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St. John Greer Ervine

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St. John Greer Ervine (28 December 1883 – 24 January 1971) was an Irish biographer, novelist, critic, dramatist, and theatre manager. [1]

He was born in Belfast, Ireland but moved to London while in his teens. His first play, Mixed Marriage, was produced at the Abbey Theatre in 1911.[1] In June 1913, he was standing beside Emily Davison at The Derby and witnessed her being fatally injured by King George V's horse.[2] Ervine served in the Royal Dublin Fusiliers during World War One, and suffered an injury that resulted in the amputation of one of his legs. Ervine worked as the manager of the Abbey Theatre from 1915-16.[3] He also wrote the plays Anthony and Anna in 1926 and The First Mrs. Fraser in 1929.[1] His 1956 biography of George Bernard Shaw was awarded the James Tait Black Memorial Prize.[4]

A contemporary production of Mixed Marriage played at the Finborough Theatre in London from 4 to 29 October 2011, to critical acclaim.[5]

Ervine died in London in January 1971, aged 87.

Selected Plays

  • Mixed Marriage (1910)[6]
  • The Magnanimous Lover (1912)[7]
  • The Critics (1913)[8]
  • Jane Clegg (1913)[9]
  • The Orangeman (1914)[10]
  • John Ferguson (1915)[11]
  • The Island of Saints and How to Get Out of It (1920)[12]
  • The Ship (1922)[13]
  • The First Mrs. Fraser (1929)
  • Boyd's Shop (1936)[14]
  • William John Mawhinny (1940)[15]
  • Friends and Relations (1941)[16]
  • My Brother Tom (1952)[17]
  • Ballyfarland's Festival (1953)[18]
  • Martha (1955)[19]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c Steinberger, Rebecca (2007). "Ervine, St. John". In Cody, Gabrielle H; Sprinchorn, Evert (eds.). The Columbia Encyclopedia of Modern Drama. New York: Columbia University Press. p. 247. ISBN 0-231-14032-0.
  2. ^ "BBC - Archive - Suffragettes - Time to Remember - The 1913 Derby". www.bbc.co.uk.
  3. ^ https://www.abbeytheatre.ie/archives/person_detail/14780/
  4. ^ "The James Tait Black Prize. Biography". www.ed.ac.uk. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
  5. ^ Billington, Michael (10 October 2011). "Mixed Marriage – review". London: Guardian.co.uk. Retrieved 10 June 2012.
  6. ^ "Mixed Marriage". www.irishplayography.com. Retrieved 14 October 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  7. ^ http://www.irishplayography.com/play.aspx?playid=32129
  8. ^ http://www.irishplayography.com/play.aspx?playid=32143
  9. ^ http://www.irishplayography.com/play.aspx?playid=31878
  10. ^ http://www.irishplayography.com/play.aspx?playid=32146
  11. ^ http://www.irishplayography.com/play.aspx?playid=31800
  12. ^ ?http://www.irishplayography.com/play.aspx?playid=31954
  13. ^ http://www.irishplayography.com/play.aspx?playid=31342
  14. ^ http://www.irishplayography.com/play.aspx?playid=31880
  15. ^ http://www.irishplayography.com/play.aspx?playid=32207
  16. ^ http://www.irishplayography.com/play.aspx?playid=31764
  17. ^ http://www.irishplayography.com/play.aspx?playid=31219
  18. ^ http://www.irishplayography.com/play.aspx?playid=31220,
  19. ^ http://www.irishplayography.com/play.aspx?playid=31227


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