Charles McEvoy (1879–1929) was a British playwright and

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. He was originally a

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before switching to creative writing in 1907, becoming known for his

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. His 1923 play ''

The Likes of Her ''The Likes of Her'' is a 1923 play by the British writer Charles McEvoy. It premiered at Battersea Town Hall on 30 January 1923. It enjoyed a West End run of 229 performances at St Martin's Theatre between 15 August 1923 and 1 March 1924. T ...

'' was adapted into a 1931 film '' Sally in Our Alley''. His brother was the artist

Ambrose McEvoy Arthur Ambrose McEvoy (12 August 1877 – 4 January 1927) was an English artist. His early works are landscapes and interiors with figures, in a style influenced by James McNeill Whistler. Later he gained success as a portrait painter, mainly o ...

. He died of cancer in 1929, aged 49. __NOTOC__

Selected works

* ''David Ballard'' (1907) * ''The Village Wedding'' (1910) – premiered at McEvoy's theatre in his home village of

Aldbourne Aldbourne (pronounced "awld·bawn") is a village and civil parish about north-east of Marlborough, Wiltshire, England, in a valley on the south slope of the Lambourn Downs – part of the North Wessex Downs Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. ...

, Wiltshire with an amateur cast; taken to Manchester but failed in London * '' All That Matters'' (1911, West End) * ''

'' (1923, West End); the 1931 film '' Sally in Our Alley'', starring Gracie Fields, is loosely based on the play

References

Bibliography

* Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''. Walter de Gruyter, 1999. * Wearing, J.P. ''The London Stage 1920-1929: A Calendar of Productions, Performers, and Personnel''. Rowman & Littlefield, 2014.

External links

* 1879 births 1929 deaths British theatre directors British male dramatists and playwrights People from London {{UK-playwright-stub