Edward Rose
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Edward Rose was an English dramatist and playwright, best known for his adaptations of novels for the stage, mainly The Prisoner of Zenda
. He was also the theatre critic for The Sunday Times
.
, M.R.C.P.
and his first wife, Isabella Morse. He attended Islington Proprietary School and Ipswich Grammar School. He worked in the solicitors firm Cobbold and Yarrington (in Ipswich) for four years, from 1868 to 1872. In 1872 he moved to London.
He began writing plays in 1869, and first had a play produced in London in 1872. (Our Farm) He was a regular contributor to the Illustrated London News
, specifically, the English Homes series, and was the theatre critic for the Sunday Times starting in 1894 and continuing until at least 1897. His greatest success as a playwright came in 1896 with the premiere of his adaption of The Prisoner of Zenda. He later adapted other works of Anthony Hope
, but none reached the same level of success.
He married Elizabeth Ann Gould, and had two daughters, Lucy and Dorothy. His elder daughter, Lucy, died when she was ten, and in her memory Rose endowed a research post at the London School of Economics
and paid for the education of a board school girl.
He served for a while as the Vice-President of the Playgoer's Club, and was a member of the Fabian Society. He "took an active interest in the founding of Letchworth Garden City."
In 1902, Rose published The Rose Reader "a new way of teaching to read," that used only words that were spelled the way they sounded, in order to develop the love of reading before complicating the process.
Edward Rose died on December 31, 1904, at the age of 55.
and the Penrod
stories of Booth Tarkington
.
The Prisoner of Zenda
The Prisoner of Zenda is an adventure novel by Anthony Hope, published in 1894. The king of the fictional country of Ruritania is drugged on the eve of his coronation and thus unable to attend his own coronation. Political forces are such that in order for the king to retain his crown his...
. He was also the theatre critic for The Sunday Times
The Sunday Times
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Biography
Edward Rose was born in Swaffham, Norfolk, on 7 August 1849, son of Dr Caleb Rose, F.R.C.S.Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons
Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons is a professional qualification to practise as a surgeon in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland...
, M.R.C.P.
Membership of the Royal College of Physicians
Membership of the Royal Colleges of Physicians is a postgraduate medical diploma. The examinations are run by the Federation of the Medical Royal Colleges of the United Kingdom – the Royal College of Physicians of London, the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh, and the Royal College...
and his first wife, Isabella Morse. He attended Islington Proprietary School and Ipswich Grammar School. He worked in the solicitors firm Cobbold and Yarrington (in Ipswich) for four years, from 1868 to 1872. In 1872 he moved to London.
He began writing plays in 1869, and first had a play produced in London in 1872. (Our Farm) He was a regular contributor to the Illustrated London News
Illustrated London News
The Illustrated London News was the world's first illustrated weekly newspaper; the first issue appeared on Saturday 14 May 1842. It was published weekly until 1971 and then increasingly less frequently until publication ceased in 2003.-History:...
, specifically, the English Homes series, and was the theatre critic for the Sunday Times starting in 1894 and continuing until at least 1897. His greatest success as a playwright came in 1896 with the premiere of his adaption of The Prisoner of Zenda. He later adapted other works of Anthony Hope
Anthony Hope
Sir Anthony Hope Hawkins, better known as Anthony Hope , was an English novelist and playwright. Although he was a prolific writer, especially of adventure novels, he is remembered best for only two books: The Prisoner of Zenda and its sequel Rupert of Hentzau...
, but none reached the same level of success.
He married Elizabeth Ann Gould, and had two daughters, Lucy and Dorothy. His elder daughter, Lucy, died when she was ten, and in her memory Rose endowed a research post at the London School of Economics
London School of Economics
The London School of Economics and Political Science is a public research university specialised in the social sciences located in London, United Kingdom, and a constituent college of the federal University of London...
and paid for the education of a board school girl.
He served for a while as the Vice-President of the Playgoer's Club, and was a member of the Fabian Society. He "took an active interest in the founding of Letchworth Garden City."
In 1902, Rose published The Rose Reader "a new way of teaching to read," that used only words that were spelled the way they sounded, in order to develop the love of reading before complicating the process.
Edward Rose died on December 31, 1904, at the age of 55.
Confusion with Edward Everett Rose
He is sometimes confused or conflated with Edward Everett Rose (1862–1939), an American dramatist also known for dramatizing novels, notably Richard CarvelRichard Carvel
Richard Carvel is a historical novel by the American novelist Winston Churchill. It was first published in 1899, and was exceptionally successful, selling around two million copies and making the author a rich man. The novel takes the form of the memoirs of an eighteenth-century gentleman, the...
and the Penrod
Penrod
Penrod is a collection of comic sketches by Booth Tarkington that was first published in 1914. The book follows the misadventures of Penrod Schofield, an eleven-year-old boy growing up in the pre-World War I Midwestern United States, in a similar vein to Tom Sawyer...
stories of Booth Tarkington
Booth Tarkington
Booth Tarkington was an American novelist and dramatist best known for his Pulitzer Prize-winning novels The Magnificent Ambersons and Alice Adams...
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Partial bibliography
- Our Farm (1st perf. June 29, 1872)
- Columbus: A Historical Play in Five Acts (published 1873)
- A Congress at Paris (1st perf. July, 1878)
- Incognita (1st perf. February 17, 1879)
- Wild Flowers: A Dramatic Sketch in One Act (published 1880)
- Mad (1st perf. June 12, 1880)
- The Marble Arch: a Comedietta in One Act (published 1882) (with A. J. Garraway) (adapted from Die Versucherin by Gustav von Moser)
- Vice Versa; A Lesson to Fathers (1st perf. April 9, 1883) (Adapted from the novel by F. Anstey)
- Equals: a Comedy in Three Acts (July 2, 1883) (Adapted from Le Gendre de Monsieur Poirier by Émile AugierÉmile AugierGuillaume Victor Émile Augier was a French dramatist. He was the thirteenth member to occupy seat 1 of the Académie française on 31 March 1857.-Biography:...
) - Odd, to Say the Least of It (1886)
- A Girl Graduate: a Varsity Idyll (1st perf. June 28, 1886)
- Her Father (1st perf. May 16, 1889) (with J. Douglass) (adapted from Conflicto Entre dos Deberes by José EchegarayJosé EchegarayJosé Echegaray y Eizaguirre was a Spanish civil engineer, mathematician, statesman, and one of the leading Spanish dramatists of the last quarter of the 19th century....
) - The Adventurers (1st perf. June 24, 1892) (Adapted from L'Aventuriere by Émile AugierÉmile AugierGuillaume Victor Émile Augier was a French dramatist. He was the thirteenth member to occupy seat 1 of the Académie française on 31 March 1857.-Biography:...
) - Agatha Tylden, Merchant and Shipowner (1st perf. October 17, 1892)
- The Babble Shop; or, Lord Wyndhamere's Fan (1st perf. March 30, 1893)
- The Prisoner of Zenda: A Romantic Play in Prologue and Four ActsThe Prisoner of ZendaThe Prisoner of Zenda is an adventure novel by Anthony Hope, published in 1894. The king of the fictional country of Ruritania is drugged on the eve of his coronation and thus unable to attend his own coronation. Political forces are such that in order for the king to retain his crown his...
(January 7, 1896) (Adapted from the novel by Anthony Hope) - Under the Red Robe (1st perf. October 17, 1896) (Adapted from the novel by Stanley J. WeymanStanley J. WeymanStanley John Weyman was an English novelist sometimes referred to as the "Prince of Romance".-Biography:Weyman was born at Ludlow, Shropshire. The second son of a solicitor, he was educated at Shrewsbury School, and at Christ Church, Oxford...
) - Phroso; A Drama of Adventure in Four Acts (published 1898) (with H. V. Esmond) (Adapted from the novel by Anthony HopeAnthony HopeSir Anthony Hope Hawkins, better known as Anthony Hope , was an English novelist and playwright. Although he was a prolific writer, especially of adventure novels, he is remembered best for only two books: The Prisoner of Zenda and its sequel Rupert of Hentzau...
) - In Days of Old (1st perf. April 16, 1899)
- English Nell (1st perf. August 21, 1900) (Adapted from Anthony HopeAnthony HopeSir Anthony Hope Hawkins, better known as Anthony Hope , was an English novelist and playwright. Although he was a prolific writer, especially of adventure novels, he is remembered best for only two books: The Prisoner of Zenda and its sequel Rupert of Hentzau...
's novel Simon Dale) - Grandmamma (1st perf. March 22, 1904)
External links
- The Idler: An Illustrated Monthly Magazine A magazine from Feb. - July 1896 that contains a section on the play adaptation of The Prisoner of Zenda, including an interview with Edward Rose. The Zenda section begins on p. 359.
- The Theatrical 'World' A publication from 1897 with reviews of Edward Rose adaptation of The Prisoner of Zenda and Under the Red Robe. The Zenda section begins on p. 12, and the Red Robe section on p. 283.
- The Troublesome Raigne of John, King of England Contains a paper by Edward Rose entitled "Shakespeare as an Adapter." Begins on p. v.