The Butler Did It (1949)
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Sat May 10 01:47:46 UTC 2003
Fred Shapiro asked about "the butler did it." Sure enough, the first citation is in the CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR.
I knew it from this Wodehouse work.
(OCLC WORLDCAT)
The butler did it.
Author: Wodehouse, P. G. 1881-1975.
Publication: New York, Simon and Schuster, 1957
Document: English : Book : Fiction
Libraries Worldwide: 411
(PROQUEST HISTORICAL NEWSPAPERS)
Heartening Choice By Amateur Group; By Richard L. Coe; The Washington Post (1877-1954), Washington, D.C.; Mar 4, 1950; pg. B7, 1 pgs
Good Photography Wasted on 'Foxes'; By Richard L. Coe; The Washington Post (1877-1954), Washington, D.C.; Mar 2, 1950; pg. B10, 1 pgs
Comedy Slated Mar. 1 by Students Of American U.; The Washington Post (1877-1954), Washington, D.C.; Feb 27, 1950; pg. B3, 1 pgs
Autopsy on Karpe Is Inconclusive; The Washington Post (1877-1954), Washington, D.C.; Feb 26, 1950; pg. M3, 1 pgs
Leach Made a Craft Into an Art; By Jane Watson Crane; The Washington Post (1877-1954), Washington, D.C.; Feb 26, 1950; pg. L3, 1 pgs
A.U. to Present Musical Satire; The Washington Post (1877-1954), Washington, D.C.; Feb 19, 1950; pg. L2, 1 pgs
("...the musical gets its title from him: 'P.S. The Butler Did It.'")
Other 24 -- No Title; Christian Science Monitor (1908-Current file), Boston, Mass.; May 11, 1949; pg. 21, 1 pgs:
_The Insufficient Tip_
An American visiting in London was told that the only way to get good service in restaurants, hotels and theaters was to tip generously. One evening he went to a mystery play at one of the theaters on the Strand.
The usher escorted the American to a good seat, and since the lights were out the American thought he could get by with a tip of two American pennies. The usher flicked on his flashlight, glanced at the coins, and then whispered:
"The butler did it."--_Tracks._
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