Blumenfield

Also called Blumenfeld, Mr Blumenfeld, old Blumenfield, old Blumenfeld, Pop, Mr and Master Blumenfeld, Pop Blumenfeld, Mr Blumenfeld, senior

The round, bald manager of Ask Dad, who dotes on his son's opinions and fires Cyril.

In each book 3 books

• In The Inimitable Jeeves
  The round, bald manager of Ask Dad, who dotes on his son's opinions and fires Cyril.
• In Very Good, Jeeves
  A fat American theatrical manager considering Lady Wickham's play, who follows his son's verdict.
• In Thank You, Jeeves
  Father of a repulsive small boy Bertie remembers.

Connections

dealings

• is father of, is parent of Blumenfield's son 5
• quarrels with, fires Cyril Bassington-Bassington 3
• is deceived by, is given by Jeeves 3
• fears Bertie Wooster 2
• produces Ask Dad^✦︎ 1
• insults the Bassington-Bassingtons^⁂ 1
• employs Blumenfield's valet 1
• is sold by Bobbie Wickham 1

Everyone and everything else (1)

• buys Lady Wickham's play^✦︎ 1

Scenes they are in

The Inimitable Jeeves 1 scene

1. At the dress-rehearsal of Ask Dad, Blumenfield's son condemns Cyril as the ugly one with a face like a fish, Cyril threatens to spank him, and Blumenfield fires Cyril on the spot.Chapter 10, Blumenfield's theatre

Very Good, Jeeves 2 scenes

1. Bobbie reveals the guests are Blumenfeld and his dreadful son, to whom she will read her mother's play, and on Jeeves's advice Bertie flees before the boy can insult him, meeting them at the door.Chapter 5, the sitting-room, as the father
2. With Bertie hiding behind the settee, Jeeves convinces the furious Blumenfeld that Bertie is a dangerous lunatic who hates fat men, sells him a substitute terrier for a fiver, and Bertie happily takes Aunt Agatha's call.Chapter 5, the sitting-room, as Blumenfeld

Talked about, but not there

The Inimitable Jeeves 2 scenes

1. Clutching Aunt Agatha's threatening letter, Bertie bursts into the kitchen to find Jeeves entertaining a valet and a freckled boy who sizes him up and declares his pop is richer.Chapter 10, the kitchen, as My pop
2. Cyril calls to say he has nobly resigned from the show out of duty to his father and is off to Washington, and Jeeves allows that young Blumenfield may have overheard his views on Cyril and the stage.Chapter 10, Bertie's bedroom

Very Good, Jeeves 3 scenes

1. Telephoning from the Drones, Bertie hears the lunch was a triumph and the play sold, but Bobbie confesses she gave McIntosh to the Blumenfeld child.Chapter 5, the Drones Club, as Blumenfeld
2. Back at the flat Bertie breaks the news, and Jeeves devises a plan for Bertie to slip into the Blumenfelds' Savoy suite while Bobbie is there and lure the dog out with aniseed.Chapter 5, Bertie's flat, as Mr and Master Blumenfeld
3. Bertie races out for aniseed and returns to hear from Jeeves that Bobbie will be admitted to the suite.Chapter 5, Bertie's flat, as Blumenfeld

Thank You, Jeeves 1 scene

1. Bertie surveys his peaceful cottage and the new yacht in the harbour, then finds Seabury tooting his car horn with an invitation to lunch from Chuffy.Chapter 3, the cottage garden, as Mr Blumenfeld