The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1901-05-21

No less than nineteen of the entertainers
announced tor Keith's this week will provoke
laughter and the show promises to score one
OF the greatest laughing hits of the year. All
these comedians are well known and popular,
and lovers of vaudeville need not be informed
that they will laugh as they have rarely
laughed before. Indeed. so Emuch highly
amusing material is seldom provided In a
single entertainment in any theatre There
will be seen in this veritable congress of
laugh-makers the foremost team dong the
rural drama one of the leading condolences
in this branch of the business; the funniest of
all comedy acrobats; monologuist who has
few equals, and troupe OF pickannfntes with
out an equal. Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur sidman,
who closed a trial tour in Sidmans four act
play ssYork State Folks,'' at Staunton, Mass,
Saturday evening, inaugurated yesterday
afternoon their farewell variety tour OF five
weeks their New York run in the new play
beginning IN September next. s.Back Home, !"
that delightful and ever enjoyable sketch, will
be welcomed by all who have hitherto enjoyed
who used to share the honors with MIR. and
Mrs Edwin Milton Royle, is TO be seen again
in "A Sunday With Aunt NJ artha,' which re-
Gently scored hit here; Reno and Richards
invariably convulse an assemblage before
which they appear There is always hearty
welcome tor Press Eldrfdge. who promises
new songs and stories; Belle Davis and her
pickanninies recently concluded a seven
weeks engagement at keith's. Boston, and
the Herald Square Quartet furnishes a halt
hour OF pleasing comedy and music The
vocal feature of the programme will be the
local vaudeville debut of Beanx and Bellies
Ocfette. This will doubtless score one of the
hits of the programme. The instrumental
music will be furnished by Smith and Fuller,
firSt-rate team
Miss Bob White entered upon its second
month at the Chestnut Street Theatre on Mon
day night with the usual crowded and enthu-
siastic audience. So large and steady is the
popular success OF Willard Sponsors charm
Ing comedy opera that no limit is placed on
lis stay at the Chestnut Certain it is that
neither counter attractions nor weather con
decrease the flow of attendance at these de-
lightful performances The secret of the sue
cess of miss Bob White" Is that in its catchy
mnsic its capital fun. its brilliant perform-
ance and sumptuous production there is
everything to please the audience ana no en-
tertainment OF this kind has received such
universal praise as has been accorded miss
Bob hite.n Its new patrons numbered
by the thousands In each week and they form
as 1t were an endless chain of enthusiasts tor
Mr. Willard Sponsors greatest success. The
waltz song and other of the chief numbers
are heard all over the town. They are played
on the Bolian and in fact there are innumer-
able public evidences OF the immense hit
made by Mr.. Sponsors music in this comedy
opera. 1t is certainly the best he has ever
written and there is q larger demand tor the
score of the opera than has been known since
the craze over the Gilbert and Sullivan comic
opera successes. Every one visiting Philadei-
mia who has not seen "MIss Bob White''
should go to the Chestnut Street Theatre and
those who have been will. OF course, take the
opportunity of going again for the comedy
opera is so attractive that it will bear seeing
and hearing many times. Miss Ethel jackson
with her pretty presence and bright action is
an immense favorite in the title part and
Raymond Hitchcock and John Slavin are con-
tinually introducing new business and up
rOarious comicalities into their capital roles
Of the millionaire tramps The whole cast is
highly effective and the chorus both IN APP
pearance and singing the best that has been
presented here in light opera. The matinees
on Wednesdays and Saturdays are always
largely attended ana many theatre parties
from the country select the afternoon per-
formances as most convenient for their visit
to "Miss Bob White" Seats can be secured
two weeks in advance.
ssThe Burgomaster," the brightest and best
OF all musical comedies is continuing its
lively success at the Broad Street Theatre but
on account of other summer contracts 1t
a close on Saturday night OF next week, May
25th. This will give sThe Burgomaster'' seven
weeks of high popularity in Philadelphia, a
striking evidence of its value as popular
success "The Burgomaster' is full OF the
most melodious and catchy music ever heard
in musical comedy and in fact there is more
and better music than in good many comic
operas, while the humor of the piece is dis
tinctly bright, original and of that exhilarat-
ing quality that compels laughterail along the
line. "The Tale of Kangaroo ana a couple
of dozen other numbers catch the ear at once
and the audiences carry with them the MEM
DRY OF these joyous tunes and the constant
and merry humor of the comedy portion OF
1.-THE BuTgomaster" "The Burgomaster'' is
splendidly performed with such comedians
as Messrs Ricketts,, Patch, Wilson. and Rich
ard f. Carroll, while Ada Deaves, Ruth White
ana Lillian Coleman are in the lead of the
famous Beauty Chorus" continues to win ad-
miration for grace ana good singing and the
male chorus comes In for special applause for
the Indian Song and other numbers. 1t is
capital entertainment of jolly music and re-
fined fun not to miss 1.-THE Burgomaster"