A Little Bit of Fluff

A Little Bit of Fluff is a British farce written by Walter W. Ellis which was first staged in 1915 and went on to have a long original run. Starring Ernest Thesiger, it ran at the Criterion Theatre, London, between 1915–1918, for a total of 1241 performances. Original production The play opened at the Criterion Theatre on October 27, 1915, with the following cast: Ernest Thesiger as Bertrand Tully George Desmond as John Ayers Marjorie Maxwell as Pamela Ruby Miller as Maimie Stanley Lathbury as Trippett Alfred Drayton as Dr. Bigland Violet Gould as Ursula Lilian Talbot as Aunt Hannah Dulcie Greatwich as Chalmers Critical reception Writing of the original production, The Annual Register described the play as "a really first-rate farce", and the performance of Ernest Thesiger (playing the comic hero), as "wonderful".