The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1906-11-27
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Theatres.

The story of "The Player Maid, in
which Miss Florence Davis will appear at
the Auditorium, Burlington, on Thanks
giving, November 30, deals with Eleanor
Mailman, a famous actress in the time Of
David Garrick She is called upon to i'm
personate beautiful young heiress, in
order to Illustrate the schemes of an
avaricious old guardion, who seeks to in
veigle his ward into an uncongenial mar
rage. While she accepts the mission
ostensibly to accommodate this young
lady, she does so really in a spirit of reck
less righteousness and love of adventure,
and also in order to punish the handsome
young gallant who is the intended bride
groom for his contemptuous indifference
in refusing to meet her.
Thomas E. Shea, who is now playing an
engagement at Ye Park Theatre in a
selection of plays taken from his varied
repertoire, will also be the attraction at
that popular playhouse next week, com
mencing Monday, December 3rd.
Those acquainted with this stars great
work in the classical play, the announce
ment that Sir Bulwer Lytton's great play,
Cardinal Richelieu," Shakespeare's mas
terpiece, "Othello," and THE Fools Re
venge" by Tom Taylor, are scheduled for
presentation, will be a welcome one.
The lovers of blank verse have another
treat in store for them when on Wednes
day and Thursday evenings and Thursday
matinee he will present 'Othello," in
which he has achieved a note worthy
triumph, indeed, the role of the jealous
Moor might have been written for him so
admirable is his work in this play.
'Othello" is a part that calls for good
acting and fine thought and it gives Mr..
| n chou hot a ia of
dent Of the drama. For the remaining
| three performances. Friday and Saturday
evenings, and Saturday matinee, Mr.. Shea
will present an adoption of Tom Taylor
great play, THE FOOLS Revenge" which
was made especially for him by Edgar
Rawlston, Esq.
The press agent of December week 8
attraction at the Grand Opera house,
Philadelphia, is authority for the state
ment that the author of the musical con
ceit "The Girl From Broadway" has
given the lie to the old adage Nothing
new under the sun. 1t is a generally &C
cepted idea that the builders of comic
opera have exhausted the stock of excuses
upon which they have been wont to de-
pend for their plots, but if we are to be-
lieve the newspaper man with the show,
Mr. Herbert Hall Winslow, who is respon
sible for the book, has sprung surprise
To start with, the story is said to be con
sistent one, and not simple excuse upon
which to hang a plot of specialties anc
musical numbers 1t is in three acts ant
any number of sciences. The story opens
at the Down East"-a summer resor
hotel where a pair of gentlemen artists
from the city have engaged rooms for thu
hot months and who have scarcely beet
settled before they are launched into
mesh of plots and counter plots, wherein
greedy and designing old aunt learns tina
the fortune she is enjoying rightfully be
4 longs to her niece who was stolen when
baby, by gypsies. The rlghtful owner o
the money is discovered in the guise of
circus queen, and as the chief attraction o
S that enterprise she is at the opening of tn
story causing much trouble TO the owner
an expawnbroker, by having decampe,
> without the customary two weeks notice
/, In her endeavor to elude the horde of Gil
n Gus followers who are seeking her capture
she appeals to the hero, Jack Dawson, tn
artist; and he ends by falling in love wit
# the charming equestrian. The aunt, fai
o ing to control the girls money, enters in
to an intrigue with a villainous lawye
; and attempts to substitute another girl fc
/ Mile Venus, and a rival of the heroine
chosen whom after a stormy period {
81 three acts, and a host of musical number
= repents, peaches on her employers and a
r sists in restoring the girls money and pc
p ition.
1r Mr.. Aubrey Mittenthal. who presen
the conceit has, so it is said, expended
goodly sum on the costumes and produ
s. tion, and if the book and lyrics were n
=. successes individually, a glance at Il
:. cast would suffice to assure the aYeraI
?, showgoer that the attraction could not
OF commonplace. for it contains the names
many local musical comedy favorites.