Maurice Browne

Background

Browne, Maurice was born on February 12, 1881 in Reading, England. Son of Frederick Herbert and Frances Anna (Neligan) Browne.

Education

Bachelor of Arts, University of Cambridge, England, 1903, senior classical scholar, Peterhouse.

Career

Teacher until 1906; founder, 1906, Samurai Press, public works of Georgian poets. Came to the United States, 1910. Founder, with Ellen Van Volkenburg, Chicago Little Theatre, director 1912-1918.

Engaged in repertory northwest United States 1918-1926. Produced Journey’s End, in London, England., 1929. Author: Zetetes and other poems, 1905.

Epithalamios, 1906; Job (dramatic poem), 1906. Songs of Exile, 1907. The King of the Jews (a tragedy), 1916.

Also prose publications, The Nature and Function of Poetry, 1908. The Temple of a Living Art, 1913. The New Rhythmic Drama, 1914.

Address: London, Eng.

Works

• Other Work

  • Author: Zetetes and other poems, 1905. Epithalamios, 1906

  • Job (dramatic poem), 1906. Songs of Exile, 1907.The King of the Jews (a tragedy), 1916. Also prose publications, The Nature and Function of Poetry, 1908. The Temple of a Living Art, 1913.The New Rhythmic Drama, 1914.

Connections

Married Ellen Van Volkenburg, 1912.

Father:

Frederick Herbert Browne

Mother:

Frances Anna (Neligan) Browne

Spouse:

Ellen Van Volkenburg