The Profligate

Sir Arthur Wing Pinero (1855–1934) was a preeminent English playwright in the late Victorian and Edwardian eras, whose work significantly influenced British theater. Born in London to a Portuguese Sephardic Jewish family, Pinero originally trained as an actor at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, but it was his pen rather than his performances that would secure his legacy. 'The Profligate' stands ...