Fanny and the Servant Problem Author:Jerome K. Jerome Jerome K Jerome was born in 1859. He was an English humorist best known for this travelogue Three Men in A Boat. Jerome decided to try his hand at acting, under the stage name Harold Crichton. He joined a repertory troupe which had little money. The actors often had to use their own money to purchase costumes. Fanny and the Servant Problem: ... more »a quite possible play in four acts was published in 1909. This comedy pits the new lady of the manner against the ruling servant of the house. The lady came from the music halls of Paris where she has somehow acquired a strong American accent. The twists and turns in the plot as well as the many tangled relationships makes this play a very humorous production.« less