Cicely Waite-Smith
Cicely Waite-Smith (née Howland) (1910–1978) is a Jamaican playwright and short story writer.[1][2]
Early life
[edit]Cicely Howland was born in Canada in 1910. She studied in Europe - namely England, Switzerland and France. Having returned back to England, Howland tried herself as an actress. She left acting when she married a Jamaican - Frank Waite-Smith.[3]
Waite Smith was invited to a 1957 Belize Festival of Arts drama section as an adjudicator.[4]
Works
[edit]- The Wild Horse, 1955
- The Impossible Situation, 1956 [5]
- Africa Sling-shot, 1958 [6][7]
- Return to paradise, 1966
- The Creatures
- Family poem[8]
References
[edit]- ^ Arnold, A.J.; RodrÃguez-Luis, J.; Dash, J.M. (2001). A History of Literature in the Caribbean: English- and Dutch-speaking countries. J. Benjamins. p. 315. ISBN 978-90-272-3448-3. Retrieved 2020-04-21.
- ^ The Cambridge Guide to African and Caribbean Theatre. Cambridge University Press. 4 August 1994. ISBN 9780521411394. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
- ^ Waite-Smith, Cecily; Marriott, Louis; Wynter, Sylvia (2012-06-27). Mixed Company:Three Early Jamaican Plays: Three Early Jamaican Plays. Oberon Books. ISBN 978-1-84943-634-2.
- ^ Phillips, Michael D. (1996). Belize: Selected Proceedings from the Second Interdisciplinary Conference. University Press of America. p. 112. ISBN 978-0-7618-0246-4.
- ^ Arnold, Albert James; Rodríguez-Luis, Julio; Michael Dash, J. (January 2001). A History of Literature in the Caribbean: English- and Dutch-speaking countries. John Benjamins. ISBN 9027234485. Retrieved 2020-04-21.
{{cite book}}:|website=ignored (help) - ^ Holmberg, A.; Solorzano, C. (2014). World Encyclopedia of Contemporary Theatre: Volume 2: The Americas. Taylor & Francis. p. 376. ISBN 978-1-136-11844-9. Retrieved 2020-04-21.
- ^ "Drama students set for big stage". Cayman Compass. 2019-05-15. Retrieved 2020-04-21.
- ^ Balme, Christopher; Collier, Gordon (2013-12-06). Derek Walcott: The Journeyman Years. Volume 2: Performing Arts: Occasional Prose 1957-1974. Rodopi. p. 43. ISBN 978-94-012-1007-2.
External links
[edit]- LC Linked Data Service: Authorities and Vocabularies (Library of Congress)
- Obituary: Errol Hill
- Chezia Thompson Cager, Maryland Institute College “Mothering the Patriarchy: Resistance and Acculturation in the Plays of Jamaican Playwright-Cicely Waite-Smith”
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