George Robert Sims
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George Robert Sims was an English journalist, poet, dramatist, novelist and bon vivant.
Sims c. 1890
Sims in 1884
Sims at work
Sims c. 1910
Henry Pettitt
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Henry Alfred Pettitt, was a British actor and dramatist.
George Robert Sims
…He collaborated on many of his plays, and his co-authors included Barrett, Sydney Grundy and Clement Scott. His most successful collaboration was with Henry Pettitt, with whom he created a substantial body of hits, including In the Ranks (1883, 457 performances at the Adelphi Theatre) and The Harbour Lights (1885…
Funerary monument (detail), Brompton Cemetery, London