His first hit play , Crutch and Toothpick , based on a French farce by Labiche , was produced at the Royalty Theatre in 1879 and enjoyed a run for 240 nights .
Sims wrote over thirty plays , but most of them were adapted from European pieces .
Sims ' first hit play , Crutch and Toothpick , based on a French farce by Labiche , was produced at the Royalty Theatre in 1879 and enjoyed a run for 240 nights .
Sims wrote over thirty plays , but most of them were adapted from European pieces .