Henry Savile Clarke

Henry Savile Clarke in 1889

Henry Savile Clarke (14 February 1841 – 5 October 1893) was an English dramatist, journalist and critic. He produced and wrote the lyrics and book for the first professional dramatisation of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass (1886) which remained a popular children's Christmas entertainment for half a century.[1][2][3]

  1. ^ Savile Clarke Alice Productions, Lewis Carroll Resources website.
  2. ^ Play adaptation of Alice in Wonderland, British Library website
  3. ^ Gänzl, Kurt The Encyclopedia of the Musical Theatre, Blackwell/Schirmer (1994), Vol. 1, p. 301.