The Washington times., 1912-01-30

not, for in the last act, after the hus-
band has left, and when the curtain
lis about to fall, maid whom the
wire wife has befriended has Just snatched a
phlai OF poison from her hand. The
wife still sits there, a tragic picture of
despair. But everybody in the audi
ence knows the husbands love for her
Will bring him hack.
cused the stage of being luxewarm, Of
being afraid to work out a problem to
Its logical conclusion. The implied hap
py ending of 'The Price" might be
The story Of 'The Price" concerns an
artist. his wife, his secretary and his
doctor. The secretary has won the love
OF the artist She misinterprets her
ings for her, until the doctor enters her
life, when, to her dismay. she discovers
the mistake she has made. The slat-
ternly wife OF the artist 10 suspicious
been her husbands Inspiration in the
painting Of his masterpiece.
When the girls real self Is awakened
py her love Tor the doctor, the secretary
tells tell the artist artist she does not love him
MIN. The secretary marries the doctor,
and they take into their homo a young
girl who is their ward. The widow Of
the artist becomes their housekeeper.
She 10 determined to .wreak vengeance
on the young wife. whose Jealousy she
easily succeeds in arousing.
Soon the artists widow convinces the
Wiae tha tn that at her % husband is in love with
band with infidelity. He proves his in
nocence. He learns what the house,
keeper has been doing. and he threatens
to discharge her The widow seizes this
through partly forged diary Of her
late husbands. she traps the wife into
confession that the artist was her
lover. The doctor is furious. He bit
his determination to cast her off, but
with pleadings that are fairly soul
reaching the wife dssuades him from
his MS purpose. Suddenly he realizes what
Of the artist and he suspects his wife
Of having deliberately murdered him
me doctor leaves in a rage, and the
final curtain falls on a scene that is
as unexpected as 1t Is thrilling.
Miss Ware Sweeps Audience
Into Frenzy With Emotion.
In this tumultuous passage, Miss
Ware literally swept the audience or
Its feet. and curtain call after curtain
call was bestowed upon her. Miss
Ware 8 Interpretation Of Ethel Toscani,
the SHINING and much sinned against
woman. was played with convincing
force. The. emotions OF the audience
liant young woman during the evolu-
ton OF the plot Particularly in the
climax In the third act does she reveal
that high art which has brought her in
to the front rank of emotional ac-
tresses OF the present day.
An excellent company supports Miss
Ware. Playing opposite her is Harri-
son Hunter. as DR.. Bristol. the stern
and relentless husband. who can for
give the sins Of every other human be-
ing in the world but those Of the woman n
he ,worships. Miss Jessie Ralph, as the
artists wife. Mrs. Dole. was excellent,
| especially in the last act, where she de-
nounces the woman. who, she asserts,
had stolen the affections of her hus-
band. The Florence Of Gertrude Dalton
is a rather colorless part, which does
not give this little lady sufficient scope
for her undoubted talent George W.
Barnum was an excellent Prof. Damar-
off, and Margaret McWade. as Susie,
the maid. made the most Of a small
part. JULIA MURDOCH.
Tomorrow Miss Murdock will review
''The Concert" in which Leo Ditrtch-
stein is appearing at the National Thea
ter.