Omaha daily bee., 1889-10-16
JACK THE RIPPER IN FRENCH.
A Paris Play in Which the Sir Chief
of the Finest Takes Part.

~ faftS I>lay In w men the SIR Cntel
of the Finest Takes Part.
The lower grade of French play
wrights, who fasten on the sensations of
the hour for the subjects of their plays,
have found congenial and profitable
topic for dramatic treatment IN the
murderous exploits of Jack the Ripper.
The play of Jack l'Eventreur," which
is now being performed at the theatre
of the Chateau d'Eau in Paris, is the
work of Messrs. Xavier Bertrand and
Louis Clairian. AS might be expected =,
play with such hero is full of blood
curdling, double-distilled realism, but
the leading dramatic critic in Paris
Francisque Sarcey-considers il worth
attention in his theatrical chroniquc in
Temps to the extent of two columps.
The first parsonage we are introduced
to in the drama is Sir Robinson Brown,
chief of the New York police. That the
New York chief cOnsLu BILE should have
n titular preface to his name is only in
accordance with the peculiar knowledge
which IL French{nan has Of anything
outside of his own country. And what
more natural than that Sir Robinson
should go to study and get points from
the magnificent police system in Lon
don? 1t is not quite certain whether Sir
Robinson is sent by New York or by the
government, but the dramatists evil
IDENTIFY think that in any case there is
very little in America outside OF New
York. Sir Robinson is particularly
anxious to know how Sir Stevens man
ages to arrest, try, and hang seven
criminals in as many days.
ITS the simplest thing in the world"
says Sir Stevens. II have Il squad of
girls in the force whom pny to become
the miStresseS OF the criminals and then
hand them over TO US"
every ingenious" remarks the chief
OF the New York police. ''But can you
always find women to do the work. "
81 should say SO. See, here is list
of the names of the last seven criminals
hanged and of the women who caught
them And the theatrical representa-
tive Of Superintendent Murray took a
note of the names of the women and
their addresses. He obtained other val
liable information from Sir Stevens ana
then bade him goodbye.
Sir Robinson was not gone ten min
utes when another visitor sent in ais
card, which also bore the name Of "Sir
Robinson Brown, Chef de la Police de
New York" Another Sir Robinson is
shown in and is described us as a"Yan-
kee tres raidee ct un peu grincheuX VERY
ugly and a little disagreeable, SIR
Stevens is naturally astonished at the
appearance OF the duplicate Sir Robin
son, but that gentleman says: Here
is the proof that am the real Sir Rob
inson," and pulls from his pocket doc
ument which establishes his identity,
and explains the objects OF the cOmmis-
sion on which he is sent "par lie gOuy-
ernement." He also explains that when
he landed in England he was seized by
"band of brigands," who carried him
TO a cave and stole his money and some
of his papers. 1t turns out now that
Sir Robinson No. ! is Jack, who is not
yet the Ripper, but is the chief Of n set
Of thieves who lodge under the bridges
of the Thames" 1t was seven Of his
squad that had been captured by the
police and executed. Having OBJ
tanned the names OF the women
who acted rs police spies Jack de-
termines TO begin his career as the rip
per. AS the play proceeds one after an
other of the assassin's victims is seen TO