B The Theatrical Career of P G Wodehouse

Wodehouse was a prominent personality in the theatrical world in the first half of the twentieth century, in both the UK and the USA, and in particular up to about 1930.  His strengths in writing scripts included using basic English translations of plays written in foreign languages to create humorous English adaptations; working jointly with fellow-English authors to create English language plays; and writing lyrics to the music of such composers as Jerome Kern, Ivan Caryll, Louis A Hirsch - and even on a couple of occasions with George Gershwin and Cole Porter.

This section is divided as follows:

Section B a      Plays Written by P G Wodehouse Published in Book Form

Section B b      Plays Written in Whole or in Part by Wodehouse, which includes:

Plays written from his own work;
Plays adapted from the work of others;
Original Plays by Wodehouse and another;
Plays by Wodehouse and another; adapted from Wodehouse’s own work; and
Plays by Wodehouse and another; adapted from the work of others.

Section B c      Libretti Written in Whole or in Part by Wodehouse

Section B d      Unsuccessful attempts to produce commercial shows

Section B e      Musical Comedies with Lyrics written in Whole or in Part by Wodehouse, which includes:

Shows to which he contributed virtually all the lyrics;
Shows to which he contributed substantially to the lyrics;
Shows to which he contributed just one or two lyrics; and
Unproduced shows to which he contributed lyrics.