The Washington times., 1903-02-03
Aeademy-eThe Price Of Honor

Academy-"Th Price Of Honor"
Few plays presented at the Academy
of Music this season have had a more
enthusiastic reception than that given
The Price OF Honor" last night Not
only the cIImaxes Of the drama but the
actors came in for generous applause.
and as the audience fled out OF the
house the expression uttered d hundred
times was: IT'S q good play"
The Price of Honor" turns out to be
The shooting OF scoundrel by one Of
his victims. just as he is about to marry
another. The story is a common one or
American life as shown on the stage.
in which woman well connected be-
comes the tool Of a rascal and descends
10 the level OF shoplifter in a de-
partment store. She is the sister Of a
confidential clerk IL this store, from
which an aggrayating series Of thefts
has put everybody on the alert When
driven into "a corner the impulsive
sweetheart of the confidential clerk. out
OF love for her brother, takes upon her
self the crime and its punishment She
drinks all the dregs of bitterness. but
turn OF a messenger boy ana her lover.
Scenes in the store, in a garnet in the
sIums. in Trinity Church. and Bellevue
Hospital serve as settings for the play.
There are several situations well work
ed up which serve to bring down the
house in every act. Possibly too much
attention is given TO the spectacular.
SO that the grief OF Anna MervIIe ana
the pathetic devotion Of the children
lose part OF the effect they should pro-
duce-
The acting is fairly good. that of the
0ov "Mazey,' and of the girl "Gertie. %
especially so.
Empire-"A Trip to the JungIes.''
Larbfnz * Patterson and their col
ored company in a Trip to the Jun
giles" hold the boards at the Empire
Theater this week. and We're greeted by
large audiences yesterday at both The
matinee and evening performances.
"a TTiD 10 the Jungles" is a musical
comedy with enough plot &c carry q
number Of songs. soTae Of which are
new in Washington
Three specfaIties are in rroduced-Ras
rus and Banks. in the Major and The
Maid. Humphrey and Glenn, singing
/ comedians. and Tie Empire State Quar-
reJ Lyanier. Keeling. Robinson md
Pierce. The entire negro cast drew
large numbers OF that race 10 the the
alter yesterday and each song was heart
lily eucored.
Lyceum-"City Sports and Wrestling.
The audiences at the Lyceum seemed
immensely pleased yesterday afternoon
/ and evening with the performance Of
fered b. The City Sports" one Of the
/ best companies TO appear at The popu-
lar house This season. Hardly a num-
/ Der on thesprogram but was literally
received.
/ In the oIio We're Hazel Burt. a singer
RcnsetI and La Rue. in a knockabou
sketch. Kehnedy and Eyans in a char
actar turn. Short and Smart, musicians.
and Beeson- Ferguson, and Beeson. in
1 comedy Miss Becson introduced some
clever buck dancing. Tonight she is 20
he awarded the Richard K. Fox medal
I cmEIematic Of the championship. One
( Of the most pleasing features Of the
entertainment was the Everett trio. who
I 90 all kinds Of acrobatic turns and pre-
/ sent some clever juggling tricks.
The bUrIesques, in which the en-ire
company appears, are "A Mistake in So
ciety' and Fun at Brighton Tonight
/ Joe Grant the local wrestler, meets
| Americas. Of Baltimore in a WTest-
/ ling bout Grant to win must remain
With his Baltimore rival for fifteen min
/ utes without being thrown