The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1901-01-29
Theatres.

The stars in the program announced tor this
week at Keith's Bijou, Philadelphia, are
many. The headliners are women-one pro-
viding an exclusively original and unique
act, the other giving pocket edition of "Nell
Gwynn." with whom the local public is just
now being surfeited. Both of these clever
women have attracted audiences of large pro-
portions and their admirers are NUMBERED
only by the capacity OF the theatre at each OF
the twelve performances during their brief
engagements. This, of course, has reference
to Fanny Rice and 1.-THE Girl With the Auburn
ment at this time. Mr.. Keith, however, an
nounces dozen or more other features OF q
diversified character. There will be a rous-
ing reception for Cohan's ga Wise Guy" the
title role being interpreted by Edmund
Hayes, who has hitherto IN this and in its
three-act version convulsed our theatregoers
Charlie Case, who talks about his father, has
few equals among mOnologuists; ITO Boston
on Business which will be interpreted by
Charles Wayne and Anna Cald iS one of
the best of George M. Cohan's farces. The
new material embraces John G. Bowker's
lecture, 1.-THE Paris Exposition" which has
rarely been equaled by Stoddard, and is u
con densation of an entire evenings enter
tainment at Lawrence, Mass, when he was
introduced by ex-Mayor Eaton; Tschernoff's
will declare is alone worth the price OF ad-
mission; "In Trust" miniature Irish com.
edy drama. which will be enacted by Mr.. and
Mrs. Albert Kelley; Torcat, a French gro
tesque; several biographs views; Latina. a
pretty ana shapely European contorti onist,
and Lou Wells, the musical grOtesque. The
dancers Will be Marsh and Sartelle and
O'Rouke and Burnett.
Miss Ada Rehan will continue at the Chest
nut Street Opera House during this week in
| the Paul Kester play of "sweet ell of Old
Drury." That this delightful artistic ia held in
high esteem by theatre-goers was demonstrat-
ed quite forcibly during the past week in the
large and fashionable audiences which gath
cred nightly to witness and applaud her ar
tistic portrayal of the Nell Gwynne of fame.
Miss T. han had done nothing during recent
years that was more enjoyable than this I'M
personation. Mr.. Kester's play is one of alb
sorbing interest and presents Nell as the
saucy sunny hearted woman, power in in
trigue and most consummate reader of hu-
man nature. While Nell is the dominant char
acter OF the play, we do not hear much of her
| loYe affairs. She spends most of her time
watching over the fortunes of Sir Roger Fair
fax, who mas been banished from England at
the suggestion OF Lord Jeffreys. Miss Rehan
| is capably supported and Messrs. Klaw and
Eranger have supplied most magnificent
and elaborate setting for the play.
The third and final week of "Foxy CUTLER"
| at the Chestnut Street Theatre began last
night. There are few Legitimate comic operas
on the current stage and none of them APP
dialogue this latest effort of DeKoven and
Smith. II is the opinion OF many expert
judges that Mr.. DeKoyen has composed for
| this work some of the best music that has Or
| iginated in his fertile mind. There is a palpa-
BILE intention on his part to regard ana EN-.
comic opera and especially the very popular
and fascinating waltz rhythms. The book is
| filed with original and humorous situations
and keeps audience in a constant mood OF
mirthfulness. jerome Sykes in the title role
has a part which admirably fits his personali-
! ty and stage methods. Moreover, the opera is
sung by large and talented company, includ-
| ing Helen Bertram, the prima donna, and a
| large and well-drilled chorus.
! This week we will have the dramatization
| of w. j. Thorolds novel, Near the Thrcne.'
| 1t will be given at the Park Theatre, Phil
adelphia. and by specially selected COM
pany. The stage version of this Franco
| Egyptian story is play OF atmosphere and
| action. The locale is the city OF Cairo in
| l789 the year the land of Isis was conquered
by the ambitious young Bonaparte. as q pre-
lliminary step TO the realization OF his dream
OF glorious empire OF the Orient. Strange
to say, no novelist or playwright has yet TAX
| en- advantage OF the pictorial possibilities and
| plot suggestions that seem to be so obvious in
this period of history Strong heart interest
and magnificent picturesque settings are two
notable factors in this new drama, which con-
Germ the fortunes OF four people, three Egyp.
| tians and one European. 1t will be presented
by a cast including Lawrence Hanley. Ger
trude Lewis Francis Drake. w. 7. Thorold.
the author Of the drama Sidney Macy, Edwin
Loring, Lionel Hogarth,. Joseph Degnan,
Kathryn Powell, Edna Lyall and Carolyn
Heustis Graves.