Alan Dale (May 14, 1861 - May 21, 1928)[1][2] was an influential British theatre critic, playwright and book author of the late Victorian and early 20th Century eras.

His reviews of plays were often negative but helped sell a lot of William Randolph Hearst's newspapers.

The theatre world despised Dale for his acid reviews.

[3] His spouse was Carrie L. Frost and they had at least one child Margaret (or Marjorie).

[2] Dale died aboard a train while traveling from Plymouth to Birmingham.