The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1906-03-27
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Theatres.
Vaudeville SPECTACULAR Amateur
Vaudeville Specially Contest will be held
in the Auditorium Theater, Burlington, on
Saturday evening, May 90. There will be
$50 offered in prizes for the best dances,
songs and sketches, as follows First prize,
$15 second, $40; third, $40; fourth,
$3.50; fifth, s. ; sixth, $3.50 Applicants
for contest will apply either in person or
by letter to the Auditorium Theatre on or
before May 1, and rehearse at least two
weeks prior to May %. One judge will
be selected from each town where contest
ants are entered. Applications will be ac-
cepted from any person or team living in
Burlington, Riverside. Beverly, Delanco.
Florence, Moorestown, Mount Helly, and
Bristol, Pa.
There are many clever specialties in
Happy Hooligan's Trip Around the
World. which is the attraction at the Au-
ditorium Theatre, Burlington, Friday even
ing, March 30. Among the more conspicu-
GUS stars in the company are Joe j. Sulli-
Charles F. Hanley. The management has
made a gorgeous production of Happy
Hooligan's Trip Around the World" and
this new musical comedy will be seen in a
magnificent display of scenery and cos
tunes.
In spite of the conclusion arrived az
some time ago by the management, who
for so many seasons have exploited with
no small pecuniary gain Hoyt's "a Bunch
of Keys, to at least temporarily rest this
wonderfully successful musical farce, ow-
ing to its long continued service, and for
the purpose of launching another offering
OF equal merit, so urgent have been the re-
quests for its retention that as a sort
of farewell our fun and music patrons are
to be treated to another visit of this great.
est of Hoyt's triumphs at the Auditorium
Theatre, Burlington, to- morrow evening,
March 20, on which occasion the purpose
will be to show to what extent an old and
tried amusement friend can be reiuvenated
through the process of a new interpreta-
tion and In brand new attire To this end
nothing has been neglected from scenic
point OF view, and extra care has been ex.
ercised in the selection of such a cast az
would insure the best possible mean.
ing of the authors humorous motives
1t was in the organizing of the present
company. however, that the greater re-
ward has been achieved, as the genera
verdict plainly indicates that never before
was "A Bunch of Keys" so pleasantly
equipped with versatile talent, drawn from
the front ranks of celebrated vaudeville
artists. Lillian Lawson, who has beer
identified with number of other upper
class musical comedies, is the latest to wiz
cordial place in the role of Teddy, and il
view Of her complete fitness for the exact
ing character she has secured firm hole
in the affections of fun loving public
and by her superior vocal accomplishment
has done something more than to command
attention as comedy actress of infinite
ability.
THE Pink Hussars, or His Honor the
Mayor" the big musical comedy which
has just finished four weeks engagement
at the Chicago Opera House, under tn.
management of the Alfred E. Aaronl
Musical Comedy Company, will be brough
to the Chestnut Street Theatre, Philadel
phia, for an engagement of three weeks
beginning Monday, April I'd, with matt
nees Wednesday and Saturday. The story
deals with the Hon. Teddy Todd, Mayo
of Kankakee. who is doing" Europe
In Paris he meets some former acquaint
ances of the Illinois town, among whom
are his enemies as well as his friends
The mistakes and entanglements of which
His Honor is made the victim furnish
great fund of wholesome amusement
In the second act the various character
meet on an island in the Danube, the lan(
of ''The Pink Hussars." Accompanying
the Comedy Company in the new musica
comedy is the original English Pony Ballet
composed of eight little dancing maiden
from the School of Ballet, London, Eng
land. They are without doubt the great
est troupe of dancing girls in the world
and 1.-THE Pink Hussars" execute no les
than ten wonderful dances.
Joseph Cawthorn and large company
of merry makers will be seen at the Chest
nut Street Opera House, Philadelphia, fo
two weeks, beginning April 3D., in the
new comic opera. 1.-THE Free Lance,
written by John Philip Sousa and Harr,
B. Smith. The play is replete with witty
sayings, excruciatingly funny coined,
situations, entertaining dialogue, prett,
girls and series of tuneful, catchy must
cal jingles. In addition to the star tn,
cast includes many well known actors
The story deals with the adventures O
one Siegmund Lump (the role assumed b,
Cawthorn) who is bandit chief of grea
power and like Samson, his strength lie
in his hair. Losing this hirsute adorn
ment he becomes cowardly and timid and
is forced to flee from his band. He be
comes q sheep herder and meeting the
Goose Girl, marries her. Meanwhile the
kings of two different islands get into
money difficulties and each thinking tn,
other possessed of money, plan to marry
the Prince and Princess to one another
On hearing this, the Prince, who ha,
never seen his bride to be, becomes indig
nant and runs away. He meets Siegmunc
in the mountains and persuades him to
exchange clothes with him, each assuming
the others part. About this time the
Princess, hearing she is to marry Prince
whom she has never seen, also runs away,
and like the Prince, wanders into the
mountains and meets the Goose Girl and
by giving her few gold pieces succeeds
in getting her to exchange clothes with
her. Siegmund and the Goose Girl wan.
der into Court. and the kings having
found out by this time of the disappear
ance of their children, marry by proxy the
Goose Girl and Siegmund. Siegmund is
compelled to rule the island for twenty
four hours and succeeds in getting the
kingdom in worse state of rebellion than
before. However. before the final fall of
the curtain everything ends happily and
all matters are Strengthened out. After
its engagement here the play will be
taken to New York City for a run. The