Cicely Waite-Smith

Cicely Waite-Smith (née Howland) (1910–1978) was a Jamaican playwright and short story writer.[1][2]

Early life

Cicely Howland was born in Canada in 1910. She studied in England, Switzerland and France. Having returned back to England, Howland became an actress, and left the profession when she married Frank Waite-Smith, a Jamaican.[3]

Waite Smith was invited to a 1957 Belize Festival of Arts drama section as an adjudicator.[4]

Works

  • 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

  1. ↑ 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.
  2. ↑ The Cambridge Guide to African and Caribbean Theatre. Cambridge University Press. 4 August 1994. ISBN 9780521411394. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  3. ↑ 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.
  4. ↑ Phillips, Michael D. (1996). Belize: Selected Proceedings from the Second Interdisciplinary Conference. University Press of America. p. 112. ISBN 978-0-7618-0246-4.
  5. ↑ 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)
  6. ↑ 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.
  7. ↑ "Drama students set for big stage". Cayman Compass. 2019-05-15. Retrieved 2020-04-21.
  8. ↑ 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.
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