The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1901-01-08
Theatres.

Three footlight favorites are in the list OF
1 entertainers at Keith's this week. They are
! Jesse Bartlett Davis, the sOngstress, who was
! a feature of last weeks show; Della Fox, who
recently became a blushing bride. and john
stone Bennett. who has many admirers here
! Miss Davis will sing several new selections,
| as well as 30 Promise Me-" Della Fox IN max
| ing her .rewell appearance in vaudeville Will
| introduce an attractive act in which she Is
credited with displaying all her old time
| vivacity. NJ ISIS BENEFITS act is one OF the
most artistic ana delightful in vaudeville,
affording representations that are unsurpassed
and being replete with matter that ELECTS
practically incessaDt laughter. In Cushman,
Holecomb ana Curtis, 1.-THE New Teacher"
the bill contains comedy that invariably
provokes roars of laugh ter: johnson and Dean
constitute unquesiionaby the cleverest
colored team in the business Leo DerYalto's
thrilling spiral ascension has .ss.!a'f4Tn any
where. @. w Litteteld is N The nrst rank
of mimies; Louise GunnfnEss seDtch s~ugs are
always welcomed enthusias ticaily; AID Carlisle
and his performing dogs constitute an entire
show on The boardwalk, Atlantic City; pleas
ing in5trumen tai music will be furnished by
the Bates Trio, while the Woman in White.
who was seen for the first time here yesterday,
is credited with supplying novel speciality.
The biograph will show an attack by Emperor
Williams Second Guard Regiment; B. p. ..
Elks at Atlantic City, headed by Pete Daily
and w H. West. and John G. Rice and sally
Cohen. in "The Kleptomaniacs."
The Klaw and EIianger Opera Company,
which is the largest organization presenting
the lighter form of musical entertainment yet
gathered together in this country, will begiD
its first Philadelphia engagement on Monday.
January l4th, at the Chestnut street Theatre.
The occasion will be dnubly interesting, as IL
will witness the initial presentation here OF
Foxy Quiller'' with Jerome Sykes in the title
role. Mr.. DeKoven's work in this opera is a
credit to not only his own reputation, but to
American music In all Its gaiety 1t is not
undignified and in its more serious moods 1t
attains scholarly effects without becoming
ponderous and FORGETTING the confidence OF
the popular ear. Whether t'Foxy Quillefs
will prove another "Robin Hood" is some
thing which only time can demonstrate, but
zeal work well worthy OF the genius whose
ballads OF love ana difties OF drink ana out
lawry made the bold denizens of SHERWOOD
Forest almost as familiar to this generation
as they were to the merry old Enganders.
comedy a conspicuous quantity. Excellent
comedy ii Is, too. The plot is ingenious ana
place. In deVlsing situations which give
place for love duet or comic solo, Mr..
smith has a facility which only a constant
study could obtain II is probably the best
llbretto he has yet pr oduced. Thanks to him,
Foxy Quiller'' is one of those rare quantities
a comic opera with u onstant story. MessrS.
Klaw & Erlanger have given Foxy Quiller'
most sumptuous production. The scenery is
among the best that they have ever offered,
and the big cast and chorus are costumed with
the Iavishness of artistic display and dis.
regard of cost characteristic of this theatrical
trained and effective voices and in the cast
are: Helen Bartram, Grace Cameron, Georgia
croft, j ulius Steger W. c. Stewart, Barry Mac
Donough, Adolf link, the Lilliputian come
dian; Louis Cassayant, and others OF equal
prominence. 1t should also pc mentioned that
an enlarged orchestra under the direction of
Sig. A. DeNovellis will assist and thai the
play was staged by Ben Teal.
William A. Brady's superb production OF
"Way Down East is breaking all records of
its Philadelphia success at the Chestnut street
Theatre and has entered the new Century still
holding its place as the most powerful ana
most realistic and most entertaining of all
pastoral plays. A proof of the wide influence
of this beautiful play is shown by the fact that
the longer it remains in the city the greater
are the crowds that come to be impressed and
amused by this charming play. Next week
will be the fourth and final week of the en-
gagement of way Down East and no one
should miss seeing this play with its powerful
story so appealing to the emotions, its quaint
and genial comedy and its marvellously real
istic scenes. The superby picturesque land
scapes the marvellous realism of the terrific
snowstOrm and the mario sugar camp are
given with extraordinary naturalness and the
singing of the Church choir is another very
effective item of the production which is I'M
commonly pleasing to the ear ana Is introduce
ed as very happy erect way Down East"
is spiendidly acted ana most elaDorately
presented in every particular. Phoebe Davieg
who is in the front rank of the emotionsl
actresses OF the day wins new admiration
with every performance in her sympathetic
Girl Anna Moore and OdeIl Williams confin-
ues his capital creation OF gruh and hearty
Squire Bartlett Felix Haney plays the part
of HI Holier the choir boy to the life and such
well known players as Frank Hatch Frank
Bell, Frank Currier, Ella Hugh Wood ana
sarah Stevens contribute well to the success
dreds of visitors from nearby cities have been
10 the Chestnut Street Theatre to enjoy ttWay
Down East" ana the hnal week beginning
January It'll Will undoubtedly crowd The
Chestnut Street Theatre to its fullest capacity.
There will be the usual Wednesday and Sat
nroay matinees.
One of the most artistic performances seen :
on the New York stage In many day was pre-
sented at the Knickerbocker Theatre New
Years eva when Ada Rehan made her first
appearance in three years in Klaw Ell
hangers production OF Paul Kester's comedy,
sweet Nell OF Ola Drury.'' The theatre was
packed to the doors with the elite OF New
York aid Miss Rehan's reception was I'M
questionably the most enthusiastic that any
artist has received in years. For fully five
minutes after she appeared on the stage APP
plause and cheers prevented her from taking
up her lines, and throughout the evening APP
prevail OF the star and play was continually
evince d. One of the most tiSfactory aspects
OF the premiere of Miss Rehan in sweet Nell
OF Old Drary'' In New York the evidence
that neither time nor other Influences had
affected her superb art. Volatile as ether in
the comedy situations which predominant the
play, in the stronger scenes she rose TO
height OF dramatic power that indicated her
wonderful versatility more surely than in
any play in which she has been seen in many
wears "SWeet 81 Old Drury, as its titles
suggests, is \ eli Gwyn playa comedy hav-
ing for it's centre OF interest the famous
orange girl who captvated Charles IL, be-
came the most celebrated actress OF her time
and brought the entire court OF England to
her feet. There is a wave of Nell Gwyn plays
sweeping this country and England at this
time, but Mr. Kester's effort differs from All
others and presents his heroine in an entirely
ORIGINAL locale OF scenes and amid historical
personalities, with the conception OF Charles,
that have never before been utilized in q stage
effort. Competent critics pronounce Mr.
Kesters play the best of them all and Miss
Rehan's aNell" the mostarJistic impersonatton-
OF q dramatic role seen on the New York stage
in a decade. The new play is most magn11-
Gently mounted. Kaw q Er1anger have pro-
vided every requisite to great production
with most lavish hand, both in scenery, COS
TUNES and all accessories Some OF the furn-
iture used in staging this play is genuine
Charles II period, part OF q collection Miss
Rehan has been making for several years.
The only matinee performance OF the week
occurs Saturday afternoon Seats may be
ordered by mail when accompanied by remit
lance, checks drafts and postal orders made
payable to MriHarry Mann, manager Knicker-
booker theatre
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