Show where barr e got his idea it Is said that the late lord pern broke indirectly gave mr baarle the idea for his play the admirable crichton he the earl went out on a voyage of discovery to a south sea island accompanied only by a young country doctor once on the island the couple missed the steamer some how that was to convey them to eng land they had to stay there for a lon time and according to his lordship it was the young doctor who became leading spirit and master of the situ atlon all round it was I 1 who should have blacked his boots the earl would laughingly tell just as the castaways in baarle s play relief came at last to earl and doctor who were rescued by a passing boat and brought back safe to old eng land |