Edward Sheldon

Works

• Salvation Nell, made into the 1915, 1921, and 1931 motion pictures of the same name
• The Nigger, made into the 1915 motion picture of the same name produced by William Fox
• The Boss, made into the 1915 motion picture of the same name
• The High Road, made into the 1915 motion picture of the same name
• Romance, notable for its London run of 1,049 performances. Made into a 1920 silent film by United Artists starring Doris Keane, the actress who appeared in the role on stage. Also made into a 1930 motion picture starring Greta Garbo. Produced in New York as a musical, My Romance, with music by Sigmund Romberg and book and lyrics by Rowland Leigh, in 1948.
• The Song of Songs, dramatization of the novel by Hermann Sudermann, made into films in 1918, 1924, and in 1933
• The Garden of Paradise, from "The Little Mermaid" by Hans Christian Andersen
• The Call of Her People, a silent film for Ethel Barrymore, from Sheldon's own play Egypt.
• The Jest, adaptation from the Italian of Sem Benelli
• The Czarina, adaptation of the Hungarian play by Melchior Lengyel and Lajos Bíró, made into the 1924 silent Forbidden Paradise with Pola Negri.
• Bewitched, with Sidney Howard
• Lulu Belle, with Charles MacArthur, starring Lenore Ulric; made into the 1948 motion picture of the same name, starring Dorothy Lamour
• Jenny, with Margaret Ayer Barnes
• Dishonored Lady, with Barnes, made into the 1947 motion picture of the same name, starring Hedy Lamarr and directed by Robert Stevenson