the cove in shirt-sleeves

A man George Caffyn is talking to on stage at the dress-parade.

Scenes they are in

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, as a cove in shirt-sleeves