Alan's Wife; a Dramatic Study in Three Scenes. First Acted at the Independent Theatre in London. [By Lady Florence Eveleen Eleanore Bell and Elizabeth Robins] With an Introd. by William Archer

by Florence Eveleen Eleanore Olliffe Bell (Creator)

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Genres: Plays

116 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1893

About the author

Dame Florence Eveleen Eleanore Bell DBE JP (née Olliffe), was a British writer and playwright.
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Reviews

[Eden Leavey · Rating 3 out of 5]

Alan’s Wife seemed to bear similarities to Ibsen’s Ghosts, only it was shorter, condemning of a more innocent liveliness, and portrayed a seemingly less mentally stable female lead. William Archer’s imagining of the play with the hospital doctor and differently constructed mother-daughter relationship actually sounded more interesting to me, based on the introductory note. On another note, I’m intrigued by the play’s title, given the fact that we never meet Alan and Jean becomes a widow one-third into the drama.

[Brooke Caroline · Rating 3 out of 5]

A decent play with a punchy ending!

[Ness · Rating 3 out of 5]

Blimey. If anyone had taken me to see this play I would have wondered how I had wronged them.

[thea · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5