Sydney Grundy (1848-1914) and Edward Solomon (1855-1895) were English creatives, a dramatist and a composer, prominent during the nineteenth century. Grundy initially attended Owens College where he studied law before embarking on a theatrical career. Solomon was born into a musical family where he apprenticed under his father. Some of his productions include Billee Taylor (1880), Quite an Adventure (1881) and Claude Duval (1881). Meanwhile, Grundy worked on A Little Change (1872), A Pair of Spectacles (1889) and A Village Priest (1890). Together, they famously collaborated on The Vicar of Bray (1882) and Pocahontas (1884).

A reverend changes his religious affiliation to thwart the courtship of his daughter by a curate. The Vicar of Bray, by Sydney Grundy and Edward Solomon, was initially considered controversial due to its depiction of the church. It follows one man as he uses religion to exploit those around him.