B. C. Stephenson
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Benjamin Charles Stephenson or B. C. Stephenson was an English dramatist, lyricist and librettist. After beginning a career in the civil service, he started to write for the theatre, using the pen nam
Alfred Cellier, H. J. Leslie and Stephenson, creators of Dorothy
Brandon Thomas (playwright)
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Walter Brandon Thomas was an English actor, playwright and songwriter, best known as the author of the farce Charley's Aunt.
B. C. Stephenson
…His biggest hit was the comic opera Dorothy, which set records for the length of its original run. His writing collaborators included Clement Scott and Brandon Thomas, and composers with whom he worked included Frederic Clay, Alfred Cellier and Arthur Sullivan with whom he wrote The Zoo, which continues to be revived…
Brandon Thomas in 1901
Thomas the playwright depicted at work
Thomas (l) as John of Gaunt, with Herbert Beerbohm Tree as Richard II
Thomas's gravestone, Brompton Cemetery