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John Poole
d. 1872
A lively English dramatist and humorist, he became famous for sharp comic writing and stage farce. He is best remembered for Paul Pry, a hit that helped make him one of the notable comic playwrights of the early 19th century.
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The Scape-Goat: A Farce in One Act
by John Poole
About the author
John Poole was an English playwright and writer, generally dated 1786–1872. Reference sources consistently describe him as an early and well-known figure in 19th-century comic drama and farce, with a reputation built on wit and theatrical humor.
His best-known work is Paul Pry (1825), the comedy most closely linked with his name. He is also noted for Hamlet Travestie, a burlesque parody that later sources describe as an important early Shakespeare parody of its era.
Although many of his plays are now less widely read, Poole was remembered in literary and theatrical records as a prolific dramatist and miscellaneous author. He died in 1872.