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THE STRAND MAGAZINE.

GEORGE R. SIMS.

Born 1847.

Age 7.
From a Photograph.
Age 24.
From a Photo. by G. & R. Lavis.
Age 16.
From a Photograph.
Age 42.
From a Photo. by Bassano.


TUR first two portraits represent Mr. George R. Sims before he had become famous, though at sixteen he was already a keen observer of life and character. At twenty-four he was writing for several magazines and papers, and six years later he became a member of the staff of The Referee, under the now celebrated nom de plume of "Dagonet." His first play, "Crutch and Toothpick," was produced in 1879 with great success. Then came, in 1881, "The Lights o' London"—a play which has now been running for ten years.