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George Robert Sims (2 September 1847 – 4 September 1922) was an English journalist, poet, dramatist, novelist and bon vivant. Sims began writing lively humour and satiric pieces for Fun magazine and The Referee , but he was soon concentrating on social reform, particularly the plight of the poor in London's slums.
A postcard, from about 1905, which carries and illustrates the first two verses. [1]"In the Workhouse: Christmas Day", better known as "Christmas Day in the Workhouse", is a dramatic monologue written as a ballad by campaigning journalist George Robert Sims and first published in The Referee for the Christmas of 1877. [2]
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Faust up to Date is a musical burlesque with a libretto was written by G. R. Sims and Henry Pettitt, and a score written by Meyer Lutz (a few songs by others were interpolated into the show). Set in Nuremberg , it is a spoof of Gounod 's opera, Faust , which had first been performed in London in 1864.
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The Lights o' London is a melodramatic play, by George R. Sims, first produced in London on 10 September 1881 at the Princess's Theatre, produced by and starring Wilson Barrett. The play was a hit, running for 226 nights, and was frequently revived thereafter. [ 1 ]
The Romany Rye is a melodramatic play, by George R. Sims, first produced in London in 1882 at the Princess's Theatre, produced by and starring Wilson Barrett. The play was staged following the hugely successful The Lights o' London by the same author and producer. Whilst it failed to gather the same positive critical reception, and did not ...
September 2 – Henry Lawson, Australian poet (born 1867) September 4 – George R. Sims, English writer (born 1847) September 10 – Wilfrid Scawen Blunt, English poet and radical (born 1840) October 13 – Elizabeth Williams Champney, American author (born 1850) [32] October 22 – Lyman Abbott, American theologian (born 1835) [33]