Herbert William Swears (26 December 1868 in Surrey – 6 March 1946 in Sussex) was an author and playwright active in the United Kingdom between 1890 and 1920. He worked as a bank clerk and his father was blind. He wrote 22 published works including novellette and plays. Herbert Swears's one-act play The Young Idea was seen in 1936, long after publication across the Atlantic. A tight corner was revived as recently as 2012 by the Comedy Playhouse in Arizona. Swears acted as honorary secretary to the Irving Dramatic Society.Jeffrey Richards, Sir Henry Irving: An actor in his world, 2005 Hambledon and London Pub, New York Herbert toured the world at least once with a renowned actress Dame Madge Kendal."Ships pageant like a fashion parade", The Sydney Morning Herald, 29 March 1938"Dramatic Notes", The Spokesman-Review, 24 October 1908, page 3
Works 1890 Semi Detached 1890 Wayfarers 1890 Home sweet home with variations 1890 Love and Dentistry 1890 Twilight 1890 Home sweet home with variations 1901 Too Many Cooks 1903 Pansy, that's for thoughts 1904 Mere Man one-act farce – love triangle involving members of an emancipated women's club 1905 Two on a bus 1910 A tight Corner 1911 Granny's Juliet (novellette monologue) 1911 Hero and HeroineUS Patent renewal catalog - Hero & heroine; by H. W. Swears. © Herbert William Swears, London. R 78334 1915 Dog Days 1916 The unknown quantity 1920 Captain X: A farcical comedy in three acts 1922 Cupboard Love: A costume comedy in one act 1922 The Young Idea 1926 Woman's crowning glory 1927 Things are seldom what they seem 1930 Interlude 1937 When all is said and done Memoir Widows – adapted to the Scots dialect by Margaret M. Muir (1933) The Whirlpool The House of Clay Such is Fame Lady Interviewer Cupid Astray
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