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"The Masked Troubadour" is a short story by English comic writer P. G. Wodehouse, which first appeared in the U.K. in the December 1936 issue of the ''Strand''. It was included in the UK collection ''Lord Emsworth and Others'' (1937), and in the U.S. equivalent ''Crime Wave at Blandings''. It stars young Drones Club member Freddie Widgeon. "Reggie and the Greasy Bird" is a rewritten version of the story with different settings and main characters, created because Wodehouse needed the money for his taxes.〔Reggie, "Wodehouse short stories: Reggie and the Greasy Bird", op. cit., citing Wodehouse scholar Tony Ring from his notes for ''Plum Stones''.〕 It appeared in the U.S. in the November 28, 1936 issue of ''The Saturday Evening Post'', and was later included in booklet 9 of ''Plum Stones'', a collection of Wodehouse oddities and rarities. =="The Masked Troubadour"== ; Plot Freddie Widgeon is heartbroken and penniless, again, to no surprise of his Drones Club fellows such as Catsmeat Potter-Pirbright. And his uncle Lord Blicester will only provide should Freddie seduce and marry Dora Pinfold, who does Good Works in a sort of a mission over on Notting Hill. Falling in love with the girl as is his habit, Freddie borrows a few bob to shower the Notting Hill mothers with cocoa and buns, but loses it betting against young Egbert and his slingshot, so he must enter an Amateur Night competition to recover his funds and woo Miss Pinfold. Unfortunately, with the drunken pianist Jos. Waterbury as his accompanist, this may be harder than it sounds. ; Notes The titular troubadour is Freddie Widgeon, who sings accompanied by the pianist and wears a mask in order to avoid being recognized by his uncle, who he fears may be in the audience. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「The Masked Troubadour」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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