George H. Jessop
George Henry Jessop (1852 – 21 March 1915) was an Irish playwright, librettist, journalist, and novelist. Born in Ireland and educated at Trinity College Dublin, Jessop began his career as a writer working for magazines in London before moving to California in 1873. There he worked as both a journalist and newspaper editor for five years before beginning a career as a playwright in the United States. His first play, ''A Gentleman from Nevada'' (1879), was a success and had a profitable run at Broadway's Fifth Avenue Theatre. This work was eclipsed by his third play, ''Sam'l of Posen; or, The Commercial Drummer'' (1881), which brought both fame and fortune to its star, the actor M. B. Curtis, who purchased the rights to the work outright from Jessop. It was notably the first play in the history of American theatre to present a positive portrayal of a Jewish character.In 1882 Jessop began a prolific partnership with the dramatist William Gill with whom he co-authored several successful stage works; many of which were performed on Broadway, including ''In Paradise'' (1882), ''Facts, or His Little Hatchet'' (1883), ''A Bottle of Ink'' (1884), and ''Mam’zelle, or the Little Milliner'' (1885). Ultimately their partnership dissolved after co-authoring a string of flops that included ''Muddles'' (1885), ''Bluff'' (1885), and ''Aphrodite Still in the Ring'' (1886). In 1887 their relationship soured and the pair parted on poor terms.
Following the collapse of his partnership with Gill, Jessop continued to co-author plays with the playwrights Brander Matthews and Augustus Pitou in addition to authoring the plays ''Myles Aroon'' (1888) and ''Mavourneen'' (1891) on his own. With Matthews he also co-authored the novel ''A Tale of Twenty-five Hours'' (1892), and alone he wrote two novels about Irish-American life: the semi-autobiographical novel ''Gerald Ffrench's Friends'' (originally published as a serialized novel in ''The Century Magazine'' in 1888 and 1889) and the mystery novel ''Judge Lynch: A Romance of the California Vineyards'' (1889). In the early 1890s he returned to Ireland before ultimately settling in London where he remained until his death in 1915. His later career as a writer in Europe was not prolific and was limited to the opera libretti for Charles Villiers Stanford's ''Shamus O'Brien'' (c. 1894) and Sidney Jones's ''My Lady Molly'' (1902), and two romance novels set in Ireland: ''Desmond O'Connor: the Romance of an Irish Soldier'' (originally published as a serialized novel in ''Munsey's Magazine'' in 1908; published as a book in 1914) and ''Where the Shamrock Grows: The Fortunes and Misfortunes of an Irish Family'' (1911). Provided by Wikipedia
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21by Matthews, Brander, 1852-1929Other Authors: “...Jessop, George Henry, -1915...”
Published 1890
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22by Matthews, Brander, 1852-1929Other Authors: “...Jessop, George Henry, -1915...”
Published 1908
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23by Matthews, Brander, 1852-1929Other Authors: “...Jessop, George Henry, -1915...”
Published 1892
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24by Stanford, Charles Villiers, 1852-1924Other Authors: “...Jessop, George Henry, -1915...”
Published 1896
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25by Matthews, Brander, 1852-1929Other Authors: “...Jessop, George Henry, -1915...”
Published 1908
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26by Matthews, Brander, 1852-1929Other Authors: “...Jessop, George Henry, -1915...”
Published 1908
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27Other Authors: “...Jessop, George Henry, -1915...”
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28by Jones, Sidney, 1861-1946Other Authors: “...Jessop, George Henry, -1915...”
Published 1933
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29Other Authors: “...Jessop, George Henry, -1915...”
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30Published 1889Other Authors: “...Jessop, George Henry, -1915...”
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31Published 1891Other Authors: “...Jessop, George Henry, -1915...”
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33Published 1897Other Authors: “...Jessop, George Henry, -1915...”
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34Shamus O'Brien : a romantic comic opera in two acts founded on the poem by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu /by Stanford, Charles Villiers, 1852-1924Other Authors: “...Jessop, George Henry, -1915...”
Published 1896
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35by Stanford, Charles Villiers, Sir, 1852-1924Other Authors: “...Jessop, George Henry, -1915...”
Published 1897
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36Published 1894Other Authors: “...Jessop, George Henry, -1915...”
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37by Jones, Sidney, 1861-1946Other Authors: “...Jessop, George Henry, -1915...”
Published 1902
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39Published 1884Other Authors: “...Jessop, George Henry, -1915...”
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40by Stanford, Charles Villiers, 1852-1924Other Authors: “...Jessop, George Henry, -1915...”
Published 1896
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