Arthur Law (playwright)
| Arthur Law | |
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| Born |
22 March 1844 Northrepps, Norfolk, England |
| Died | 2 April 1913 (aged 69) Parkstone, Poole, Dorset |
| Occupation | Playwright, actor, scenic designer |
| Nationality | British |
| Period | 1872–1909 |
| Genre | Comic theatre |
| Spouse | Fanny Holland |
William Arthur Law (22 March 1844 – 2 April 1913), better known as Arthur Law, was an English playwright, actor and scenic designer.
Law was born in Northrepps, Norfolk, England, to Rev. Patrick Comerford Law and his wife, Frances nee Arbuthnot. He was educated at the Royal Military College, Sandhurst. From 1864 to 1872, he served in the Royal Scots Fusiliers.
Law began to act, making his professional stage debut in 1872 at the Theatre Royal, Edinburgh. He then toured the British provinces and played at London's Surrey Theatre for two years, after which joined the German Reed Entertainments in London in 1874. While performing with the German Reeds, he wrote nineteen short comic theatre works performed by the company. In 1877, Law married actress Fanny Holland, with whom he appeared with the German Reeds at the Gallery of Illustration and St. George's Hall. The couple had a son named Hamilton Patrick John Holland Law (born 1879).
Some of Law's plays for the German Reeds include A Night Surprise in 1877 (under the pseudonym, "West Cromer"), A Happy Bungalow (1877), with music by Charles King Hall; Cherry Tree Farm (1881) and Nobody’s Fault (1882), both with music by Hamilton Clarke. In 1881, he wrote Uncle Samuel, a curtain raiser for the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company played at the Opera Comique, with music by George Grossmith. It played, together with Patience, in 1881, and Law appeared in the role of John Bird. Law later appeared on stage at the Savoy Theatre as Mr. Wranglebury in the companion piece Mock Turtles in 1882, and as Major Murgatroyd in Patience in 1882, filling in for Frank Thornton.
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