The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1907-11-05

The little green note that keeps |
afoat. the Doodle, the Doodle for me,
e that's the way the popular song runs an
@ around the story of a boy with plenty of i
: Howard Hall has woven the plot of h
new play "The Boy with the Doodle.
s which comes to the Auditorium theatr,
! Burlington, Saturday, November g. an
which promises to be one of the bigges
success of the season. From the stand
point of beauty is this especially true, on
OF the scenes being that of the great deser
of Nevada, showing the wonderful mirag
just as it is actually seen. The clever re
production of one of natures rarest phe
nomena is produced by means of cleve
J machine know as the Mature Scope"
wonderful invention.
The Orpheum Stock Company, at tn,
Chestnut Street Theatre, Philadelphia, will
offer this week bill of genuine worth IL
Y. III. ). McLellan's Leah Kleschna
This is the play which the author of "Tht
Belle of New York" surprised and delight
ed his most loyal admirers some three sea.
sons ago when Mrs. Fiske first presented
the work at the Manhattan Theatre, New
York. Up until that time Mr. McLellan's
genius had been regarded as little more
than cleverly frivolousin character 'Leah
Kleschna" brought the playwright strik-
ingly forward as maker of highly artistic
deeply interesting, psychological melo-
drama. Mr.. Mcclellan was distinctly a
| force to be reckoned Within the dramatic
| world.
Leah Kleschna" presented the story of
the regeneration of a young girl, the
daughter of an accomplished criminal
whom he has educated as heir to his moral
code. She is redeemed through dramatic
interference of young Partisan statesman
whose house she has been commissioned to
rob- Three of the scenes of this admir-
able play are laid in Paris. The fourth
act takes place on the plains of Austria.
The leading members of the resident
stock company will appear in the present
production. William Ingersoll, Robert
Cummings, Lillian Lawrence and Harmon
McGregor will have important roles.
The Rogers Brothers in "Iu Panama"
will end their run at Liberty Theatre Sat-
urday evening, and on Monday evening,
the 18th inst, will be followed by Hen
rletta Crosman in dramatic version of
John Bunyan's Pilgrims Progress"
which is named 1.-THE Christian Pilgrim"
This will be magnificent spectacular pro-
duction, realizing on the stage the great
story of John Bunyan written while in
prison. The dramatic action of the piece
will be accompanied by appropriate choral
and orchestral effects A great success is
predicted for it. 1t will appeal particular
ly to religious people and those who sell
dom visit the theatre.
Klaw & Erlanger presented a new play
at Wallack's Theatre last evening-Eu-
gene W. Presbrey's dramatic version of
Sir Gilbert Parker's popular novel, 1.-THE
Right of Way" The principal characters
are played by Guy Standing and Theo
dore Roberts, whose representations of
Charley Steele and Joe Portugais are re-
markable expositions of dramatic art, re-
alizing in their personalities and portrayals
the conceptions of the author, the book
reader and the dramatist. Steele and Por
tugais are translated from the pages of the
novel to the more realistic atmosphere of
dramatic portrayal with lifelike vivid
ness that has been pronounced startling by
the critics in the cities where this piece
has been seen. Klaw & Erlanger have
given this piece magnificent production |
and great cast. The play is presented in |
i've scenes. The stage setting shows the |
den OF Charley Steele in Montreal, the |
Cote Dorion on the st. Lawrence at night, |
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Valley of Cooling Springs The third and /
fourth scenes are played in the same set.
The leading principals of Messrs Standing
and Roberts support are Joseph Tuohy,
E. Y. Backus, Edison R. Miles, Marcus
Wilder, Adolph Jacques, Louis LIE Bay,
May Buckley, Alice Lonnon, Paula Gloy
and Mignon Beranger.
What is predicted to be the banner night
Of the season will be the engagement of
Lew WEIGH in "The Shoemaker" which
comes to the Auditorium Theatre, Rurling-
ton, on Friday, November s. 1.-The Shoe
maker" is four act melodrama by Hal
Reid, the author of many successful plays
Mr.. WEIGH will have role that should
give him plenty of opportunities to dis
play his versatile talents both as coined
ian and character actor As Morris Gold
berg, an East Side member and maker of
shoes, Mr.. WEIGH is said to have part that
its him like glove. He will be support
ed by an exceptionally capable company
Of actors. THE Shoemaker" is an en-.
crossing play brimful of comedy, laugh
ter, tears and heart interest. The story
that it tells is certain to appeal to the
most blase playgoer. The piece has been
staged by Mr.. Gus Hill, manager of ex-
perience and keen foresight in his particu-
ar field. There will be no advance In
prices.