The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1901-11-12

dered Mr.. and Mrs. W. Heulings Shreve
Saturday night, which afforded the par
Elephants delightful evening. The cos
tunes were unique and comical. "Di-
nah" and "Sambo" were very much in
evidence, as was also the Quaker, " with
his broad brimmed hat, and the ancient
lady with her hoop skirt that seemed to
be source of trouble to her when she
wanted to sit down. The young man in
the sea side suit with his dilapidated
wife, was only a feature of every day
life while the women with the map of
Ireland written on their faces added to the
enjoyment of the party. The clown, too,
was no small feature of the occasion, and
acted his part admirably. The Goddess
of Liberty was there with her star span
gled banner, also the Queen of the Night,
radiant with stars. The last but by no
means the least was the refreshments, af-
ter which the guests took their departure
for home to escape breaking the fourth
commandment
Theatres.
For over six hundred consecutive weeks
Keith's Theatre has been offering vaude-
vile bills of a choice character, and for
the present, the six hundred and twenty
sixth in the order of procession, the pro-
gramme is as full of promise as ever.
Among those who will help in the enter
tainment there is one unique feature to
which particular attention is called 1t is
represented by Piccola's Original Lilipu-
tians, midget singers comedians, wrestlers
and acrobats. This will be the midgets'
third week in America. Four clever little
men they are said to be, aged from 20 to
26, and looking like babies, every one.
Their act is stated to be one of the most
enjoyable extant. Another event for
which much amusement merit is claimed
is the Ritter troupe of performing dogs.
Hal Davis and Company will appear in the
farce ''One Christmas Eve, F" and Blackson
and Burris also contribute to the fun.
Frank Lincoln, the humorist' engag ement
has been extended, and so have those of
Papinta, in her wonderful mirror dancing
speciality, and that remarkable quartette
of acrobats, the Lukens brothers Hamil-
ton Hill, one of best singers in vaudeville,
will sing Goodbye to All, Goodbye, ="
dedicated to Mrs. Mckinley. The Bio
graph contingent of pictures will include
scenes with Ii Hung Chang and the
Penn-L eander boat race.
A fitting successor to the two crowded
weeks at the Park Theatre, Philadelphia
of Wilson Barrett's marvellous successful
play, sThe Sign of the Cross is Manager
Nixon -Nirdlinger's attraction for the COM
ing week, David Belasco's military ro-
nance, ''The Heart of Maryland" which
with and without Mrs. Leslie Carter stands
as one of the foremost bits of American
dramatic work now before the public.
''Held by the Enemy" was good, Secret
Service" was better, but The Heart of
Maryland" is in class all by itself. The
''Heart of Maryland" has met with an
unex ampled success for the last five sea-
sons in the principal American and Euro
pean cities and has achieved that which is
so seldom given, a starless play-signal
success without star; for strange as it may
seem, this thrilling romance of IS has
done better business and pleased larger
audiences without Mrs Carter than it did
with the flaming locked belle in the stellar
role.
The story of the play and the cumulative
interest of its progress and incidents have
for their inspiration woman'S love, and
her heroic struggle to protect and defend
the man upon whom she has bestowed her
affection. The most realistic and mem or
able scene yet introduced in modern play
closes the third act In this, the heroine,
Maryland Calvert, in order to save her
lover from pursuit-he having escaped
while being led out to be shot-rushes
from the old church tower and up the
winding stairs into the dark heights oft the
be1fry, and springing from the platform,
clasps the clapper of the bell and swings
to and fro with the swaying bell. The bell
cannot ring the alarm, and her lover S life
is saved
During ''The Heart of Maryland" en-
gagement bargain matinees will be given
on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, at
which all the seats are reserved, and it is
needless to reiterate the popularity of these
family gatherings, for that they are, and
it is one of the few places in the city
where your wives, mothers, sisters and
children are perfectly safe.
Following "The Heart of Maryland"
for Thanksgiving week, the Rays in "a
Hot Old Time" will be the attraction, and
then comes limited engagement OF the
pastoral romance, "The Village Postmas-
ter" which will be seen for the first time