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HUMORISTS OF MY DAY.

W. S. GILBERT.

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1926 SEASIDE GIRL.

BRIGHT COLOURS AND GALENTY.

STRENUOUS HOLIDAY-MAKER.

As a young man W. S. Gilbert was, one of the many well-known personalities, of

Many people who have been in the his time who was not successful in being habit of seeking their holiday joys at elected at the Garrick Club when his Continental resorts have this yong, been name first appeared in the 'Candidates rather shamefacedly surprised to fad Book. He told me in after years that that on their own English coasts there he consented to be put up a second time is now quite as much-it, indeed, not as the Members of the Committee who more-of that blended colour and galoty had formerly busied themselves in reject-as they had hitherto imagined to be the ing him were unable to repeat the offence sole possession of their foreign haunts. for the reason that they were how busy burning.

Gilbert's humorous sayings are nume rous and famous throughout the world, but some that be has told me and which I have repeated to members of the Garrick and Beef Steak Clubs, are not, I think, known to the laughter lovers out side the barred doors of those Clubs, but wit will in er out even if it be through the narrow opening of a key hole or letter box.

A correspondent, who has, just return. ed from touring Devon and Cornwall, writes:-

One of the chief factors in the bright- ening of this country's holiday places this year is the 1985 Seaside Girl.

Never has there been a more radiant Spirit of Holiday-nor one, so dazzlingly dressed and so exuberantly determined to dazzle. On the promenade she is a bewitching figure of fashion, and on the bench and in the sea she loses net n jot George Boughton, RA, the well-known of her colourful smartness. painter of subject pictures, with a careless shuffling along the parade Gone, for the most part, is that old American sense of humour, was great with bare feet insoit shoes and the friend of Gilbert, and they delighted to cross swords in witty combat. It was nondescript rough-and-ready sort of holi- the habit of Gilbert to send Boughton day dress; this scar's Senside Girl gives seats for his various first productions of much care and thought to her appear- the Gilbert and Sullivan Operas at the ance as she does when she lives in the

work-a-day world. Savoy Theatre, and Boughton always wrote the next day to thank him for the treat of the former night and give his comments on the play.

THE RETORT DIRECT. When Rudy 'Gore was first performed, Boughton wrote the following letter:

My dear Gilbert, like the play immensely, but not the title, why Ruddy Gure? Why not Bloody Gote "

Bathing Costumes.

the Travelling along

Devon and Cornish costs recently I often came Tupou beaches which, seen from the height of cliffs, looked like great.gardens all ablaze with the rich hues of a thou

sand different exotic flowers,

The flowers were a multiplicity of the Seaside Girl in the dainfiest and most vividly-coloured bathing costumes I bad.

ever seen.

Very cleverly, too, the colour-effects

friends.

This was Gilbert's answer: "My dear Boughton,-If I referred to your ruddy cheek, you might have feltere greatly enhanced by a general ase of quasi-oriental head-wraps of gorgeous complimented, but if I said it was like designs and the gayest, of sunshades. your by cheek, it would be true."

But the Seaside Girl of 1926 is not It often happened they me; at the same

merely spectacle she is the most houses in London as they had numerous strenuous holiday-maker in the world. friends in Common. One night at a

She is up and bathing long before dinner party their hostess was disap-breakfast-time-and when the sea is still pointed at two of her lady guests having juss a little too "fresh" for her men tailed her. She knew of the intimacy exist ing between Gilbert and Boughton, and said to them, I am so sorry that neither of your ladies have been able to come to-night, but never mind, my friends, you take in each other. To which Boughton replied, "Oh dear, yes, anyone could take in Gilbert.""If you refer to the picture I bought of you last week," said Gilbert, "I quite agrec.' Cer tainly," said Benghton, "I do mean that, as no one but you would have been such a fool as to buy it."

can

A few days before Gilbert was drown-

After breakfast she invariably goes, walking or golfing and gets in another" bathe before luncheon.

She whirls away the afternoon on the lawn-tennis court, and in the evening ahe will dance her male partners tired--and then go for a walk before going to bed.

And all the time she is, making other people's holidays infinitely brighter and more jolly affairs than they might other wise be.

from this annoyance was to remain sent-

ful lady friend appeared, his instinctive admiration and gallantry for the sexZ rempelled him to resign the sant and stand by her side, with the result that he was again mistaken for a waiter and crdered about; in her presence too. His position became intolerable, so that his only alternative was to make a speeds retirement, which he" proceeded to do in- famed with kate, anger and guile.

ed, at the time he was leasing a house fed at the supper table, but when a beauti in Eaton-place, he, Sir Francis Burzand, the then Editor of Punch, and I were lunching together at the Garrick Club. Gilbert was eating some fish, and he said to me. you and your wife never came to Grims Dyke as you promised to do last week end. I tried to make excuses for my forgetfulness, and blurted out that I thought he was in London at Eaton-place, to which Burnand immed- 1ately replied, "But he is in London 'enting plaice."

These passions always brought out the best in Gilbert, which was admirably Gilbert's next question was less difficult exemplified, in his well-known retort, to answer, "What is the make of your made in the hall when a pompous guest brother's car." I told him it was a said to him in superior tones,

Call Rolls Royce. Oh," he said, "I had a me a cab. You are à four-wheeler," Rolls Royce and the dashed thing said Gilbert. "What do you mean, sir,” wouldn't go, so I wrote to the manager shouted the. outraged guest. Well," and said your car may Royce, but it replied Gilbert, "I certainly could not won't Roll"

call you handsome:"

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ON THE BRIDGE."

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I was staying for the week-end some time ago with Colonel Hugh Warrender and his sister, at their house, High Grove..

On the Saturday night they had a dinner party at which Gilbert and Lady Gilbert, were present. After dinner there WILS the uaual migration of bridge players to the card room, where, at one of the tables. Hugh's brother, the Admiral, took part. He had the virtue of remaining silent for long periods, especially when playing bridge. I re- mained in the drawing-room with the rest of the party, following 12 the wake of Gilbert in the hope that I might hear him at his best. I must confess his brilliant sallies that night followed in such quick succes- sion that it was impossible to memorise them. Our laughter eventually ceased from sheer exhaustion, and during this pauso I asked Hugh to see how his bro- ther was doing in the next room. He returned shortly afterwards and told us that the Admiral had answered his ques tion with a far away look, observing a complete silence, "AK!" said Gilbert,

then be is on the bridge!”

At one of the fancy dress balls that used to be given at the De la Rues, nt their beautiful house in Cadogan-square, Gilbert and I were early arrivals, and witnessed together in the reception-rooms the appearance of our friends in their' various customes on which we made com- ments.

Lindley Sambourne, the well-known artist on Punch, was announced. Hel was got up as a Dutchman, and looked the part to perfection, and with bis round: face and good natured expression we both agreed that he looked like one of his own Punch cariocosa picture of fun. As he approached to great us, Gilbert exclaimed, "One Dutch of Sam- bourne makes the whole world grin.". THE UNHAPPY BEEFEATER,

Gilbert had borrowed a beefenter's dress from the wardrobe of the Saroy Theatre, at which The Yeoman of the Guard" had been produced, but it hap- pened, that our host had decided to put all bis servants in that costume, with the result that poor Gilbert was constent- ly being mistaken for a waiter "whenever he happened to be standing. This ap- plied especially to the supper-room, wbers: he received from hungry and thirsty revellers peremptory orders- för more: chicken and champagne. His only respite (Continued on next column.):

When I asked Gilbert how the building of his Garrick Theatre was progressing.. he replied that in digging the founda tions they had come uper a stream of water, so that now he was hesitating whe ther to continue building the theatre or let the shing.-N. FORBES ia Morning Post.

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