''Iris'' is a 1901 play by the British writer
Arthur Wing Pinero
Sir Arthur Wing Pinero (24 May 185523 November 1934) was an English playwright and, early in his career, actor.
Pinero was drawn to the theatre from an early age, and became a professional actor at the age of 19. He gained experience as a supp ...
.
Film adaptation
In 1916 it was turned into a film ''
Iris
Iris most often refers to:
*Iris (anatomy), part of the eye
*Iris (mythology), a Greek goddess
* ''Iris'' (plant), a genus of flowering plants
* Iris (color), an ambiguous color term
Iris or IRIS may also refer to:
Arts and media
Fictional ent ...
'' directed by
Cecil M. Hepworth and starring
Alma Taylor
Alma Louise Taylor (3 January 1895 – 23 January 1974) was a British actress.
Life
Taylor was born in London. She made her first screen appearance as a child actor in the 1907 film ''His Daughter's Voice''. She went on to appear in more th ...
, one of the leading stars of the era.
[Goble p.814]
References
Bibliography
* Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.
1901 plays
British plays adapted into films
Plays by Arthur Wing Pinero
West End plays
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