Charlton Andrews (February 1, 1878 â€" August 13, 1939) was an
American educator and writer whose works include the hit Broadway play
Ladies' Night.Andrews was born on February 1, 1878 in Connersville,
Indiana. After receiving a Bachelor of Philosophy degree from DePauw
University and a Master of Arts from Harvard, he began a varied career
working as a journalist, fiction writer, and teacher.Andrews was most
famous as co-author (with Avery Hopwood) of the play Ladies' Night,
which ran for 375 performances at the Eltinge 42nd Street Theatre on
Broadway. His other plays include Bluebeard's Eighth Wife (a
translation of a French play, La huitième femme de Barbe-Bleue), His
Majesty the Fool, and Fioretta. Ladies' Night and Bluebeard's Eighth
Wife were both adapted as movies.His other works include the novels
The Lady of Gestures, The Butterfly Murder, The Affair of the Malacca
Stick, and The Affair of the Syrian Dagger. He also wrote books about
writing, including The Drama To-day and The Technique of Play Writing.
He served on the editorial staff of the New-York Tribune in 1914, and
he wrote articles for Theatre Magazine.
American educator and writer whose works include the hit Broadway play
Ladies' Night.Andrews was born on February 1, 1878 in Connersville,
Indiana. After receiving a Bachelor of Philosophy degree from DePauw
University and a Master of Arts from Harvard, he began a varied career
working as a journalist, fiction writer, and teacher.Andrews was most
famous as co-author (with Avery Hopwood) of the play Ladies' Night,
which ran for 375 performances at the Eltinge 42nd Street Theatre on
Broadway. His other plays include Bluebeard's Eighth Wife (a
translation of a French play, La huitième femme de Barbe-Bleue), His
Majesty the Fool, and Fioretta. Ladies' Night and Bluebeard's Eighth
Wife were both adapted as movies.His other works include the novels
The Lady of Gestures, The Butterfly Murder, The Affair of the Malacca
Stick, and The Affair of the Syrian Dagger. He also wrote books about
writing, including The Drama To-day and The Technique of Play Writing.
He served on the editorial staff of the New-York Tribune in 1914, and
he wrote articles for Theatre Magazine.
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