# Mrs. Gilbey — Fanny’s First Play character guide

> Mrs. Gilbey in Fanny’s First Play by George Bernard Shaw.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Gilbey, Juggins, Mrs. Gilbey Juggins, Mrs. Gilbey Unruffled

**First appearance:** 0001-fanny-s-first-play

## Snapshot

The flustered, quick-tongued wife of a prosperous tradesman, forever smoothing over her husband's pronouncements and prying into other people's business.

## Who they are

Mrs. Gilbey fields the family's crises with a mix of alarm and appetite, reading calling cards aloud and interrogating the butler about whether a visitor is 'a lady.' She is the one who decides to hear Dora out, over her husband's bluster, because she wants news of Bobby more than she wants propriety. Her blend of snobbery and maternal curiosity makes her the household's real engine of plot, even when she seems merely fluttery.

## Relationships

### [Juggins](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/fanny_s_first_play_se/characters/juggins)

_professional_

Juggins interacts with Mrs. Gilbey as a servant to the Gilbey household, maintaining a formal but cordial dynamic.

### [Bobby Brighton](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/fanny_s_first_play_se/characters/bobby_brighton)

_social_

Bobby and Mrs. Gilbey are acquaintances, likely through family connections and social circles.

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