Henry Howard Paul

Born in Philadelphia in 1830, the son of Stephen Carmick Paul, a General Manager,[1] in 1850 Howard Paul went to London to work as a journalist; while there he wrote the serial Dashes of American Humor, or Yankee Stories (1853) with pictures by John Leech,[2] who had illustrated several novels by Charles Dickens.

In the same year he made his debut as an actor in Bath, Somerset, England in 1854 in his vaudeville piece My Neighbor Opposite in which his wife appeared, also acting with her in his comic duologue, Locked Out, which proved to be very popular and toured extensively in the provinces.

It is not clear exactly when their relationship ended, but Paul married Florence Kate Arthur (1867–1941) in London in 1889.

[1][11] In his later years Paul rarely appeared in public, acting by now as a theatre manager in Britain and returning to journalism and writing.

Besides the works mentioned above, he also wrote the books The Young Chemist or Pastimes for Youth (London, 1851); The Book of American Songs, with Notes, Biographical and Critical (1857); Patchwork Embroidered with Art, Whim, and Fancy (1859); Howard Paul's Funny Stories (1882); Clever Things said by Children (1886), and Funny Stories that will make You Laugh out Loud (1888).