Leopold David Lewis
Leopold David Lewis (19 November 1828 – 23 February 1890), was an English
Lewis was born in
The Bells was Lewis' first play, and his only success.[5] Original plays from the pen of Lewis are: The Wandering Jew (Adelphi Theatre, 14 April 1873); Give a Dog a Bad Name (ib. 18 November 1873); and The Foundlings (Sadler's Wells Theatre, 8 October 1881). From February to December 1868 he and Alfred Thompson conducted a monthly review, The Mask, which failed. In addition to the plays mentioned Lewis wrote a number of tales under the title A Peal of Merry Bells (1880).[2]
Lewis never got used to the success of The Bells, and although Irving did everything he could for him, Lewis became a man with a grievance, totally convinced that the success of The Bells was due to his adaptation rather than Irving's performance.[5]
Lewis was found late one night seriously ill in Gray's Inn Road and was taken to the Royal Free Hospital where he died on 23 February 1890.[5] He was buried at Kensal Green Cemetery.[2] In his will he left just £20 10s to his widow, Jane.[6]
Notes
- ^ London, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813-1917 for Leopold David Lewis - Ancestry.com (subscription required)
- ^ a b c Leopold David Lewis in the Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22
- ^ Leopold David Lewis in the England & Wales, Civil Registration Marriage Index, 1837-1915 - Ancestry.com (subscription required)
- ^ London, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1932 for Leopold David Lewis - Ancestry.com (subscription required)
- ^ a b c Jones-Evans, Eric (editor), Henry Irving and the Bells: Irving's Personal Script of the Play Manchester University Press (1980) pgs 5-7
- ^ England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1995 for Leopold David Lewis - Ancestry.com (subscription required)
References
- Bibliography: Dict. National Biog. xxx. 191;
- The Times (London), 25 February 1890;
- The Era and St. Stephen's Review (ib.), 1 March 1890.
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