The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1901-04-09

Theatres.
Cecilia (Cissy) Lotus, who returns to
vaudeville for time between her engag-
ments with Daniel Frohman's Dramatic
Company, will be seen at Keith's Bijou,
Philadelphia, this week. Miss Lotus is
human biograph phonograph, affording
view of the impersonated almost as sat-
isfactory as the person himself She is
undoubtedly one of the greatest drawing
cards ever employed at Keith's. However,
an interchangeable determination to be-
come eminent upon the legitimate stage
may make this engagement her last in
vaudeville. She will give this week a
number of new representations of promi-
nent actors and actresses. The August
Family, which begun the last week of its
engagement yesterday, has aroused even
more enthusiasm than during their visit
at the Chestnut in the "Star and Carter !"
Their performance has at times terrified
the spectators. Few of their juggling
feats have been imitated-never duplicated
and their whole show is the most as
tonishing and bewildering entertainment
of the sort ever seen on any stage This
troupe may introduce this week some new
tricks its members have been rehearsing
for their European engagement. There
will be but one sketch on the bill, but
Captain Impudence' is one of the best
little plays seen in variety and it is de-
lightfully acted by Mr.. and Mrs Edwin
M. Royle. The Living Art Studies
will be continued and while the favorite
pictures will be retained, several new ones
will be shown, notably Summer" and
cat the WE'LL" There are at least a dozen
or more other turns" to be presented
f.. IL Il
rendering of "Betsy Ross announced for
the evening of April 10Th at the Chestnut
Street Opera House, go on apace, and there
is no doubt that the premiere will be
marked by extraordinary smoothness and
finish. During the past week the engage
ment of several additional clever people
for the company has been announced.
Among these is Sarah Stevens, a much
loved old actress who appeared with Laura
Keeue in the famous original IAN Ameri-
can Cousin, Felix Haney a com edian
long identified with "The Little Tycoon"
Alice Fisher, who has starred in 1.-THE
White Feather" and who this season has
been appearing in "unleavened Bread;
Mabel Strickland, the ingenue of 'tThe
Hooser Doctor" and Scott Cooper, of the
Lyceum Theatre Company also have been
signed for important roles in the produc-
ton on which are placed the immediate
hopes of William A. Brady and Joseph
Grismer. The persons previously secured
for Betsy Ross are Phoebe Davies, JOS
eph Holland and Louise Galloway; the
entire list indicating a nucleus of such ex-
cellence as to insure practically perfect
performance of "Betsy Ross" The play
itself written by Henry A. Dusouchet, is
said to contain unusual naturalness occas-
al
matte The character studies without
which the action of Dumas or D'Ennery
is ''stale, fiat and improbable" are de-
clared to have received the closest atten-
ton both of Mr. Dusochet and of Mr. Girls
mer, whose ability in infusing individual
ity at rehearsals was so admirably and in
adequately shown in the case of way
Down East" Scenery and costumes elab- /
crate in detail have been turned out by the
foremost artists and costumers of the day. |
Altogether there is every prospect that the
occasion of the first night, now SO little
removed, will prove the production /
worthy of the long run it is expected 10
have in Philadelphia.
No musical production in recent years
has excited so much advance interest in
Philadelphia and neighborhood as Nixon
and Zimmerman's coming elaborate pro-
duction of Willard Sponsors new comedy
opera 'Miss Bob White which will be |
produced for the first time on any stage at
the Chestnut Street Theatre, Monday April
18th. Every one remembers with delight |
the beautiful music and clean comedy of
Mr. Willard Sponsors former successes
1.-The Little Tycoon and princess Bon
ME" and it is thought by those who are
we'll informed on the subject that miss
Bob White will prove to be the most at
tactive and most popular work Mr.. Spen
Ger has ever written. Contributing to the
local interest of the production will he the
fact that two of its chief scenes are laid in |
the suburbs of Philadelphia and that the
production is a Philadelphia one, having |
been prepared at enormous cost by Messrs
Nixon and Zimmerman who are also the
managers of the Francis Wilson Opera
Company and who are branching out fur |
Their into large musical productions, having |
secured the sole right for the Uuited States
and Canada of the reigning London Cay
ETY. Success The Messenger Boy" Miss
Bob White" will be the most beautiful pro-
duction imaginable in scenery and cos
tunes. There will be a large chorous
which it is promised will be quite notable
for its feminine beauty and an augmented |
orchestra. Miss Bob White will be |
staged by Ben Teal who produced such
marvellous effects of stage pictures and
action in Ben Hur." The uncommon |
strength of the cast of principals can be |
seen from the following cast of characters:
Artie .TreBillon, Raymond Hitchcock; Bill
" VanMillion, John Slavin; Duke of High |
Titles, George Honey; Lord Bashful, Will
liam Philip; Friend Samuel Rodd, NJ S.
Burnham; Jack Hearty, Thos. Whiffen;
O'Yankeemin, R. R. Neill; Geoge Wash |
ngton De We're, Sherman Wade; Glare
Livingston, known as Dob White" Ethel
Jackson; Goldenrod, Alice Campbell;
Miss Livinthepass Autumn, Jennie Hawley |