The Saint Paul globe., 1904-01-31

$4,000 a year on condition, however.
that he does not doff his blue uniform
until he has attained the rank of in
spector. Brue accepts the condition
He has son and daughter, both Of
whom cherish lofty social ambitions,
and, to help these along, the police
man -plutocrat acquires a magnificent
house in fashionable Park Lane, where
the family takes up it's abode.
Brue's position, however. soon be-
comes exasperating. A man of decid-
edly limited intellect, the practical i'm
possibility of his ever becoming an in
spector speedi1y-becOmeS manifest, and
so the unfortunate Brue has to go on
spending half his time In the midst Of
luxury and the other half-or most of
ton his beat as an undistinguished
bobby" Meanwhile, Sergeant Brue's
son and daughter get to holding fierce
gambling parties at the Park Lane
mansion, with the result that the police
authorities resolve to pinch" it. and,
of course, musical comedy require
ments lead to the ill-fated constable's
assignment as chief of the invading
force. There are many more complica-
tions, but 1t would not be fair to the
author to reveal them so far In ad-
vance.
An Ingenious Play.
Quite as ingenious In it's way Is the
device by which Partisan dramatist,
whose name cannot be divuIged yet,
has contrived to write a. play around
the personalities of both Lewis Waller,
the English actor, who is now apepar-
ing in Monsieur Beaucaire," and Nine.
Rejane, the French actress. The two
prominent stage folk-each of whom
hQQ rafhar than q tfariney NJ
the others language-are great friends.
They have wanted for some time to
appear together, but 1t was only re-
Gently that the previously mentioned
Partisan playwright, who Is a mutual
friend of the two stars, found means of
placing them on an equal footing by
writing a piece for their use, half in
English and half in French.
Midway in the action, the British
hero of his play suddenly discovers
that the heroine of 1t is a French
woman, whereupon he insists that they
converse hereafter in her native
tongue. 1t should be explained that
the piece Is In one act only. 1t is
probable that Waller and Rejane will
give it at matinee In London early
in June. at which time the French
actress is coming to the metropolis to
play a short season with Coqueiin.
Freak Americans in London.
Another coming American venture in
London is that of Miss Edith Helena,
the vocalist with the top note, who will
be seen at the Empire, where one Of
her countrymen is now thrilling audi
ences by looping through space on a
bicycle.
Not many moons will have waxed
and waned before Americans who
enjoyed the Country Girl will
have chance of passing upon it's
coming successor, Beautiful Ceylon."
This piece, which IS also by Lionel
Monckton and James Tanner, is now
In active rehearsal at Days and will
be seen here early in February.
A prima donna with the remark
able name of Slapoffski has just won
a long-drawn-out suit for damages
against George Musgrave, the Aus
tralian manager. Nine. Slapoffski con-
tended that money was due her IN lieu
of salary for her appearance In the
American comic opera, "The Fortune
both in London and Australia. The
impresario's reply was that the lady
with the name had broken her con-
tract with him and left him In the
lurch at critical moment, but the
jury sustained Nine. Slapoffski and
awarded her nearly $4,000.
"The Darling of the Gods" which is
drawing crowds to His Majesty's thea
ter in the Haymarket, is about to be
played in the provinces by a special
company, which will be headed by Lily
Brayton and Robert Pateman.