title: Charles Darrell
text: # Charles Darrell
  
  Charles Darrell (29 June 1859 – 25 March 1932) was an English playwright who specialized in melodrama.
  
  ## Early life
  
  Darrell was born in London, England.
  
  ## Selected works
  
  His plays include:
  
  * When London Sleeps: Charles Holloway's production at Theatre Royal, Melbourne in 1898; basis of the 1932 film When London Sleeps
  * The Power and the Glory (1898); first Australian performance in 1899
  * Defender of the Faith; first Australian production 1900
  * Her Luck in London (1905); first Australian production 1906; basis of the 1914 film Her Luck in London
  * What a Man Made Her (1909)
  * A Girl's Good Luck (1912)
  * In A Man's Grip (1913)
  * The Millionaire and the Woman (1916)
  * Should a Wife Refuse? (1917)
  * Tommy's French Wife (1918)
  * A Girl in the Web (1919)
  * From Shopgirl to Duchess; first Australian production 1909; basis of the 1917 film From Shopgirl to Duchess
  * The Girl Who Knew a Bit; Australian rights purchased by William Anderson 1911.
  * The Idol of Paris, basis of the 1914 film The Idol of Paris, was also the English title of Sarah Bernhardt's autobiography.
  * White as a Lily?; first Australian production 1913
  * When Paris Sleeps (1913), first Australia production 1920; basis of the 1917 film When Paris Sleeps
  