The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1901-01-22
Theatres.

That mysterious young woman who has
created more guessing than any other person
npon the stage "Fhe Girl With the Auburn
| Hair, - makes her temperance tor a brief en-
! gagement at Keith's Biiou, Philadelphia, last
| evening. she Will again present the refined
| speciality which gave her prominence and II
| is said that many theatre parties have already
engaged seats Tor this week James o. Bar
rows, j Ohm Lancaster and their company will
| bring u new sketch, entitled "A Thorough
| bred - which i said to surpass in entertain
ing qualities anything that these clever
! people have yet given A notable importa-
tion of the Keith circuit is also included in
he program. This is the Newskys, a troupe
OF nve women and three men, whose per-
| Torrance includes the peculiar and fantastic
steps of Russian terpsichorean artists. the
singing of native songs and other features OF
| Russian speciality company. For many
| years this troupe has been one of the chief
entertainers at tie palace of the Gar, and
| they have also appeared before many of the
crowned heads of Europe. James Thornton
will have new stories and songs that will
elicit ineessant laughter Donohue and
Nichols will make their local vaudeville de-
but In an act which is said 10 be highly anus
ing; Barry and Halvers will also present
| new ana Imaginable turn, and the American
| Quartet will be seen for the first time here in
christmas in the Philippines; Williams and
Tucker were SO successful last week in
| "Skinny's Finish" that week has been
added to their engagement A biograph
camera accompanied the armies that rescued
| the legations in China, and the first of series
of pictures will be shown thrice daily. Other
| living pictures include the Kansas City Fire
fighters and the German battleship Odin.
.sWhen the time comes. you may trust wo
| man to be brave" This line is the undercur-
rent OF the stirring action which pulsates
| through Thorold's new drama, Near the
Throne" dramatized from his own novel OF
| Napoleon's conquest OF Eg pit is confessedly
a melodrama. Hence music is m de q special
feature in every act OF the production-and
| the music is of that appealing human order
| that touches the heart. In seeking some one
| to write this emotional music, ThOrold looked
| over most of the popular composers OF the
ay and finally decided upon the author of
| always" and Because" Frederick v.
| Bowers. There is a convivial drinking song
and a beautiful moonlight serenade on the
| banks OF the Nile, as well as an allurtng
Egyptian dance by six AImehs OF the land of
| Cleopatra, in ''Near the Throne;' but most of
| the music is incidental to the love and laugh
ter and excitement that follow each other
quickly in this play OF women and war: An
exceptionally fine cast will appear in "Near
the Throne.n The handsome daring hero is
portrayed by Lawrence Hanley. Miss Ger
| trude Lewis is the beautiful Egyptian heroine
| And the courageous Coptic maiden, whom the
midst of frightful dangers DISCUSSES herself
as French officer and gallo9s Oft on horse
a country, is interpreted by Miss Frances
| Drake Others in the large cast are W. j.
Thorold sydney Macy P a0neI HEo dna J1
and Carolyn Huestis Graves. 1t is reported
that "Near the Throne" is staged with such
theatric splendor that the production calls
forth unstint9d praise as grand and fascin-
ating spectacle of the Orient. In fact both
press ana public everywhere pronounce this
gorgeous as it is thrilling. Nixon Nirdlinger,
the enterprising young manager OF the Park
Theatre, Philadelphia, has secured "Near the
Throne' for one week beginning Jan. 18th at
his popular theatre, and the production ls
exciting such great interest that crowded
week is already a certainty.
Miss Ada Rehan came to Philadelphia last
evening in new role, the f1rs' she has given
us in several years. She appeared in the title
role of Mr.. Paul Kester's play, "Sweet Nell OF
Old Drury,'' in which she Is accredited with
pronounced success. Sweet Nell is q charac-
ter OF sprig htly comelineSS and arch Yivacity
CERTAINLY it may be SAID that in these attri-
butcs Miss Rehan stands almost alone upon
the American stage. In Mr.. Kester's play we
see Sweet Nell as the "merry orange girl"
driving a hard bargain outside the Kings the
atre with her titled customer, never at a loss
for bright retort to any question, chatting
the King himself, in frank, eaSy-going
fashion and avowedly equal to all emergen-
cies. Thence pass to her house in Pail
Mall, thu gilt OF her royal admirer, and dis
cover her Chere playing the role of a fine lady,
% Charles with inestimable charm, his own
verses set TO music Yet there l. hearty well
come also for all old friends like PercivaI and
Rnli MS, actors who had trod the boards with
her in DAYS gone by. Later, by her acumen
and astuteness, she outwits and betools Lord
Jefferies and throughout the later scenes
OF the play she manages TO be the Lazy Boun-
tiful and the woman who entangles the most
sumnate ease and grace Messrs. Kaw 4 Err
LANCER have not only provided scenes of his
torlcal interest and accuracy, but they have
also provided u supporting cast of sterling
IL, Daniel ii. Harkins the grutf, brutal Lord
Jeffreys, Earle Brown the Fairfax, Foster
Larnner the Lovelace ana William Elton,
one OF the finest comedians living, the Perci-
val The engagement of sweet Nell OF Old
Drury" is tor two weeks only.