A play in three acts by Clemence Dane, the pseudonym of Winifred Ashton (21 February 1888 in Blackheath, England, United Kingdom – 28 March 1965 in London), an English novelist and playwright. After completing her education, she went to Switzerland to work as a French tutor, but returned home after a year. She studied art in London and Germany. After the First World War, she taught at a girls’ school, and began writing. She took the pseudonym "Clemence Dane" from the church, St Clement Danes on the Strand, London.
