Henry Savile Clarke

He produced and wrote the lyrics and book for the first professional dramatisation of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass (1886) which remained a popular children's Christmas entertainment for half a century.

[5] In 1878 he wrote the words for Songs of Israel to the music of Abraham Saqui (c. 1824–1893), the first choirmaster of the Princes Road Synagogue in Liverpool.

[6] He also wrote the English adaptation of Gillette de Narbonne, which opened at London's Royalty Theatre on 19 November 1883, with additional music by Walter Slaughter and Hamilton Clarke.

[8] In August 1886 Clarke wrote to Lewis Carroll for permission to adapt Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (1865) and Through the Looking-Glass (1871) into a Christmas musical stage show.

It opened as "A musical dream play in two acts" on 23 December 1886 at the Prince of Wales Theatre, London, where it gained popularity, with Phoebe Carlo in the title role.

He was the London drama critic for The Scotsman and regularly contributed verse in various styles and stories and articles for magazines and periodicals as H. Savile Clarke, but occasionally signed with his initials "H.S.C.".

[5] Clarke died of tuberculosis, aged 52, in October 1893 at Cleveland Lodge, his long-time home in Alexander Street, Westbourne Gardens.