The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-02-15
running from grand opera to rag-tme.

running from grand opera to rAE-tme.
The beautiful comedy drama, Sweet
Glover" will be the attraction at tho
Academy Wednesday, matinee and night.
Tho play is credited with being one
Of those sweet compositions that linger
lovingly In the memory Of the lover Of
really good plays. It Is surely Just a
bit refreshing to again witness whole
some. well-written play that does not
insult the intellect, for, after. the maud
lin, impossible melodrana, the rough,
knock-about. farce comedy aud tho vul-
gar burlesque, ono turns 1nstInctively
to the better class Of drama and takes
a moral bath. There could be no hap
pier title than Sweet Clover for In
itself 1t almost tells the story Of the
play.
Jerome Holcombe' and his pretty
daughter Lois live contentedly on
their beautiful farm in Connecticut The
old man lives for his daughter. for years
ago the mother Of Lois ran away with
an artist named Slade. and nearly broke
his heart. Fearful that the daughter
may follow tho mothers footsteps. Hol-
combe jealously guards her Lois does
not know her mothers fate and falls In
love with a young artist named slade,
who is the adopted son Of the man her
mother ran away with. Young slade
Is in, love with Lois and wants to make
her his wife. He Is exhibiting a picture
at the Paris Salon. and is forced to go
to Europe. but before going asks Lois
to meet him once moro. This she does
one night after everyone has retired.
Unfortunately old man Hocombe over
heard them and bitterly upbraids his
daughter for what he considers her un-
faithfulness. The innocent girl Is deep
ly hurt, and to placate the old man,
promises to marry Eldridge Grosvenor.
wealthy. manly young city fellow. She
writes sade a curt dismissal after find
ing out what part his father played In
her mothers life.
Grosvenor Tansplants the young coun-
try girl to hYs city homo, where expert
ence soon developes her into one of thu
leaders of fashion. She grows to love
her husband. and old man Holcombe is
content with his i peaceful life 3 in the
country. All goes well until fateful
night, when Mr.. and Mrs. Grosvenor at
tend a tableaux party at one OF their
friends mansions. where Slade Is in
cluded among the guests. He has paint
ed a portrait OF Lois. which has caused
considerable gossip. 1t Is called "a
Memory and the fashionable folk scent
possible scandal. Slade's meeting
with the young wife is the cause OF
Jealousy in the heart Of the husband.
and when Slade follows the couple home,
and during the absence OF Grosvenor at
tempts to persuade Lois to, run away
with him. the climax Of the drama be-
gins.
To anticipate the thrilling events that
quickly follow would only mar the pleas
ure Oft intending auditor suffice 1t to
say that eventually all ends happily.
as is usual In all good plays and stories.
lrterspersed with the more serious
portions OF the drama there is a lighter
vein and wholesome fund OF comedy
In the characters of Jack Hamilton and
his young sweetheart, Sunny Andrews" "
and the long-drawn out courtship Of the
spnster. Abigail Holcombe, and Job Ma
son. The scenes showing the farm OF
the Holcombes and the homes OF the