The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1902-04-01

kEHS Kei1Ss E EiI se Ssssao p IL i, at
:: CoIoett who needs no Introduction to the
pubic, but whose act is credited as among
to-day. Corbett's mere appearanne on s'4 fBe
stage would doubtless attract throngs: but it
Is promised that he will give monoloRue
hvered by him. This ex-champion beavv.
weight Pugnist's act, judging by its success In
salary which the Napoleon of the continnonss
performances is paying him There will be
the usual three hours Of 'mirth and meIodyS
ing the past twelve weeks The iauehmakers
embrace sager Midgley and Gertie Carlisle
who will present for the first time locally 4
new. act, entitled "Taking a Tonic:s, Msu;i
Hutn, VINO Will give monologue which prom
uses 70 pc mighty Interesting, and Flo Irwin
the Goods" In instrumental music The n err
CORNERS embrace Claudfus ana Corbin. Three
, muafay Brotners and j. W. Cane. local blind
pianist, who made his professional debut YES
Coakley and Huested ana Mignonette Ko i Gs
work Of the De Courcy Brotht RS, and those
Tho like juggling viii be pleased with the
MESSENGER BOY " U as.@4 ed
most important and charming event in the
Philadelphia theatrical season OF musical OF
COMEDY nature win be the appearance at the
New Chestnut Street Theatre, beginning Mon.
DAY, April z. OF the London Gaiety Theatre
success 9.as entitled THE Messenger Boy" which
two years in London was produced on this
sioe In costly and magnificent style by Nixon
heightened the gaiety OF the Broadway season.
In New York City and served as a magnet of
s1 1,,e power to pack Days Theatre to its
utmost capacity for more than one hundred
ana nifty consecutive nj yhts, breaking All the
records OF big receipts taken during the long
George Edwards Gafety THEATRE successes
which had been seen In this county ana
I'M Mnlcn .. imclude 1.-THE Geisha" 1.-THE Circus
none have enjoyed the tremendous SUGGEST In
New York which greeted Nixon ana Zimmer-
1t Is an item OF ne little interest to he nofed
tnat Pniladelphia is among the first cities.
Out OF New York, In which this merry piece
VIII Dc seen. II comes fresh from its Metro
politan success with James T. Powers at the
mead OF the company OF one hundred people
anu mote. WIN me ecnoes OF the lavish praise
Wnlcn the New York press and public have
voiced in its favor. with its delightful at
mosphere OF refined comedy. its infmitabie
large numbers of pretty girls. the merryy
jingle ola score OF popular ditties. and nro-
~ uucoa0n aMoroing wealth Of lavish display
me story is comic skit on the fad which
prevailed three or four years ago OF engaging
messenger boys to go on long international
trips. In this instance, the messenger how "a
USED by one of the interests of the niece 70
Inwart the courtship of the daughter of an
The messenger boy is sent with a disnatch
which Is intended to separate the lovers.
wi
ruin the consplrators is inserted in the letter
The boy has departed when the discovery is
made, and efforts are then centered in pre-
venting his arrival at his destination. AL
though the story is serious in most OF its as
poets, 1t possesses in the main q bright. hum
or gus. siae which makes it very attractive.
weeks OF the run of "a Messenger Boy"
DAVID HARUM ors Tasss + one os
2 popular book which is likely to remain ana
w 6G r7t1f for
Inc ofamat1zation In question is that made
by 4. and W. NJ hitchcock. of westcott's
fl. Crane was placed in possession OF the
work by Charles Frohman, ana with it he is
meeting with more success than fell to the lot
OF any OF his previous offerings. Mr. Crane
has been presenting the comedy for upwards
of two years, and at the present rate it will
the principal cities OF the country. MIR. Crane
will appear as David Harum for the first time
in Phiiadelphia at the Chestnut Street Opera
House beginning on Monday, April 7th. and
the engagement will be one of the chief
dramatic features of the season, David
Harum" has wit, cleanliness of story, capital
ly drawn characters and truthful pictures of
real, concrete, actual life as II Is known to the
many. Its atmosphere is refreshing, ana Mr..
Cranes portratture of Westcott's shrewd old
Zero Is said to be a Masterpiece Mr. Crane
has recently concluded a tour OF New Eng
land in David Harum" which was remark.
able tor Its large measure OF success. The
tour began with a stay of seven weeks in Bos-
ton, and took in nearly all the important
Hampshire. One ofsthe features of the play is
the horse trade between the willy old country
man and the sancttmonious Deacon Perkins
This scene comes in the opening act OF the
play and is said to be lifted bodily from the
he dramatization made OF the book is in
three acts, each OF which exploits a different
phase OF Harums character. The last scene
of the play is one OF appetizing realism and
shows the characters sitting around heavily
ladened table and about to partake of q
Christmas dinner. 1t might be Supposed that
all o these represented earable were made of
paper machfe, but such does not happen to be
the case. Everything is real. and the prompt
ness with which that scene is "cleared- AFTER
the grips" and "stage clearersn being
through, lay claim to the celery, the cram
berry sauce, the turkey and other good things
Seats can be secured now for the first TWO
weeks OF the engagement OF Mr.. Crane in
"David Harum"