The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1894-03-06

success. The plot is worked out by two
groups of personages, one in the humble
walks of life, the otheri in higher stratum
of society, the representatives being the
families of McShayne and Van ryke.
The head of the former is an aqueduct
employee, and that of the latter wealthy
merchant. McShayne obtains valuable
contract which puts him on the high road
to prosperity, and he eventually accumu-
ates great wealth and becomes a power
in the politics of the city and state Van
Cyke, the merchant who lives on upper
Fifth avenue in a palatial mansion facing
the shanty where McShayne began his
career, has sou who has every adVant-
age that wealth can furnish, but the
young man squanders his fathers money
and leads an altogether dIsreputable life.
The contrast between the careers of the
two men supplies the moral of the play
Here is an illustrative bit of dialogue
Dionysius O'Hara, a friend of McShayne's
observes "Given a good disposition and
moral training. and there is always
chance for the rich mans son to keep up
with the poor mans boy in the process
sion of life. !"
Last night inaugurated the last week
but one of the engagement of Eugene
Tompkins superb production of 1.-The
Black Crook" at the Academy of Music,
Philadelphia. For the ensuing week
there will be new songs and specialties BY
Miss Florrie West and Sadee Mcdonald
and Johnny Page Mr.. Tompkins' occu-
pancy of the Academy of Music has so far
been marked with the largest consecutive
audiences ever gathered at the Academy
of Music in continuous engagement and
this in the face of Lent is strong en-
dorsement of the drawing power of this
extraordinary stage production. The sue
cess of this gorgeous stage pageant has
been unprecedented in the theatrical his
tory of Philadelphia. The management
were in hopes that time could be cancelled
in other cities to extend this engagement
here, but the terms exacted by the New
| York, Baltimore and Washington man
ayers were so excessive that it precluded
all ideas of extending the season in this
city, so the week of March 18th which
will be a gala one, will close the most
prosperous spectacular season ever known
in Philadelphia, and on which occasion
entire new ballots, new songs and dances
new specialties and two strong European
features will be introduced to mark the
last week of the BLACK Crooks" engage
ment. When Mr.. Tompkins signified his
intention of playing Philadelphia at least
five consecutive weeks, many brother
managers thought it a very unwise move,
but the immense patronage that has been
accorded Mr.. Tompkips' spectacle has
clearly demonstrated the wisdom of his
judgment. Had 1t not been for the great
depression in business circles there is nc
doubt that the Crook" would have re-
NAMED here at least ten weeks. The
present week Florrie West will be heard
in budget of new songs, while Sadee
Mcdonald will tell her trials and tribula
tions as a Johnny" favorite Fielding
the Juggling Marvel will introduce new
feats. The popular Ballet of Airs, Ballet
of Gems, Cobweb Dance and the Ballet o.
Positions and Rustics, together with the
inspiring March of the Amazons are only
few of the innumerable attractions II
which the piece abounds that need nc
changing. Matinees will continue to be
given Wednesdays and Saturdays.