| The Savage Club was established in 1857 and its members, known as "Savages",
were originally elected from certain specific professions - writers, artists,
musicians, theatrical performers, scientists and lawyers. The Club was named
after Richard Savage who had been a thoroughly disreputable actor and playwright
of Dr Johnson's time. He killed a man in a brawl and was later imprisoned
for debt. (1)
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| BERNARD EVANS was proposed as a member of the Savage Club on 29th January
1881, elected a member on 1st March 1881 and remained a member until his
death in February 1922.
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| BERNARD EVANS seems to have been an eccentric as a Savage as described
by E A Ward in "Recollections of a Savage".
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(1) "The Gentlemen's Clubs of London" A Lejeure & M Lewis, pub. Macdonald and Jane 1979 (Westminster City Archives)