413:
44:
188:
While never a groundbreaking playwright, Simpson was attuned to the interests of his audiences. His work was largely sentimental and his depictions of fractured father-daughter relationships, contested fortunes, mistaken identities, and trusting country folk versus scheming city dwellers reflect the
176:, where he took his B.A. in 1829 and M.A. in 1832. When he completed his studies, his parents encouraged him to enter the priesthood; instead, for the next fifteen years he traveled on the Continent, mainly living in Germany, at his father's expense. In 1842 he converted to Roman Catholicism in
148:, between 1850 and 1885. Simpson also published novels, travel books and journalistic commentaries. He served as secretary of the Dramatic Authors' Society from 1868 to 1883. He is buried in St Thomas's Roman Catholic cemetery in Fulham.
237:(1992). Simpson's output was less prolific in the 1870s, perhaps as a consequence of his duties with the Dramatic Authors' Society, and he turned increasingly to adaptation and collaborations. In 1873 Simpson joined the young
341:
462:
447:
457:
442:
467:
136:(1807–1887), commonly referred to as "Palgrave Simpson", was a Victorian playwright. He wrote more than fifty pieces in a variety of genres, including
390:
Victorian Actors and
Actresses in Review: A Dictionary of Contemporary Vies of Representative British and American Actors and Actresses, 1837-1901
452:
193:
audiences in the second half of the century. Simpson wrote more than 25 plays in a variety of styles. One of his most successful works was
225:(13 May 1865) described the play as "nightly thronged by one of the most fashionable audiences in London." In 1865 Simpson published
284:, which opened at the Mirror Theatre on 18 October 1875 and was revived into the 1890s. He also collaborated with Claude Templar on
169:
113:
229:, a two-volume translation of the 1864 memoir of the composer by his son, Baron Max Maria von Weber. In 1868 Simpson was elected
218:
173:
297:
268:
on 3 April 1874 and appeared in
Liverpool the same year but did not play in London until it opened at the
206:
437:
432:
249:
214:
160:, the second of the six children of William and Katherine Simpson. His father was town clerk of
43:
417:
202:
79:
312:
253:
241:
369:
426:
269:
190:
300:
reflected that "the only work of
Palgrave Simpson's which still holds the stage is
17:
145:
238:
230:
265:
273:
165:
161:
157:
87:
67:
63:
293:
233:
of the
Dramatic Authors' Society, which had been founded in 1833. In
177:
141:
137:
83:
272:
on 26 March 1884. He collaborated with
Merivale on an adaptation of
399:
A History of Late
Nineteenth-Century Drama, 1850-1900, volume 2
288:, which premiered at the St. James's on 9 March 1878, and on
235:
The profession of the
Playwright: British Theatre 1800-1900
119:
109:
101:
93:
73:
50:
34:
156:John Palgrave Simpson was born on 13 June 1807 in
168:. Simpson was educated by private tutors and at
463:19th-century British dramatists and playwrights
371:Nights at the Play: A View of the English Stage
361:Players and Playwrights I Have Known, volume 2
264:, which premiered at Her Majesty's Theatre in
8:
448:Alumni of Corpus Christi College, Cambridge
227:Carl Maria von Weber: The Life of an Artist
209:on 22 April 1861. On 10 May 1865 Simpson's
42:
31:
213:became one of the first plays staged at
458:British male dramatists and playwrights
414:Works by or about John Palgrave Simpson
331:West London Observer 27/8/1887, page 3
324:
7:
381:The Dictionary of National Biography
443:British dramatists and playwrights
342:"Simpson, John Palgrave (SM824JP)"
25:
468:19th-century British male writers
114:Corpus Christi College, Cambridge
164:and treasurer of the county of
1:
453:Converts to Roman Catholicism
252:on 25 October. Simpson used
77:1887 (aged 79–80)
346:A Cambridge Alumni Database
484:
348:. University of Cambridge.
248:, which premiered at the
219:Prince of Wales's Theatre
41:
296:in August 1879. In 1888
260:(1853) as the basis for
189:melodramatic tastes of
292:, which opened at the
205:, which opened at the
170:Corpus Christi College
368:Cook, Dutton (1883).
286:The Scar on the Wrist
262:Lady Dedlock's Secret
134:John Palgrave Simpson
36:John Palgrave Simpson
278:A Tale of Two Cities
199:Les Pattes de mouche
27:Victorian playwright
397:Nicoll, Allardyce.
250:Royal Court Theatre
207:St. James's Theatre
197:, an adaptation of
18:J. Palgrave Simpson
215:Marie Effie Wilton
131:
130:
16:(Redirected from
475:
418:Internet Archive
402:
393:
388:Mullin, Donald.
384:
375:
364:
350:
349:
338:
332:
329:
211:A Fair Pretender
203:Victorien Sardou
195:A Scrap of Paper
80:South Kensington
60:
58:
46:
32:
21:
483:
482:
478:
477:
476:
474:
473:
472:
423:
422:
410:
405:
396:
387:
379:Kent, Charles.
378:
367:
359:Coleman, John.
358:
354:
353:
340:
339:
335:
330:
326:
321:
313:Olympic Theatre
309:
302:Scrap of Paper.
254:Charles Dickens
242:Herman Merivale
186:
184:Literary career
154:
126:
124:
110:Alma mater
78:
62:
56:
54:
37:
28:
23:
22:
15:
12:
11:
5:
481:
479:
471:
470:
465:
460:
455:
450:
445:
440:
435:
425:
424:
421:
420:
409:
408:External links
406:
404:
403:
394:
385:
376:
365:
355:
352:
351:
333:
323:
322:
320:
317:
316:
315:
308:
305:
280:(1859) titled
185:
182:
153:
150:
129:
128:
121:
117:
116:
111:
107:
106:
103:
99:
98:
95:
91:
90:
75:
71:
70:
52:
48:
47:
39:
38:
35:
26:
24:
14:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
480:
469:
466:
464:
461:
459:
456:
454:
451:
449:
446:
444:
441:
439:
436:
434:
431:
430:
428:
419:
415:
412:
411:
407:
400:
395:
391:
386:
382:
377:
373:
372:
366:
362:
357:
356:
347:
343:
337:
334:
328:
325:
318:
314:
311:
310:
306:
304:
303:
299:
295:
291:
287:
283:
279:
275:
271:
270:Opera Comique
267:
263:
259:
255:
251:
247:
243:
240:
236:
232:
228:
224:
220:
216:
212:
208:
204:
200:
196:
192:
183:
181:
179:
175:
171:
167:
163:
159:
151:
149:
147:
143:
139:
135:
122:
118:
115:
112:
108:
104:
100:
96:
92:
89:
85:
81:
76:
72:
69:
65:
53:
49:
45:
40:
33:
30:
19:
398:
389:
380:
370:
360:
345:
336:
327:
301:
289:
285:
281:
277:
261:
257:
245:
234:
226:
222:
210:
198:
194:
187:
155:
140:, comedies,
133:
132:
61:13 June 1807
29:
438:1887 deaths
433:1807 births
282:All for Her
258:Bleak House
102:Nationality
427:Categories
319:References
146:spectacles
97:Playwright
94:Occupation
57:1807-06-13
256:'s novel
244:to write
239:dramatist
231:secretary
223:The Times
191:Victorian
174:Cambridge
152:Biography
307:See also
266:Aberdeen
416:at the
298:Coleman
274:Dickens
166:Norfolk
162:Norwich
158:Norwich
105:British
88:England
68:England
64:Norwich
294:Lyceum
290:Zillah
178:Munich
144:, and
142:operas
138:dramas
125:Comedy
84:London
246:Alone
127:Opera
123:Drama
120:Genre
74:Died
51:Born
276:'s
221:.
217:'s
201:by
429::
344:.
180:.
172:,
86:,
82:,
66:,
401:.
392:.
383:.
374:.
363:.
59:)
55:(
20:)
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
