Gertie Millar (1879-1952)

"Our Miss Gibbs"
By James T. Tanner.
Lyrics by Adrian Ross and Percy Greenbank.
Music by lvan CarylI and Lionel Monckton.
Produced at the Gaiety Theatre on 23rd January, 1901.

Mr. Edmund Payne, Miss Gertie Millar, Messrs. George Grossmith Junr., Arnold Lucy, Robert Hale, Arthur Hatherton, J. Edward Fraser, J. A. Evelyn, F. Payne, H. B. Burcher, Misses Jean Aylwin, Blanche Browne, Gladys Homfrey, Maisie Gay, Kitty Mason, Olive May, Alice Hatton, Edith Standen, Gertie Thornton, Blanche Stocker, Enid Leslie, Crissy Bell, Suzanne Selbourne, and Gertie Murray.

There are no signs of flagging at the Gaiety. "Our Miss Gibbs " goes with a snap every evening, and is likely to do so for months to come. It has been said that two performances at the Gaiety are never alike. They may not be exactly alike, but they are similar. The old familiar gags are ever there; the old theatrical tricks that never fail to draw roars of laughter from an audience. But the music seems different on each occasion. It is always fresh, always brisk and fascinating. And what of our old favourites? All going strong as ever! Teddy Payne is still tumbling through his misfortunes, with the help of that mirth-provoking lisp. Miss Gertie Millar is as popular as ever, and the beautiful Miss Jean Aylwin grows more beautiful every day. Lady Elizabeth Thanet, played so successfully by Miss Denise Orme, is now in the care of Miss Blanche Browne, who succeeded Miss Julia James, a lady who also attracted some attention in the past. One of the most popular songs is now, as when it was first introduced, the Moon song, in which Miss Gertie Millar tells us she is "such a silly when the moon comes out." If you want a nice light after-dinner entertainment, "Our Miss Gibbs" will fill the bill as well as anything else going.

Playgoer and Society Illustrated, Vol I No 2, November 1909.