# Gladys Winch — The Adventures of Sally character guide

> Gladys Winch in The Adventures of Sally by P. G. Wodehouse.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Miss Winch, Gladys, little Gladys, Poor Gladys

**First appearance:** 0004-ii-enter-ginger

## Snapshot

A scene-stealing young actress whose tiny maid role and offstage romance with Fillmore quietly transform him from pompous bore to lovesick admirer.

## Who they are

Gladys Winch is the actress Fillmore cannot stop raving about after catching her brief turn as a maid in a Broadway tryout, and she is also, to Sally's amused surprise, the woman he has secretly become engaged to. Her influence has visibly punctured Fillmore's pomposity, softening him into someone Sally can actually like. Though she barely appears on the page, her engagement to Fillmore signals the comic thaw running beneath the novel's romantic entanglements.

## In the story

### [VI: First Aid for Fillmore](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_adventures_of_sally_se/chapters/vi-first-aid-for-fillmore)

Fillmore's fiancée, a talented actress in the play, praised by Fillmore for her genius.

### [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_adventures_of_sally_se/chapters/i)

Mentioned as a talented actress playing the maid; Fillmore is engaged to her.

### [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_adventures_of_sally_se/chapters/ii)

Fillmore's fiancée, who chews gum during rehearsal and suggests writing up her part, causing conflict.

### [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_adventures_of_sally_se/chapters/iii)

Defends Fillmore by revealing that Miss Hobson took the paper-knife and threw it at the cat.

### [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_adventures_of_sally_se/chapters/i)

Her performance is overlooked by critics, which upsets Fillmore.

### [X: Sally in the Shadows](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_adventures_of_sally_se/chapters/x-sally-in-the-shadows)

Miss Winch arrives to protest Fillmore's plan to star her in a new show, calling him 'dippy' and joining Sally in opposition.

### [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_adventures_of_sally_se/chapters/ii)

Arrives from Chicago, upset about Fillmore's plan to star her in a new show, and joins Sally in criticizing his decisions.

### [XIV: Mr. Abrahams Re-Engages an Old Employee](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_adventures_of_sally_se/chapters/xiv-mr-abrahams-re-engages-an-old-employee)

Visits Sally to break the bad news about Fillmore's losses and Elsa's departure. She tries to persuade Sally to consider Carmyle.

### [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_adventures_of_sally_se/chapters/ii)

Now Mrs. Fillmore Nicholas, delivers the bad news about the revue's failure and Elsa's actions.

### [XVIII: Journey's End](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_adventures_of_sally_se/chapters/xviii-journey-s-end)

Gladys is a stabilizing influence on Fillmore, adding a practical postscript to his letter.

## Links

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