The Minneapolis journal., 1905-10-10
ADJUSTMENTS
MetropolItan-Frank Daniels In "ser-
geant Brue."

MetroPolItan-FFank DanleIa In HSer.
geant 6rue." 4
Frank Daniels pranked it right mer-
rily on the stage of the Metropolitan last
evening as Sergeant Brue Of the metro
politan police force. The very thought of
Daniels as a London bobby Is funny, for
London hobbies are very narrow and very
long, which Mr.. Daniels is decidedly not
re made very pompous and affable lit
Tie .oH1cer and presented his best work in
years. Mr.. Daniels humor In the past
mas been over-broad, but last night he
Kept fairly within bounds without losing
any of the Daniels characteristics, the
com1cal strut, the toss Of the head and
the odd twist of mouth and brows, which
the pubic has learned to look for and
to like =
There is a decided plot in Sergeant
Brue,' but 1t Is not allowed to inter-
fere with Mr.. Daniels, who is very funny
as the little sergeant who learns in the
midst OF birthday celebration at his
sons ha1rdressing parlors that his broth
er benjamin has died In South Africa and
lert him fortune Of 10000 a year
provided he Is made a police inspector.
With the assistance Of Crookie scrubbs,
criminal, and Lady Bickenhall, a soci-
ETY. woman interested in working girls
and leagues, Sergeant Brue endeayors to
SSSAAAS'o position.
put his best-laid plans miscarry, and
when Scrubbs arranges a robbery at the
Green Park hotel, the paid robbers fail
TO DO their share and Sergeant Brue Is
the only one present when the cry of
purglars! alarms the house. Instead
OF winning honor and glory as the cap
tor OF the thieves, the sergeant is locked
IN cell. and next morning makes his
appearance in the police court LADY
B1ckenhau Is not discouraged and at a
geological party at her home she makes
up game Of baccarat, at which illegal
game magistrate is found playing by
Sergeant Brue and his officers. When
threatened with arrest, the magistrate
promises his influence to obtain the de-
sired 1nspectorshtp II he is released, and
then and there Sergeant Brue wins his
fortune and his lady 81
The farce is interspersed with any mum
Der of tantalizing airs and funny Incl
dents and Mr.. Daniels has the assist
ance. OF splendid company, and the
usual gorgeous setting that belongs to a
musical play. The audience was insati-
able IN regard to Mr.. Daniels own songs,
/ Old Man Shay" and For I Was Born
on a Friday" and he good -naturedly re-
sponded time after time. Sallie Fishe,
made a charming Lady Bickenhall and
cleverly interpolated old vocal favorites
In her encore to the catchy. "saturday
After Two" Miss Fisher also sana
"Dear1e.' Clara Belle Jerome was a de-
mure Red Cross nurse and the sergeant.s
daughter. Her duet, Sweet and Twen-
ty,' which she sang with Charleswortt
Meakins as Gerald Treherne, her lover
was tuneful and cleverly acted. Late
Miss Gerome gave "My Irish Molly. OH
with the kindly assistance Of the gallery
IN the encores. Another catchy song was
When We Were Here Before" sung by
Charles H. Drew as Crookie Scrubs
mace Bonville as Rev. John Lamb, OF
Charity Jim, and David Bennett who had
the role Of Captain Bay, alias Radiun
Jack. There is splendid spirit Of co.
operation between a Minneapolis audi.
ence and the stage at musical comedy
1or the gallery never shirks its duty and
Is always ready to whistle the encore and
rest the actor. Frances R. Sterrett.