Lady Windermere’s Fan · Character
Dumby
A world-weary society cynic who treats scandal as entertainment and other people's moral crises as interruptions to his evening's pleasure.
supporting
Also known as Mr. Dumby, Dumby With perfect nonchalance, Dumby Awful manners, Dumby So, Dumby To Cecil Graham
First appearance: act i
As a supporting figure in Lady Windermere’s Fan, Dumby is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.
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Dumby drifts through the play's social scenes with the detached amusement of a man who has seen everything and been impressed by none of it. When the men are turned out of the club at two in the morning, he sinks into a…
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- Upper-class social circle
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