Sims, GEORGE ROBERT

Sims, GEORGE ROBERT, born in London, 2d September 1847, joined the staff of Fun in 1874, in 1877 commenced his 'Dagonet' contributions to the Referee, and also contributed series of papers to the Weekly Dispatch. Among his plays are Crutch and Toothpick (1879), Mother-in-law (1881), The Lights o' London (1881), The Romany Rye (1882), and, among others written in collaboration, In the Ranks (1883), Harbour Lights (1885), The Golden Ladder (1887), and The Grey Mare (1892). His novels include Rogues and Vagabonds, Memoirs of Mary Jane, Mary Jane Married, Dramas of Life, Memoirs of a Mother-in-law, &c.; and his letters to the Daily News on the housing of the London poor also deserve mention.