The Washington herald., 1908-08-09
AT THE PLAYHOUSES.
The Academy-~The star Bout."

The Academy-..The star Bout"
The eneasement OF Taylor Granville in
The Star Bout" vii be the attraction al
the New Academy. commencing to-noT-
row night The play. which is an elao-
Grafton OF the vaudeville sketch o. The
same name. is IN four acts and seven
scenes. and win undoubtedly prove the
sensation Of Jhis seasons dramatic nov
elties. AIr Granville VIII be supported
by a big and competent cast, including
Mss Laura Pierpont, who wiz be seen
ta her oricinaI role Of Mayme Farrell
the tough girl sweetheart Of Joe Brady
The first act takes place in the Cont
mental Club a rich gambling club run by
George Steele. a weu-known sporting
man OF New York Mart" Heunessy-
a fight promoter and owner OF The OlynI-
plan Boxing Club. is an associate %
Steele A year previous 10 the opening
Of the play Joe Brady had lost tHe
feather-weisht championship Of the world
70 KID" Spansle. who was now under
Heanessy-s Management. The Kid IS
matched 10 fight The Harlem Wonde-'
the next night u Hennessy's club. Dur-
ing the evening. which is ladies night
at the club. Mayme Farrell. Joe's former
sweetheart. meets Tod. @ young news
paper reporter, who tells her he had run
across Joe Brady q Few months previous
and found that his defeat by SpaUgle was
owing 10 a muscular affection OF the
eyes. which he caused 10 be treated and
that Joe was as sooG as ever Joe be
leviug he had been deserted by all his
fai--weather friends, had kept out OF the--
way. and his meeting with 1Iayme that
evening proved that she was not of This
class Later in the evening Joe ana
1Iayme spoil az attempted robbery Of the
clubs safe by kid S-augle, VINO de-
s-rous Os obtaining money 70 bet upon
himself had attempted the robbery, aided
and abe-teG By Maggie McFirn. his
sweetheart and daughter of Pat McFi1a-
Joe's benefacc0r and friend To shield
the girl Joe denied recognizing the tL-et
and thus crew suspicion upoa himself
The second act shows NcFina's S saloon
on the B1Wery with Joe B-ady's training
quarters u t1e basement L IS the morn
ing OF -ke 1sht. and word IS brought il
that The Harlem Wonder" has been
put ont Of business by a trolley car. and
McFinn eldeavO-s 20 have joe Brady
substituted After turning down several
propositions tOr q -'frame-up" fight for
sw.ndling the betting public. lel1essy
finally consents 20 Jet Joe go on. ard
McE-nn puts up $500 side bet BY in
sinuat.ns that Joe IS afraid Of Spaugle
and VII not appear IN the -i-E. Lley
arouse AcFsln's anger and be bets an ad-
cltlOual $1,000 that Brady does SHOW up.
II O-de- 10 DO so. he had 20 pledge his
saloon and tenement
The first scene Of the third act shows
The exterior OF the boxing club early in
The evening Of the fight Steele. who IS
Hennessy's financial backer. IS chosen 70
referee the fight Henuessy IS satisfied
win hz T1r 0#1 her r---n 1TrE-f~~ that
Joe does not show up. and through a de-
COY letter -purportllg 10 be signed by
4-ayme Farrell !uveigles him out 90
Grants Tomb on the Riverside Drive.
which s shown IN the second scene. Here
Joe IS wayla.d by IU0 r0ughs vino throw
his body into q uaauh0le on the drive.
Joe 5 rescued by AayDe- WE0 overheard
the plot. and the two hail passing auto
mobile and with half an hour 10 spare.
The race 70 save IcFlEn's money is be-
gun
N scene three. the driver is shown fur
ther down where the machine is stopped
BY q policeman for exceeding the speed
Emit An exciting and nerve--acz-1s
five minutes IS lest there. bu- Joe is
equal 10 the occasion. and with ffteen
minutes % spare they are or again.
The fourth scene shows the arena O.
the fight clU5 crowded with thousands o+
tight fans The p-eLDinaries are all ruu
on ana aTter some Characteristic ring
side business -he big fight Is called ard
Brady IS not present Hennessy IS about
70 claim AlcFinn's money. when Joe ap-
pears The four rounds Of realistic fight
ing which follow ends IN a knockout OF
Spangle by Joe, and virtue triunphs
once more.
The last act shows the new chaunIon-s
apartments IN the Savoy Hotel, where Joe
IS giving a bachelor dinner 20 his friends
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