Richard Butler (author)

Born

Richard William Butler

(1844-05-21)21 May 1844

London, England

Died21 December 1928(1928-12-21) (aged 84)

OccupationsDramatist, magazine editor

Richard Butler
In The Sketch, 24 July 1895
Born	Richard William Butler (1844-05-21)21 May 1844 London, England
Died	21 December 1928(1928-12-21) (aged 84)
Occupations	Dramatist, magazine editor

Richard William Butler (21 May 1844 – 21 December 1928) was a British dramatist and editor of The Referee magazine in the late Victorian period.^[1]

He shared a joint pen name, Richard Henry, with Henry Chance Newton. Works attributed to Richard Henry include two Victorian burlesques, Monte Cristo Jr. (a parody of The Count of Monte Cristo, 1886); Frankenstein, or The Vampire's Victim (a parody of the Mary Shelley novel Frankenstein 1887), both presented at the Gaiety Theatre, London; as well as Jubilation (musical mixture 1887); and Opposition (a debate in one sitting 1892).^{[citation needed]}