103:
30:
and then London, and was a legal adviser to two
British government departments. As a writer, between 1892 and 1931 he produced two novels, a volume of poetry, the book and lyrics for operas and musical comedies, and was co-author of two plays. Among his works was
190:
found both the story and music "simple and charming" but felt that the subject was not "strong enough to occupy a whole evening". Eden wrote the book and lyrics of "an original musical comedy extravaganza",
165:, was found "pretentious" and "commonplace", and Eden's libretto was termed "wantonly tragic", of "extreme crudeness of construction", ending with "terrible issues that are not adequately prepared".
501:
145:(1907). A contemporary reviewer commented that although the verses were full of technical faults, they "are the real thing; they have the rough vigour of a young country".
124:
Mr Guy Eden makes a promising beginning as a story-teller. He appears to be familiar with
Australia, whose scenery and people gives incidentally some life-like sketches. âĻ
496:
184:
commented that "it provides a very pleasant, pretty, amusing entertainment. ... A good story, well told; but told without wit, without distinction."
86:
491:
170:
137:
33:
158:
58:, the elder son of English parents temporarily based in Australia, Charles Henry Eden and his wife Georgina,
227:
Eden died at his home in London on 5 December 1954, aged 90, survived by his widow and their four children.
186:
74:. In 1897 he married Ethel, daughter of William Holman. They had three sons and one daughter. 1901 he was
444:
The D'Oyly Carte Opera
Company in Gilbert and Sullivan Operas: A Record of Productions, 1875–1961
141:
praised its "natural pathos". Eden also published a book of verse with an
Australian setting, entitled
486:
481:
198:
In 1925 Eden again worked with
Somerville, providing the lyrics and co-writing the book of the show
162:
63:
447:
128:
not any means a love story only, but is marked by some stirring episodes of bush-ranging life.
95:
89:, and from 1914 to 1918 he was attached to the directorate of military intelligence at the
203:
75:
71:
27:
465:
475:
175:
79:
102:
38:
90:
451:
220:
211:
180:
67:
55:
20:
153:
Eden was responsible for the libretto of the one-act romantic opera
101:
26:
Born in
Australia, Eden was educated in England, practised law in
178:
in 1909. It received a better reception than their earlier work.
19:(6 May 1864 â 5 December 1954) was a lawyer, novelist, poet and
117:(1892), was sub-titled "A Yarn from the Bush". The reviewer in
224:
records that he also wrote the words for many popular songs.
85:
Eden twice (1903â1905 and 1907â1913) served as lawyer to the
168:
Eden and
Somerville collaborated again, on a comic opera,
66:, after which he returned to Australia and practised as a
206:. Eden was co-author of two non-musical plays: a comedy,
135:(1896), a work with some autobiographical elements.
161:in 1897. It was not well received; the music, by
337:, 25 September 1897, p. 4; and "Latest News",
113:Eden was the author of two novels. The first,
8:
502:Australian emigrants to the United Kingdom
468:, song written with Reginald Somerville
264:
262:
260:
246:
244:
242:
240:
236:
442:Rollins, Cyril; R. John Witts (1962).
7:
195:(1916) with music by Arthur Aiston.
14:
497:English musical theatre lyricists
131:The second of Eden's novels was
54:Eden was born on 6 May 1864 in
157:(1895), which was produced at
93:. In 1918 he became editor of
1:
372:"A New Opera at the Savoy",
202:, presented by and starring
518:
446:. London: Michael Joseph.
376:, 30 September 1909, p. 14
363:, 30 September 1909, p. 11
341:, 25 September 1897, p. 7
333:"Her Majesty's Theatre",
322:Sheffield Daily Telegraph
133:He Went Out with the Tide
62:Hill. He was educated at
402:, 21 February 1925, p. 8
350:Rollins and Witts, p. 22
285:, 22 February 1892, p. 6
272:, 9 December 1954, p. 13
254:, 7 December 1954, p. 10
106:Cover of vocal score of
37:(1909), one of the last
374:The Manchester Guardian
187:The Manchester Guardian
389:, 8 January 1916, p. 4
208:When the Clock Strikes
110:
17:Guy Ernest Morton Eden
415:, 3 April 1930, p. 15
387:Derby Daily Telegraph
281:"The Library Table",
159:Her Majesty's Theatre
126:The Cry of the Curlew
115:The Cry of the Curlew
105:
428:, 21 May 1931, p. 15
307:"Four Good Novels",
298:, 6 April 1896, p. 4
155:The 'Prentice Pillar
424:"Players Theatre",
411:"Players Theatre",
398:"The Love Doctor",
324:, 18 May 1907, p. 7
311:, 27 May 1896, p. 6
163:Reginald Somerville
385:"The Hippodrome",
320:"The Real Thing",
174:, produced at the
111:
87:Board of Education
64:Westminster School
492:English lyricists
359:"Savoy Theatre",
335:Pall Mall Gazette
76:called to the Bar
509:
455:
429:
422:
416:
409:
403:
396:
390:
383:
377:
370:
364:
357:
351:
348:
342:
331:
325:
318:
312:
305:
299:
292:
286:
279:
273:
266:
255:
248:
171:The Mountaineers
108:The Mountaineers
34:The Mountaineers
517:
516:
512:
511:
510:
508:
507:
506:
472:
471:
462:
441:
438:
433:
432:
423:
419:
410:
406:
397:
393:
384:
380:
371:
367:
358:
354:
349:
345:
332:
328:
319:
315:
306:
302:
293:
289:
280:
276:
267:
258:
249:
238:
233:
204:Arthur Treacher
200:The Love Doctor
151:
129:
72:New South Wales
52:
47:
45:Life and career
28:New South Wales
12:
11:
5:
515:
513:
505:
504:
499:
494:
489:
484:
474:
473:
470:
469:
461:
460:External links
458:
457:
456:
437:
434:
431:
430:
417:
404:
391:
378:
365:
352:
343:
326:
313:
309:Dundee Courier
300:
287:
274:
256:
235:
234:
232:
229:
216:The Gun Runner
150:
147:
123:
51:
48:
46:
43:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
514:
503:
500:
498:
495:
493:
490:
488:
485:
483:
480:
479:
477:
467:
464:
463:
459:
453:
449:
445:
440:
439:
435:
427:
421:
418:
414:
408:
405:
401:
395:
392:
388:
382:
379:
375:
369:
366:
362:
356:
353:
347:
344:
340:
336:
330:
327:
323:
317:
314:
310:
304:
301:
297:
291:
288:
284:
278:
275:
271:
265:
263:
261:
257:
253:
247:
245:
243:
241:
237:
230:
228:
225:
223:
222:
217:
213:
210:(1930) and a
209:
205:
201:
196:
194:
189:
188:
183:
182:
177:
176:Savoy Theatre
173:
172:
166:
164:
160:
156:
148:
146:
144:
140:
139:
134:
127:
122:
120:
116:
109:
104:
100:
98:
97:
92:
88:
83:
81:
77:
73:
69:
65:
61:
57:
49:
44:
42:
40:
36:
35:
29:
24:
22:
18:
443:
425:
420:
412:
407:
399:
394:
386:
381:
373:
368:
360:
355:
346:
339:The Scotsman
338:
334:
329:
321:
316:
308:
303:
296:The Scotsman
295:
290:
282:
277:
269:
251:
226:
219:
215:
207:
199:
197:
193:Goldman, Ltd
192:
185:
179:
169:
167:
154:
152:
143:Bush Ballads
142:
136:
132:
130:
125:
118:
114:
112:
107:
94:
84:
82:in London.
80:Inner Temple
59:
53:
39:Savoy operas
32:
25:
16:
15:
487:1954 deaths
482:1864 births
214:adventure,
149:Stage works
138:The Academy
50:Early years
476:Categories
466:"Doubting"
268:Obituary,
250:Obituary,
231:References
212:Ruritanian
121:observed:
91:War Office
21:librettist
452:504581419
413:The Stage
361:The Times
294:"Books",
283:The Globe
270:The Stage
252:The Times
221:The Stage
181:The Times
119:The Globe
68:barrister
218:(1931).
96:The Navy
56:Brisbane
436:Sources
426:The Era
400:The Era
78:by the
450:
448:OCLC
70:in
60:nÊe
478::
259:^
239:^
99:.
41:.
23:.
454:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
