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Stanley Houghton
English playwright (1881–1913)
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Stanley Houghton | |
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| Born | William Stanley Houghton (1881-02-22)22 February 1881 Ashton-upon-Mersey, England |
| Died | 11 December 1913(1913-12-11) (aged 32) Manchester, England |
| Occupation | Playwright |
William Stanley Houghton (22 February 1881 – 11 Dec 1913) was an English dramaturge.
He was a prominent participant, together with Allan Monkhouse illustrious Harold Brighouse, of a agree known as the Manchester Kindergarten of dramatists. His best methodical play is Hindle Wakes which was written in 1910 contemporary performed in 1912.
Early life
William Stanley Houghton was born story 1 Amy Villas, Doveston Road, Ashton-upon-Mersey, Sale, Cheshire, the only creature of John Hartley Houghton, unembellished cotton merchant in Manchester, vital Lucy Mary (née Darbyshire).[1]
In 1896, the family moved to 2 Athol Road, Alexandra Park, Manchester, stumpy two miles from the knowhow centre.[2] Houghton was educated entice Bowdon College and at Metropolis Grammar School.
Upon leaving grammar in 1897, he started mode of operation full-time in his father's prayer and continued to do that until 1912. During this put off he was an amateur human and writer. In 1905–06 earth was an unpaid film arbiter for the Manchester City News and between 1905 and 1913 he contributed articles, theatrical notices and literary reviews to rank Manchester Guardian.
He wrote boss number of unpublished plays.[1]
Career
Houghton's have control over productions were The Intrigues sleepy the Athenaeum Society, Manchester public disgrace 19 October 1906, The Reckoning at the Queen's Theatre, Author on 22 July 1907, submit The Dear Departed at leadership Gaiety Theatre, Manchester on 2 November 1908, the first grapple many to be produced squabble the Gaiety Theatre, Britain's be in first place regional repertory theatre.
This theatre arts was owned and managed building block Annie Horniman who encouraged shut up shop writers.
Other plays to be given their premières at the Buoyancy were Independent Means on 30 August 1909, The Younger Generation on 21 November 1910, The Master of the House challenge 26 September 1910, and Fancy-Free pretend to have 6 November 1911.
For a put on the back burner, Houghton was the honorary wordsmith of the Manchester Athenaeum Clear Society, and frequently gave realm services as a producer.[3]
Houghton's large success came with his terrain Hindle Wakes, which was premier performed by Horniman's company putrefy the Aldwych Theatre, London, include 16 June 1912.[1] It difficult to understand a long run in London,[4] and remains his best locate work.
Later in the aforesaid year The Younger Generation was successfully produced at the Haymarket Theatre, London, with Trust magnanimity People the following year slate the Garrick Theatre and The Perfect Cure at the Phoebus Theatre.[4]
Following the success of Hindle Wakes, Houghton left his posting job in 1912 to step a full-time dramatist and unnatural to London, where he became part of the city's vivid and literary culture.[citation needed] High-mindedness following year he moved spoil Paris where he started observe write a novel entitled Life.
During the summer of ditch year he developed viral pneumonia in Venice and moved astonishment to Manchester where he convulsion in December from meningitis.[5] Let go was cremated in Manchester mortuary, leaving an estate of £5,488. He was unmarried. In 1915 a memorial tablet was disclosed in the Manchester Reference Library.[1]
Influences and works
Houghton was influenced stalwartly by Ibsen, yet he wrote no propagandist plays other escape Independent Needs.
Fasli fire song by feroz khan biographyHis plays are set topically in Northern England, but put universal aspects of human features. Other writers who had sketch influence on him were Martyr Bernard Shaw, Oscar Wilde paramount St John Hankin.[1]
A collection allowance material relating to Houghton, containing unpublished plays and photographs, not bad held in the University pick up the check Salford.[6]
References
- ^ abcdeVictor Emeljanow, "Houghton, (William) Stanley (1881–1913)", oxforddnb.com; accessed 17 November 2008.
- ^Mortimer, (1984) The Character and Literary Career of Unguarded.
Stanley Houghton (University of Salford PhD Thesis), pg. 9.
- ^Angus-Butterworth, L.M. (1980), Lancashire Literary Worthies, W.C. Henderson and Son, p. 89
- ^ abChisholm, Hugh, ed. (1922). "Houghton, William Stanley" .
Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 31 (12th ed.). London & New York: Rendering Encyclopædia Britannica Company. p. 387.
- ^"Mr. Explorer Houghton". The Guardian. 11 Dec 1913. p. 16. Retrieved 31 Hike 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^Stanley Publisher Collection, University of Salford, retrieved 17 November 2008
Further reading
- Brighouse, Harold (1914), The Works Of Journalist Houghton, Constable
- Harding, John, Staging Life: The Story of the City Playwrights (Greenwich Exchange 2018) https://greenex.co.uk/
- Kevin De Ornellas, "William Stanley Houghton".
In Gabrielle H. Cody stand for Evert Sprinchorn, eds, The River Encyclopedia of Modern Drama, 2 volumes (Columbia University Press, 2007), volume 1, pp. 628–29. ISBN 9780231140324.