translation; with Helen Granville-Barker). Comedy, 2 acts. Published 1932. From La escondida senda (1908), by the Álvarez Quintero brothers.
  35. Dona Clariñes. (Translation; with Helen Granville-Barker). Comedy, 2 acts. Published 1932. Produced Weber-Douglas Theatre, July 12, 1934. From the play (1909) by the Álvarez Quintero brothers.