The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1900-09-04
Theatrical Notes,

The company that will appear in Ben
Hur at the Broadway theatre in New
York, which opened last evening, begin
ming run of five weeks only, closing
Saturday evening, October 6, will present
the best performance of this great drama
vet SEEN William Farnum, who will play
Ben Hur, is the ideal of the character in
personality and will give splendid por-
travail of it dramatically. The part of
esther will be played by Nellie Thorn.
young English actress who made great
hit in London two years ago as member
of John Hare's company. "Iras" will be
impersonated by Adele Block, last season
acting in support of Edward H. Sothern
| in 1.-THE Sunken Bell" and "The Kings
Musketeer." Other new members of the
company are Francis Kingdom as "Bal-
thasar," Harry Weaver, Jr. as "Ilderim,'
| John F. Cook as ''Malluch," and Fran
clyn Roberts as "Metellus." The sale of
seats for the entire engagement of five
weeks, indicates that Ben Hur will repeat
its wonderful record of last season.
Blanche Walsh will make her debut as
star at the Broadway theatre, New York,
Monday evening, October 8, following
Ben Hur, in Eugene w. Presbrey's ro-
mantle historical drama, "Marcelle," in
which she will play the title role The
scenes are laid in France and Quebec in
the years from 1850 to 1850. The produc-
ton will be unusually elaborate, and Miss
Walsh will be supported by company OF
60 people. The principal characters in
her support will be played by Ernest Hast
ings, Arthur Elliot, Joseph Kilgour, Anna
Beaupre, Katherine Powers, Charles Ar
thur, Mrs. E. M. Stevens, Algernon Tas-
sin, Emily Baker, Bertram o. Brown and
Fred Harris. Miss Walsh will play pre-
liminary week in Montreal, beginning
October 1.
"The Rogers Brothers in Wall Street,
John ]. McNally's new farce, to be pre-
scented for a run at the Victoria theatre in
New York, September II, is written on
similar lines to the plan of construction
that proved so very successful in "a Reign
of Terror" and The Rogers Brothers in
Wall Street" But he has made new de-
parture in providing much more legitimate
comedy for the Rogers Brothers, who have
developed very rapidly under The direc-
ton of Klaw & Erlanger as opponents of
broad, 1ow-comedy fun. 1t has been
found that they are capable of doing much
more artistic work than merely exchang
ing laughable gags, and Mr.. Mentally has
therefore, in "The Rogers Brothers in
Central Park" provided them with many
exceedingly comical scenes and situations
which the rehearsals show they will play
with fine comedy effect.
For this week the best of the quartet of
Keith entertainments will be seen in Phil
adelphia, the performers assigned consti-
tuting the strongest of the sixty available
acts worthy of place on a Keith bill.
Comedy is again paramount and laughter
will be king, for no less than ten of the
fifteen specialties will be comedy turns.
One rarely encounters a show providing
three hours of comical turns. In "The
High Ball Family" which will be reviv
ed by Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin Milton Royle,
there are more ludicrous situations and
brighter lines than are included in two
acts of the average comedy. Second place
on the programme is given to Sam, Clara
and Kittie Morton in their comedy sketch,
which is replete with songs and dances, |
perhaps the best act of its kind seen here
this year. The Fillmore Sisters are to sail
for Europe after this weeks performances
of George M. Cohan's sketch, "The Dan |
gerous Mrs. Delaney" in which they have
hitherto delighted Keithites. Mark Sulli-
vans representations also constitute one |
of the strongest acts in vaudeville, his re-
productions of the best known work of
famous players being artistic throughout
Johnnie Carroll has earned many local |
admirers by previous work, and they will |
welcome the Irish songs and stories that |
he has gathered for their delectation.
Harry and Sadie Fields, Maddox and |
Wayne, and Brennan and Sinnot are six
more clever comedians. Alice Shaw and
her twin daughters, unquestionably the
best trio of whistlers in the world, will |
present the repertoire that earned the en-
thusiastic appreciation of the Prince of
Wales Two of Mr. Keith's importations
will be seen for the first time this week.
Charles Rausch, who will be seen for the
first time ON any American stage, is the
foremost mimic and facial artist of Ger
many. Les Frasetties, the harp, violin
and xy1ophone, and the biograph.