Henry Chance Newton

Henry Chance Newton

Henry Chance Newton born Mar 13. 1854 died Jan 2, 1931. British author and theatre critic for the ‘Referee’ magazine.

Newton, in conjunction with Richard Butler, wrote libretti for musical comedy under the joint collaborative name of Richard Henry. Works attributed to Richard Henry include "Monte Cristo, Jr" (burlesque melodrama 1886); "Jubilation" (musical mixture 1887); "Frankenstein, or The Vampire's Victim", a parody of the Mary Shelly novel "Frankenstein", presented at the Gaiety Theatre, London, in 1887; and "Opposition" (a debate in one sitting 1892).


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