Henry Pifield Rice is a detective, technically. He prides himself in his disguises, which are, in truth, pretty deplorable. So when he's detailed to follow a touring theatrical romantic comedy, his life is absolutely transformed.
P.G. Wodehouse had the rare gift of writing humor that stands the test of time. Most famous for his Jeeves and Blandings Castle novels, he also a talented playwright and lyricist, and worked with Cole Porter on Anything Goes, and Jerome Kern on Show Boat.