T.W. Connor
Last updated: 16.03.25
It is surprising that so little is known about this composer considering the large number of compositions located. All that can presently (May 2020) be gleaned about T.W. Connor from sheet music covers and by Internet searching is that he has 157 works published between 1890 and 1926.
According to the Internet source given below, he was a music hall composer, a writer of monologues and lyrics and best known for his association with variety comedian Billy Bennett for whom he wrote many monologues.
Of his songs still sung today are She Was One of the Early Birds, and I Was One of the Worms (1895) and At My Time O' Life (1896), both published by Francis, Day & Hunter, London W.C.2, England.
According to the Internet source given below, he was a music hall composer, a writer of monologues and lyrics and best known for his association with variety comedian Billy Bennett for whom he wrote many monologues.
Of his songs still sung today are She Was One of the Early Birds, and I Was One of the Worms (1895) and At My Time O' Life (1896), both published by Francis, Day & Hunter, London W.C.2, England.
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T W Connor | Biography by allpoetry.com. |
T.W. Connor has at least 12 item(s) at the Amazons which you can order on-line by clicking the item's order icon.
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Anywhere Does For Me! Words and Music by: T.W. Connor. Performed by: Dan Crawley
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At My Time O' Life Music by: T.W. Connor.
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Beautiful Home - ''On Hire'' Music by: T.W. Connor. Performed by: Charles Deane
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Come With Me in My Caravan Words and Music by: T.W. Connor.
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He's Not Dead Yet! Words and Music by: T.W. Connor. Words by: J W Rowley Performed by: J. W. Rowley
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New ''Perjarma'' Hat, The Words and Music by: T.W. Connor. Performed by: Gus Elen
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Old Cracked Basin, The Words and Music by: T.W. Connor. Performed by: Harry Randall
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Postponed Words and Music by: T.W. Connor. Performed by: T. E. Dunville
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Puss! Puss! Puss! Words and Music by: T.W. Connor. Performed by: George Beauchamp
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Thank You, For Those Few Nuts! Words and Music by: T.W. Connor. Performed by: Harry Randall
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They Can't Diddle Me! Words and Music by: T.W. Connor. Performed by: Dan Crawley
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We Used to Gather at the Old Dun Cow Words and Music by: T.W. Connor.
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| Title (Release Year) | Co-Author(s) | Performers | Issue |
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Father Keeps on Doing It! (1906) | H. Bluff | Edison Bell Record: 6802 | |
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Father Went Down to Southend! (1911) | Jack Charman | Edison Amberol: 12345 |
This list is derived from information provided by Monologues.co.uk which went down sometime in 2023.
The loss of this valuable resource is very sad and a mystery.
The loss of this valuable resource is very sad and a mystery.
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| All of a Sudden He Stopped | T.W. Connor (words & music) Alf Gibson (perf.) |
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| All Over the Shop | T.W. Connor (words & music) Little Tich (perf.) |
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| And His Days Work Was Done | T.W. Connor (words & music) George Brooks (perf.) |
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| At My Time O' Life | T.W. Connor (words & music) Herbert Campbell (perf.) |
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| Couldn't Help It, Had To | T.W. Connor (words & music) T. E. Dunville (perf.) |
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| Father Keeps on Doing It! | T.W. Connor (words & music) Dan Crawley (perf.) |
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| Fire Was Burning Hot, The | T.W. Connor (words & music) T. E. Dunville (perf.) |
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| Goose and the Golden Eggs, The | T.W. Connor (words & music) George Beauchamp (perf.) |
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| Has Anybody Seen Our Cat? | T.W. Connor (words & music) Burt Shepard (perf.) |
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| He's Gone Where the Coals Are Cheaper | T.W. Connor (words & music) |
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| His Own Mother Wouldn't Know Him Now | T.W. Connor (words & music) J. W. Rowley (perf.) |
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| ⇑I Can't Change It | T.W. Connor (words & music) George Beauchamp (perf.) |
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| I Do It For Him Now! | T.W. Connor (words & music) Daisy May (perf.) |
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| Little Bit of Cucumber, A | T.W. Connor (words & music) Harry Champion (perf.) |
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| Man Was a Stranger to Me, The | T.W. Connor (words & music) George Formby Sr. (perf.) |
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| New ''Perjarma'' Hat, The | T.W. Connor (words & music) Gus Elen (perf.) |
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| Night Out, A | T.W. Connor (words & music) Lottie Collins (perf.) |
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| Now We Sha'n't Be Long | T.W. Connor (words & music) Herbert Campbell (perf.) |
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| One's Enough | T.W. Connor (words & music) Charles Deane (perf.) |
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| She Was One of the Early Birds, and I Was One of the Worms | T.W. Connor (words & music) George Beauchamp (perf.) |
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| Why Do the Men Run After Me? | T.W. Connor (words & music) Dan Crawley (perf.) |
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| You Look After Me Old Boy | T.W. Connor (words & music) Harry Freeman (perf.) |
This list is arranged in chronological order and contains 161 works by T.W. Connor.
It does not claim to be complete and represents only the number of items located. Keys: ER
(w&m)
| Title | Year | Attribution | Remarks |
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| We All Went Round | 189- |  |
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| I've Dodged the Undertakers Up Till Now | 1890 | Tom E. Leamore (perf.) | |
| Scapegrace Brother Jack | 1892 | Bessie Bonehill (perf.) | Pub. |
| His Own Mother Wouldn't Know Him Now | 1893 | John S Baker (words) J. W. Rowley (perf.) |
Pub. |
| Sunday at Home | 1893 | John S Baker (words) Harry Randall (perf.) |
Pub. |
| That's the Cutting Part | 1893 | Bessie Bonehill (perf.) | Pub. |
| You Look After Me Old Boy | 1893 | John S Baker (words) Harry Freeman (perf.) |
Pub. |
| E'd Come a Long Way to Oblige | 1894 | Frederick Eplett (words) George Beauchamp (perf.) |
Pub. |
| He's Got to Keep A-Movin' | 1894 | John S Baker (words) George Beauchamp (perf.) |
Pub. |
| I Can't Change It | 1894 | John S Baker (words) George Beauchamp (perf.) |
Pub. |
| I Do It For Him Now! | 1894 | John S Baker (words) Daisy May (perf.) |
Pub. |
| ⇑ I'm One of the Jays | 1894 | Alfred Lamont (words) George Beauchamp (perf.) |
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| Love's Golden Dream Up to Date | 1894 | Millie Hylton (perf.) | Pub. |
| They'll Want Me Later On | 1894 | George Beauchamp (perf.) | Pub. |
| All on the Nod | 1895 | George Beauchamp (perf.) | Pub. |
| All Over the Shop | 1895 | Little Tich (perf.) | Pub. |
| As on Their Wedding Day | 1895 | Daisy May (perf.) | Pub. |
| E's Allus Got a Cert | 1895 | Marie Kendall (perf.) | Pub. |
| George Beauchamp's All on the Nod | 1895 | George Beauchamp (perf.) | Pub. |
| He's Not Dead Yet! (w&m) | 1895 | J. W. Rowley (perf.) |  Pub. |
| Knocked Him- in Once (w&m) | 1895 | T. E. Dunville (perf.) | Pub. |
| Place They Call the ''Lump'', The | 1895 | Tom E. Leamore (perf.) | Pub. |
| She Was One of the Early Birds, and I Was One of the Worms | 1895 | George Beauchamp (perf.) | Pub. |
| ⇑ Then We Parted | 1895 | George Beauchamp (perf.) | Pub. |
| At My Time O' Life (w&m) | 1896 | Herbert Campbell (perf.)
arr.: Henry E. Pether |
Pub. |
| Goose and the Golden Eggs, The | 1896 | George Beauchamp (perf.) | Pub. |
| I'm the Airy Fairy | 1896 | Maggie Duggan (perf.) | Pub. |
| Night In, A | 1896 | Harry Freeman (perf.) | Pub. |
| Night Out, A | 1896 | Lottie Collins (perf.) | |
| Now We Sha'n't Be Long | 1896 | Herbert Campbell (perf.) | Pub. |
| Riley Did It! | 1896 | J. W. Rowley (perf.) | Pub. |
| Strolling in the Garden | 1896 | Tom Costello (perf.) | Pub. |
| Sweet Little Womanly Woman, A | 1896 | Pub. | |
| Tickle-Ickle-Um | 1896 | Pat Rafferty (perf.) | Pub. |
| You Do See and You Don't See! | 1896 | Little Tich (perf.) | Pub. |
| ⇑ Boys That Do the Fighting, The | 1897 | Tom Costello (perf.) | Pub. |
| Title | Year | Attribution | Remarks |
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| Couldn't Help It, Had To (w&m) | 1897 | T. E. Dunville (perf.) | |
| Good-Bye Polly | 1897 | Tom Costello (perf.) | Pub. |
| Having a ''Liker'' | 1897 | George Beauchamp (perf.) | Pub. |
| I'm Going to Ride a Bicycle | 1897 | Tom Costello (perf.) | Pub. |
| If I Hadn't Ha' Been So Shy | 1897 | George Beauchamp (perf.) | Pub. |
| Let's Be Jubilant! | 1897 | George Beauchamp (perf.) | Pub. |
| Puss! Puss! Puss! (w&m) | 1897 | George Beauchamp (perf.) | |
| Soap! | 1897 | George Beauchamp (perf.) | Pub. |
| That's the Time to Go | 1897 | Herbert Campbell (perf.) | Pub. |
| He Had a Little Drop | 1898 | Pat Rafferty (perf.) | Pub. |
| It's Only Once a Year | 1898 | J. W. Rowley (perf.) | Pub. |
| ⇑ Let 'em All Come | 1898 | Harry Randall (perf.) | Pub. |
| Postponed (w&m) | 1898 | T. E. Dunville (perf.) | Pub. |
| Ready | 1898 | John S Baker (words) Tom Costello (perf.) |
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| Who's Going to Mash Me To-Night | 1898 | Tom Costello (words) Tom Costello (perf.) |
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| Has Anybody Seen Our Cat? (w&m) | 1899 | James T Powers (words) James T. Powers (perf.) Burt Shepard (perf.) |
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| Oh! What a Change in the Weather | 1899 | Ada Reeve (perf.) | Pub. |
| One, Two, Three | 1899 | Tom Costello (perf.) | Pub. |
| Think of the Wives and Children | 1899 | Fannie Leslie (perf.) | Pub. |
| Will You Go? | 1899 | Tom Costello (perf.) | Pub. |
| Bally Bull-Dog, The | 1900 | G.W. Hunter (perf.) | Pub. |
| I Must Have a Day Off For That | 1900 | J. W. Rowley (perf.) | Pub. |
| Mermaids | 1900 | Tom Costello (perf.) | Pub. |
| ⇑ My Irish Honey, O! | 1900 | Tom Costello (perf.) | Pub. |
| What Paddy Gave the Drum | 1900 | Michael Nolan (perf.) | Pub. |
| Beautiful Home - ''On Hire'' (w&m) | 1901 | Charles Deane (perf.) | Pub. |
| Left- Right! | 1901 | Charles Deane (perf.) | Pub. |
| Old Dicky Bird | 1901 | George Lashwood (perf.) | Pub. |
| One's Enough | 1901 | Charles Deane (perf.) | Pub. |
| Till Pay-Day Comes Again | 1901 | Tom Costello (perf.) | Pub. |
| We Never Have an Angry Word | 1901 | Harry Randall (perf.) | Pub. |
| When I Dreamed I Was Santa Claus | 1901 | Ethel Haydon (perf.) | Pub. |
| After All the Shouting | 1902 | George Lashwood (perf.) | Pub. |
| All of a Sudden He Stopped | 1902 | Alf Gibson (perf.) | Pub. |
| Don't Forget To-Night | 1902 | George Lashwood (perf.) | Pub. |
| ⇑ I've Been Sleeping on the Floor All Night | 1902 | Tom Costello (perf.) | Pub. |
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| It's a Nice Little Cosy Kitchen | 1902 | Charles Deane (perf.) | |
| Oh the Business! | 1902 | Harry Randall (perf.) | Pub. |
| Popping 'em Into Me | 1902 | Alf Gibson (perf.) | Pub. |
| She Don't Want a Maid to Dress Her Hair | 1902 | Tom Costello (perf.) | Pub. |
| She's Just As Much My Sweetheart Now | 1902 | J. W. Rowley (perf.) | Pub. |
| They Soon Made an Angel of Him There | 1902 | Alf Gibson (perf.) | Pub. |
| What Do You Do With Your Money? | 1902 | Charles Deane (perf.) | Pub. |
| And His Days Work Was Done | 1903 | George Brooks (perf.) | Pub. |
| Angel's Eyes | 1903 | Pub. | |
| Fly and the Treacle-Pot, The | 1903 | Herbert Campbell (perf.) | Pub. |
| My Old Comrade | 1903 | Tom Costello (perf.) | Pub. |
| ⇑ New ''Perjarma'' Hat, The (w&m) | 1903 | Gus Elen (perf.) | Pub. |
| Oh, ''Tit Bits''! | 1903 | Harry Anderson (perf.) | Pub. |
| Why Should I Leave Old England? | 1903 | J. W. Rowley (perf.) | Pub. |
| Bunch of Shamrock, A | 1904 | Tom Costello (perf.) | Pub. |
| Frozen Meat | 1904 | Alf Gibson (perf.) | Pub. |
| Oh, Nancy Lee! | 1904 | Millie Hylton (perf.) | Pub. |
| There's Another One Out O' Work | 1904 | Pub. | |
| They Made Such a Fuss of Me! | 1904 | Harry Randall (perf.) | Pub. |
| Bertie | 1905 | George Lashwood (perf.) | Pub. |
| Father Keeps on Doing It! | 1905 | Harry Bluff (perf.) Dan Crawley (perf.) |
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| I Thought It Was My Birthday Come | 1905 | Dan Crawley (perf.) | Pub. |
| Sisters and Brothers | 1905 | Pub. | |
| ⇑ That's Where I Come In! | 1905 | Dan Crawley (perf.) | Pub. |
| They Can't Diddle Me! (w&m) | 1905 | Dan Crawley (perf.) | Pub. |
| Turn on the Water! | 1905 | George Brooks (perf.) | Pub. |
| Another Little ''Bird'' | 1906 | Dan Crawley (perf.) | Pub. |
| Anywhere Does For Me! (w&m) | 1906 | Dan Crawley (perf.) | Pub. |
| Happy Land | 1906 | George Brooks (perf.) | Pub. |
| Sweet Norah Grady | 1906 | Pub. | |
| We Close at Two on Thursday | 1906 | Arthur Gilbert (perf.) |  |
| Won't They Be Glad to See Me! | 1906 | Gladys Mavius (perf.) | Pub. |
| He Was ''One of the Boys'' | 1907 | Carlotta Levey (perf.) | Pub. |
| I Finish 'em Off! | 1907 | Dan Crawley (perf.) | Pub. |
| I Love Two Little Girls! | 1907 | Pub. | |
| ⇑ It's a Poor Heart That Never Rejoices | 1907 | Maud Mortimer (perf.) | Pub. |
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| Old Cracked Basin, The (w&m) | 1907 | Harry Randall (perf.) | |
| So Does Father! | 1907 | Dan Crawley (perf.) | Pub. |
| Te Um Te Iddley Ay! | 1907 | Dan Crawley (perf.) | Pub. |
| Thank You, For Those Few Nuts! (w&m) | 1907 | Harry Randall (perf.) | Pub. |
| Treasure Ship, The | 1907 | Harry Anderson (perf.) | Pub. |
| You May Want a Friend Some Day (w&m) | 1907 | Florrie Gallimore (perf.) | Pub. |
| Come With Me in My Caravan (w&m) | 1908 | Pub. |
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| Sailing Merrily On! | 1908 | Dan Crawley (perf.) | Pub. |
| Study Those Who Study You | 1908 | Carlotta Levey (perf.) | Pub. |
| There's a Pair of Bright Blue Eyes | 1908 | Pub. | |
| We've All Been Doing a Bit | 1908 | Dan Crawley (perf.) | Pub. |
| ⇑ George Brooks' ''Good-Night, Nurse!'' | 1909 | George Brooks (perf.) | Pub. |
| Money Don't Make Happiness | 1909 | Carlotta Levey (perf.) | Pub. |
| Put a Bit of Salt on His Tail | 1909 | Florrie Forde (perf.) | Pub. |
| There's a Nice How D'ye Do! | 1909 | Dan Crawley (perf.) | Pub. |
| We All Went Home Again | 1909 | Dan Crawley (perf.) | Pub. |
| When I Got Up This Morning | 1909 | Dan Crawley (perf.) | Pub. |
| Convict and the Bird, The | 1910 | Tom Costello (perf.) | Pub. |
| Girl With the ''Rooster'' in Her Hat!, The | 1910 | George Lashwood (perf.) | Pub. |
| He's a Pal! | 1910 | Dan Crawley (perf.) | Pub. |
| Hennessey | 1910 | Pub. | |
| In Ballyhooly | 1910 | Pub. | |
| My Wife's Gone | 1910 | Frederick Hall (words) Fred Keeton (perf.) Fred Keeton |
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| ⇑ Only Think of It! | 1910 | Fred Earle (perf.) | Pub. |
| What a Diff'rence When Your Ship Comes Home! | 1910 | Pub. | |
| Father Went Down to Southend! | 1911 | Jack Charman (perf.) Dan Crawley (perf.) |
Pub. |
| On the Esplanade | 1911 | Mark Sheridan (perf.) | Pub. |
| That's As Far As I Want to Go! | 1911 | Dan Crawley (perf.) | Pub. |
| Under the Mistletoe-Bough | 1911 | Tom Costello (perf.) | Pub. |
| You're a Bad, Bad Man to Gamble | 1911 | Carlotta Levey (perf.) | Pub. |
| All For Father's Sake | 1912 | Dan Crawley (perf.) | Pub. |
| Come Round and Hear the Gramophone! | 1912 | Pub. | |
| It's Only a Way I've Got | 1912 | Dan Crawley (perf.) | Pub. |
| Mice Have Been at It Again, The | 1912 | Dan Crawley (perf.) | Pub. |
| Why Do the Men Run After Me? | 1912 | Dan Crawley (perf.) | |
| ⇑ Soldier's Farewell, The | 1913 | Tom Costello (perf.) | Pub. |
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| There's Another Insurance Claim | 1914 | |
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| Little Bit of Cucumber, A | 1915 | Harry Champion (perf.) | Pub. |
| Sally O'Malley | 1917 | Pub. | |
| Same Old Clock in the Corner, The | 1917 | Pub. | |
| He's Gone Where the Coals Are Cheaper (w&m) | 1918 | ||
| We Used to Gather at the Old Dun Cow (w&m) | 1918 | |
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| I Wish It Was 12 O'Clock | 1919 | Jack Smiles (perf.) | Pub. |
| It's That Little Touch of ''Home'' | 1919 | Jen Latona (perf.) | Pub. |
| Man Was a Stranger to Me, The (w&m) | 1919 | George Formby Sr. (perf.) | |
| Crown and Anchor | 1920 | ||
| Children's A.B.C. of Christmas-Time, The | 1921 | ||
| ⇑ Let To-Day Be the Day! | 1922 | Sydney Moorhouse (perf.) | Pub. |
| Mrs Murphy | 1923 | ||
| Pea Nuts [Sic] | 1923 | Ernie Mayne (perf.) | Pub. |
| Tickle the Keys of Your Silvery Saxophone | 1923 | Pub. | |
| Doubles | 1926 | ||
| Fire Was Burning Hot, The (w&m) | ? | T. E. Dunville (perf.) |
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T.W. Connor | A Little Bit of Cucumber (1915) (2:25) | H. Champion |
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T.W. Connor | We Close at Two on Thursday (2:46) | Arthur Gilbert |