St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-06-03
STAGE MANAGER AND ACTOR
One enthusiast in the East, writing Q

beau Brummel, "the very original prod
uct OF Clyde Fitch's brain, declares
that ''if Mr.. Fitch is as clever In situa-
ton as he is in dialogue, his fortune
will be made, and we shall not have to
go to England for Sheridans." Mr..
Mansfield's audiences are satisfied
from the evidence before them when
beau Brummep' is the play, that
there was not any design or de-
sire of gong to England for
even consistent verification of
the titular parsonage. For it must be
borne in mind that the renowned dandy
was no fool. Many of his sayings are
quoted to this day, and. if he Is to be
judged by his company, he certainly
lived in the brightest of his time. an
most OF the diaries. memoirs and corre-
spondence Of that interesting period,
Beau Brummel is mentioned and quoted
not altogether for his extraordinary
dress, but for original sayings. y +
When the day of his adversely came
London was agitated by the rumor that
Brummel's Memoirs were to be pub
lished in 1918. by Murray, who was said
W hafO OACkOu 1OsVUU lOI LilcIus WIIlI6
the counter statement ran that the
prince would pay $4,000 to suppress the
book. Murray told Moore. the poet,
that ne had an idea Of going to Calais. to
treat with the Beau; whereupon Moore
asked the eminent and enterpfising
publisher what he would give him for
volume in the style of the .Fudgss" on
dis correspondence and interviews with
Brummel. IA thousand guineas," said
Murray. ''this Instant
1t is lack to US that Moore did not
crystalline the Beau in his own brilliant
way. even when the memoirs were
impracticable through BrummePs in
veterate refusal to put money in his
purse through such means. For
Moore seems to have had much in
terest in the Beau, and a liking
for him, as well. Perhaps the fact
that they were both tout" with the
prince gave them tie in common.
Possibly, too, Moore had a malicious
pleasure in the celebrated cut which
CALLED the vanity of George ~. and
priced the man who knew how to give
it with such telling keenness. He men,
ions memorable night at Lady Stat
ford's when the primes regent was
there. wishing to have peep at hi m
1 got in the third tier of the circle
around him, and found myself placed
next to Brummel.
presently the persons before q US
cleared away, and left him and me ex-
posed to the regent and his party.
Brummel being rather comical. could
not help laughing with him little,
which felt at the moment was UNI
lucky, both of US being such marked
men, though in different ways with
II. K. H.; and l found afterwards that
the duchess of K. represented us every
where as having stood impuden:ly to-
gether quizZing the regent Brummel
himself confirmed this to me, aud added
i'll his own way, But she shall suffer
for it: I'll chase her from society; she
shall not be another fortnight in ex-
iSteuce.'
The student OF human nature Will be
inclined to argue that the Beau could
not have been the success he was in
high life, except for the fact that his
father was a footman, and. as no one is
a hero to his valet or servant, hence
Brummeis extraordinary caudor at
times was not resented, lest worse
might follow. But it never followed,
for the dandy was not malignant. He
was satisfied to say shar p thing, and
think nothing of Interior reprisais.
How many clever sayings were re-
corded of him by the famous persons he
knew familiarly, and who can forget
this one: X.
Plenty OF linen and country wash
Ing" His dainty sense would recoiI
from the modern laundry, with its
dreadful sameness and stiffness iof
odor, which is as indescribabie, but AS
recognizable as the Saturday evening
BARRIERS perfumery in the redolence ST
the majority. waiting itself homewafd
in car and thoroughfare to wed the.
lovely laundry balm of a thousand
flowers on Sunday morning. w
The Beau would doubtless still crayes
the grassy fragrance of cool, green
country places for his wonderful shirts.
and still more wonderful neck cloths.
which recall another of his famous co m
ments.
Seeing rumpled pile of them thrown
down carelessly. he concisrly answered
inquiring curiosity in two words: Our
failures
10 compass the correct folds in those
ample neck cloths required an artistic
hand and concentrated intent. whereafi
even Brummel himself was not ALWAYS
sure. and was willing 10 admit defe;,t.
Reverting to Thomas Nsure's mpnt III,
OF BrInlnel. the last record of Tia. Beau
Is aat, Paris. July l, 1851: Din. d AT
Gen. Coibrl's: annr! IN. c,iiip;,,y
Brumtnel. The poor B..au's heal yu,,..
and his whole Looks 30 changed that /