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@davidr@hachyderm.ioA bunch of the early #Wodehouse/#Jeeves stories are about Bertie in NYC interacting with someone caught up in vaudeville.
This weekend I learned this was PG's story himself--as the one caught up. Lived in the NY for decades in theater and obvs writing.
But as far as I can tell, he didn't interact with anyone. There are no Wodehouse/Algonquin Round Table stories or PG/Groucho tales. Any Jeeves parodies by Benchley or Thurber? Nope.
The man is practically a cipher.
Interestingly, PG #Wodehouse was the theater reviewer (or whatever) previous to #DorothyParker in the same spot.
I read through a collection of DP's play reviews and there are some gems in there. I've also read some non-#Jeeves Wodehouse and it's pretty boring.
He really hit on something with that invention and did a good job making it work for decades.
@davidr I’ve never seen them. Time to go treasure hunting.
@davidr Give his Blandings stories a whirl. "The Crime Wave At Blandings" is one of the best short stories in the English language.
I was recently really disappointed to learn that if you read the actual originals, there's a lot of casual and unnecessary racism that editors have thankfully elided. It's like Mark Twain's work: really good but wow little bits don't age well.