The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1907-04-23
Anusenents.

The elephant is perhaps the most intel
ligent animal in all the world. The story
is handed down by Pliny and corroborated
by Plutarch, that an elephant, which.
having been beaten for not dancing prop.
erly, was afterwards found practicing its
steps alone in the light of the moon.
However true the tale may be, the follow
ing instance of the display of elephant
intelligence is vouched for by we'll
known trainer in the employ OF the Har-
greaves circus, which is scheduled to give
afternoon and evening performances in
Bristol on Thursday, April %.
"A good many years ago was working
an elephant act with big circus. Had
two animals in the act. One of them,
| called Solomon, was a very big and
rather obstinate fellow and had a hard
job breaking him to the act. After two
| seasons left the trick and went over to
another show. When left they had to
cut out the elephant act, as / was the
only man who could master Solomon. IT
was twelve years before l saw that ele-
phant again. In the meantime he had
never been worked. AS a matter of fact
| was told that he had grown dangerously
ugly. | went up to the old fellow. at
rrst he didn't recognize me, but when l
commanded: Hey, Solomon, lie down, he
prlcked up his ears, his little eyes sparkled,
and he Immediately obeyed me. l then
put him through the same old series of
tricks he was wont to perform in former
days. The elephant performed his stunts
with great alacrity. In fact he was So
awfully glad to see me that he could
hardly do the tricks fast enough.
A cautious secrecy regarding the exact
program for ihe opening bill together
with preliminary heralding combined
to excite considerable interest in Phila-
delphla over the opening yesterday af-
ternoon at the Opera House of Klaw &
Erlanger's advanced vaudeville. Every
number on the opening bill is sing
ularly uniform in quality. Few vaudeville
performers are more popular here than the
Four Mortons, comprising Sam, Clara.
Kitty aud Paul Their starring tour in
Breaking into Society" has been temper
arily interrupted in order that they partic-
lpate in the opening of advanced vaude-
Vile" Their appearance here will be the
only one on the vaudeville stage. Their
program will be made up of some of the
best things in Breaking into Society,""
together with suggestion of their former
sketch. Another American performer who
has an important position on the bill is
Emma Carus, lately at the head of her
own company in ''Too Near Home" Miss
Carus is pleasing singing coincidence
Africa contributes unique feature in
Eph. Thompson's educated elephants
This will be their first appearance here in
vaudeville and in them patrons are promis-
ed the most remarkable example of ami
NAL training in the world An English
novelty is promised in Staley's transfer
nation, a scenic and musical feature. AS
Germany excels in acrobatic novelty. that
country was called upon for the Florenz
troupe of ten, who come direct from the
Circus BHsche, in Vienna. This family
has been in America before, but recently
they have enlarged their act and it is now
presented in entirely new form. A feat
ure from France is Jewels Manikins. :"
a miniature stage performance Of high
merit. Two American specialties are Ed
ward Blondwell, late star of 1.-THE Lost
Boy" who presents his own company in
condensed version of that comedy, and
Green and Werner, the m ical comedy
players, whose advertisement is called
Babes in the Jungle" A special attrs c.
ton is the Empire City Quartette, COM
posed of Messrs. Mayo, Cooper, Tully and
Cooper. Even the animated pictures it is
promised, will present special feature,
as many of them will be colored.
For the Matinees (Which will be given
every day. the entire second Balcony (re-
served % cents; First Balcony freserved)
% and so cents; Parquet Circle (reserved)
30 cents, and Parquet (reserved) rs cents.
The evening prices will be entire Second
Balcony (reserved) % cents; First Balcony
(reserved) 80 and rs cents; Parquet Circle
(reserved) rs cents, and Parquet (reserved)
$1.OO Seats can always be secured one
week in advance, and mail orders will re.
ceive the most careful and prompt atten-
ton.
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