# Philip McComas — You Never Can Tell character guide

> Philip McComas in You Never Can Tell by George Bernard Shaw.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Philip, Phil, Philip Rising, Philip Dolly, Philip Mr. McComas, Stopping Phil, Philip Finch, Finch, Philip The band, Finch my Finch, Philip Maturely, Philip Well, Philip Sh, Philip Significantly, Philip William, Philip Delighted, Philip Twentieth Century Creeds, Philip Apologetic, Philip Striking, Philip Beauty

**First appearance:** 0000-you-never-can-tell

## Snapshot

A young man about the hotel who flirts with Dolly, narrates his sister's romantic disasters with relish, and shows an early knack for the diplomatic maneuvering that will serve him as a lawyer.

## Who they are

Philip McComas is the son of the family solicitor, a bright young man who joins Dolly in breathlessly reporting Gloria's terrace kiss to Mrs. Clandon with all the gravity of a Greek chorus. He is also the one who coaches Crampton through the delicate business of meeting his estranged family, showing a lawyer's instinct for managing impossible clients with a mixture of sympathy and exasperation. His easy rapport with the Clandons and his role as intermediary between Crampton and the women place him at the hinge of the play's reconciliation plot.

## Relationships

### [Mrs. Clandon](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/you_never_can_tell_se/characters/mrs_clandon)

_professional_

A long-standing professional and legal advisor relationship, with McComas acting as Mrs. Clandon's solicitor and confidant.

### [Gloria Clandon](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/you_never_can_tell_se/characters/gloria_clandon)

_social_

A respectful but distant acquaintance, as McComas is more aligned with her mother's authority.

### [William](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/you_never_can_tell_se/characters/william)

_professional_

A mentor-like professional relationship, with McComas advising William on legal and personal matters.

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