Edith Carter (playwright)

Edith Carter was an English stage actor and playwright, who was active in the 1920s-30s. She was also the aunt of the mystery and detective novel author Emery Bonett and the sister-in-law of author and playwright Winifred Carter.

Plays

• Treasures in Heaven 1912
• Lass o’ Laughter (cowritten with Nan Marriott-Watson) 1922 – Queen’s Theatre
• Educating a Husband 1923 – Southend Rep Theatre
• Certified Imam 1924 – Theatre Royal, Castleford
• Uncle Hiram Here (cowritten with Florence Bates) 1925 – “Q” Theatre
• The Lovely Liar 1927
• The Two Mrs. Camerons. A play in three acts (cowritten with Winifred Carter) – Q Theatre, London and Townley Street Sunday School by the CS Players, January 1945; published 1936/1937 (US)
• Wanted-a Wife. A Play in Three Acts (cowritten with Winifred Carter) – Q Theatre, London; published 1936/1937 (US) (possibly originally published 1922 or 1926)