The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1900-12-18

The holiday offerings at the Park are |
Sporting Life and THE Still Alarm
two melo-dramas of the sterling order, the
first of which-"Sporting Life being
one of last seasons most pronounced sue
cesses-not to say one of the most massive
and stupendous melodramatic productions
on the road. The entire original produe.
ton in all its entirety will be given during
the yule tide at the Park.
Seats for the above attractions including
the holiday matinees and nights are now
on sale. Bargain matinees are given at
the Park Tuesdays and Thursdays; a
Family matinee on Saturdays with attrac-
tons of the above class and with brilliant
offerings already announced by the Park
management. This popular house GER
tainly deserves the success it is now enjoy
ing and in its crusade for popular prices it
certainly has our best wishes.
sway Down East" Mr.. VIM. A. Bradys
great pastoral production which has proved
such remarkable success in New York,
Chicago and elsewhere, opened for brief
season at the Chestnut Street Theatre,
Philadelphia. last evening It is play of
many merits which commend it to the
public. One thing which has attracted
large patronage is its truth to nature and
perfect realism of production. Seldom
before has play been staged throughout
with such absolute attention to details and
some of the scenes surpass anything IN
this line yet seen upon the American stage.
The very best that the scene painter and
the stage carpenter could do has been OBJ
tanned and used to the best advantage, and
those who see the play come away en-
chanted with the pictures presented to
them. But perhaps beside the play itself
which is strong in dramatic interest is the
purity aud absolute truth of the atmos-
phere of the story. The scene is laid
among the hills of Old New Hampshire
and the action takes place mainly on the
farm of Squire Bartlett who is the shining
light of the district and who believes in
living "accordin' to the scripter." A
young girl, the heroine, who has been be-
trayed by a mock marriage and whose
child is dead, and who is also bereft of
friends takes refuge on the farm, and the
Squire's son falls in love with her. All is
going we'll when the village gossip dis
covers the girls sad story and tells it to
the Squire. He refuses to let his son
marry her and drives her out of his house
into the night She goes, but not before
she has chance to denounce the villain.
The Squires son refuses to give her up and
follows her and saves her from the storm
and in the end all is we'll There is much
of pathos in the play, but it is not of the
mawkish sort, and there is alsosa great
deal of humor of a wholesome and clearly
nature. This play which has been seen
by perhaps two million people finds warm
advocates among ministers and teachers of
all denominations There is not city in
which it has beer produced where they
have not focked to see it, and there has
not been one of them who has not given it
hearty Endorsement and approval. Most
of them have referred to it in their sermon
and many have used it for text on which
to preach the great truth, that what is sin
in woman is also sin in man, and the
same moral law holds good for both. The
cast is the same superb one which insured
the play run of almost two years in New
York city and over two months recently
in Chicago. where it is to play a return
date of equal length. 1t is headed by
those two favorite performers Phoebe
Davies and Odell Williams and is COM
posed almost exclusively of we'll known
favorites in Philadelphia, including such
sterling actors as ]. H. Bunny, Will T.
Ellwanger, Frank Bell, Ella Hugh Wood.
Sarah Stevens, Mable Strickland, Caro-
Gordon Leigh, Frank Currier, Uric B.
Collins and many more.
Harry Lacy and 'sThe Still Alarm" were
for many years jointly one of the most
powerful attractions in America, and both
actor and play carried their American
success to remarkable London triumph.
After an absence of many years Mr.. Lacey
returns to his great creation as Jack Man
ley, in this famous play by Joseph Arthur,
in the elaborate reproduction of "The Still
Alarm, to be made by Messrs. Towers and
Potter at the Park Theatre, New Years
week, beginning December 3Ist. In adj
dition to the i'm portance of the reappear-
ance of Mr.. Harry Lacy as the fireman
hero, there will be sensational interest in
the marvellous new effects supplied by in
tricate mechanism and electricity adding
astounding realism to the engine house and
fire scene. The alarm of the fire through
the Still Alarm, the dash of the firemen to
the engine, and the lightning lookup,
will be supplemented by continuation of
realistic effects in the tearing of the engine
through the streets for two minutes in full
view of the audience. the arrival of the
6remen at the fire and the actual extin-
gushing of the flames by streams of real
water, by most ingenious and wonderful
electrical devices, patented by Messrs.
Towers and Potter; all the fire effects will
be produced by the means of electricity
alone. The usual popular prices of the
Park Theatre, from IS cents to $I.oo will
remain in vogue for this great attraction.
There is always a charm to the Keith
programs but unusual interest is attached
to the list of artists announced for this
week, because it includes not only lot of
popular players, but an actor who has
made most enviable reputation in i'm
ro1a IF fLa
companies. This is J. E. Dodson, whose
Richelieu in "Under the Red Robe" was
conceded to be mastery piece of acting.
Because of this success, he has had con-
structed a half hours play entitled
"Richelieu's Stratagem. During pre-
vious four weeks engagement at this house
over 12o,o people from this and adjacent
cities were attracted by Papinta's specially
and no other card hitherto exploited at
this house had drawn so many people.
She recently completed ten consecutive
weeks in New York variety theatres and
in Keith's Boston and Providence. "Glor-
ious Papinta" has been seen by the largest
audiences of the season in those houses.
Papinta announces that this is her Last
season on the stage, having decided to
spend the rest of her days on her Cali
fornia ranch. Her dances are said to be
more sensational than ever. Katherine
Bloodgood's initial week in variety was
marked by the largest audiences of the
Keith winter season, standing room being
at premium and the dozen boxes crowded
nightly by the most fashionable series of
ever observed at vaudeville
house. No wonder she has been retained
for another week.
The Approaching Session.
The popular and up-to-date State Ga
sette offers new and attractive features to
the New Jersey readiug public. Those
who wish information in regard to the ap-