The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1906-11-13

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latter threw their strength with the Demo
craticparty. 1t hasn't been so long ago that |
these very men were running for an office
and these candidates, they helped to de-
feat worked for and supported them when
they were in the political race. Let us
look at the reformers for a minute A
pack of sore heads determined to have an
office by hook or crook. Spasmodic re-
form is force, but true reform is of
steady, continuous growth, and the voter
who fails to discriminate between the true
and the false should be DISTINGUISHED.
Literary Notes.
Mrs Henry Dudeney, the distinguished |
English writer, is the author of 1.-The |
Knot" the novel which opens |
the December Smart Set. Here is a story |
of real power, of real emotion, of real
people. The scenes of the tale are laid in
a remote hamlet in rural England, and |
four characters constitute practically all
those who are vitality concerned In the
narrative. How dramatically Mrs. bud
eney brings about her unlocked for eli |
max, need not be told here; she writes in a
mastery way and along lines genuinely
new. far from the beaten paths of current
fiction. This novel closes another brilliant
year of fiction 1t TIE Smart Sets history
A great feature of the December issue is
the appearance of the one-act play, "After
the Opera, from the French of George
Docquois, which, when it was produced
10 Paris last spring, created veritable
sensation. Mr.. Arnold DAILY will perform
1t in America during the coming winter.
but readers of the Smart Set are fortunate
in being able to become acquainted with
such masterpiece before its presentation
on the stage. AS bit of contemporary
literature, the tragedy is unsurpassed.
Short stories are in profuse evidence
Juliet Wilbor Tompkins, always the pleas
santest of writers, has a capital tale called
1.-The Tenantry Ball." William Hamilton
Osborne's 1.-THE Vegeance of Veronik,"
makes delightful reading; and Grace Mac
Gowan Cooke, in Gods Freeman, tells
story so full of human nature and so
glowing with the breath of life that it will
cause the most jadedreader to ''sit up"
Mary Moss has fine story, pregnant with
meaning, entitled 1.-THE Jewel of Exper-
ience," and other notable contributors are
Anne Warner, Guy Bolton, Arthur Sulli-
want Hoffman. Catherine Carr, Carolyn
Wells, Mabel Herbert Urner and Mary
Glascock. Gelett Burgess contributes a
charming essay called THE Decorative
Virtue" wherein he discourses in his
happy manner on chivalry and common
coutsey. 1t contains food for the thought.
The poets represented are Madison Cav
elm, with fine Christmas poem, Aloysius
Coll, Duncan Campbell Scott, Charles
Hanson Towne, Clinton Scotland, Richard
Kirk, Arthur Stringer. and Others
Theatres.
William Robert Daily, in care You A
Mason ?" who will be seen at Auditorium
Theatre, Burlington, next Thursday night,
tells story of one Silas Perkins, who is
the man of all work on LOng Island
farm. 81 had been keeping company for
long time with Sally Wilkins, the belle
of the village. In fact this courtship had
been going on so long that Sally's father
thought that it was about time that he
was consulted. So he made up his mind
to speak to 81. The next evening he
called 81 to one side and said
81, you've been setting up with Sally
considerable. You've taken her to church,
and picnics and buggy riding. and acted as
though you had the inside track. and moth
ings come of it. 1t amt no way to trife
with young gals affections. Now !
want to know your intentions, as man to
man." Hiram, replied 81, ''Ill tell YOU
as man to man, and there amt no cause
for you to ruffile your shirt. My inten-
tions is honorable" then after a long
pause, "but remote"
Bob Manchester's famous Cracker Jacks
with carload of novelties, will be seen at
the Auditorium Theatre, Burlington.
Tuesday evening. November 10. The
Cracker Jacks have reputation at stake
and consequently the eight years of its
existance has strengthened instead of hav-
ing weakened it, and in point of number,
talent, beautiful wardrobe, scenery and
electrical effects it is head and shoulders
ahead of any season. Twenty two beauti-
full girls are in the cast and make merry
In all that is rich in song, dance and poses
plastique and introduces the Model
Venus, Ruby Leoni, In prominent char
acter. The comedians are revelation
and are headed by Bob Van Osten, the
imam with the duck nose, laughmaker
who is different from the rest and origi-
nal to degree. He is ably seconded by
Mike Nibbe and Carl Anderson, two gen
tlemen from Verona. The curtain rises
on great first part, novel, original and
unique, entitled "a Social Whirl," and
serves to introduce songs, duets, trios
quartettes. The second edition special
ties are all to the front; then comes Nibbe
and Bordeaux, team of sketch artists
Dora Denton, that girl from Dixie, in
coon songs; the Willard Brothers, pair
of wheelmen entirely out of the ordinary;
Anderson and Marguerite, protean charac
ter comedian and soubrette. The closing
burlesque Is a second editoon of Mature
in Marble Hal" and is corker. There
will be 10 of the principal and most in
teresting rounds of the Gans-Nelson fight
and the finish presented.
On Wednesday, November IA at Q
o'clock, the Philadelphia Lodge, No. 2. b.
P. o. Elks, will lay the corner stone of the
new William Penn Theatre at the corner
of Fairmouut and Lancaster Avenues.
The Elks' ceremonies are most impressive,
and the coming affair in West philadelphia
will be long remembered by residenters of
that section. Remarkable progress is be-
ing made in constructing the William Penn
Theatre. Many Elks are stock holders.
and it is Manager Wegefarth's desire to
have every Elk interested. The Elks will
march from the home at Juniper and Arch
Streets to the strain of martial music,
rendered by band which has been en-
gagged for the occasion.
In the production of rufus Rastus. .
which will be seen at the Grand Opera
House Philadelphia during the week of
November ~, the acme of Cosmology"
has been reached. No funnier rag.time
player than Ernest Hogan ever appeared
before the footlights. Hogan who is gen
orally termed the "unbleached" American,
with his sixty Ethiopian associates of both
genders, has just finished seven months
run on Broadway, New York, where he
proved big feature and drawing card,
The best element of the metropolis amuse-
ment seekers laughed at his peculiarities.
All the New York critics spoke pleasantly
of Hogan and the show. The tour of the
company, which embraces all the princi-
pal cities of this country and Europe, is
under the direction of George E. Harris
of ,Hurtig & Seaman's forces. The latter
are cutting quite swath in amusement
enterprises and have nearly a score of big
successes en- route this season. Hogan |
assumes the title role of Rufus Rastus. .
that of typical Southern moke with a
penchant for getting into ludicrous situa- |
tions. He becomes stranded with an |
"Uncle Toms Cabin" show at st. Au- |
gustine, Fla. There the Ponce de Leon |
Hotel and gardens are shown with great |
effect, as is also the Mississippi River levee |
and big steamboat in operation. The |
final scene is Madison Square Garden, New
York, during a gathering of rag time
artists. These scenes are the fine speci
mems of stagecraft. The costumes are
stunning. OF course, there
are plenty of girls-splendid types of
creoles and mulattoes to be seen in the
and musical numbers. The
show is purely for fun purposes of the
wholesome variety, and it is said to be un-
sxcelled in its particular line.