The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1907-11-26

As satire upon society fads there ar
few plays more laughable than IN,
Friend From India" the comedy whicl
the Orpheum Stock Company will presen
at the Chestnut. Though 1t has been tel
years since this play was first presented
it has lost none of its charms and pleasing
qualities, and its humor is applicable tt
the social foibles of to-day even as they
were a decade ago. The efforts of {
wealthy pork packers family to break
into the ranks of New York's 400" is the
particular weakness in human nature al
which II. A. DuSouehet, the author of the
comedy, directed his satirical shafts.
Laugh provoking scenes follow rapidly
one upon another, and the comedy is
maintained at fast gait until the fall of
the curtain. In the presentation of the
play the members of the Orpheum Stock
Company will appear to exceptionally
good advantage. Miss Lawrence will
have splendid role of the light type.
and J. Hammond Daily will play the
principal comedy part, that of the Friend
from India" Helen Reimer will also be
seen in an excellent comedy role, and
equally good parts are provided for Miss
Winslow, Miss Francis, Miss Briscoe, Mr..
Stepping, Mr.. Sumner, Mr.. MacGregor
and the other members of the company.
Replete with novelties, bright in new
ideas and operate in its main headline
offering is the synopsis of the very ex-
cellent program to be seen at the Forrest
Theatre, Philadelphia, this week. The
continuation of good bills, great stars and
acts of exceptional merit is doing much to
place the seal of public approval on the
offerings at the Forrest, and this week
most remarkable avalanche of unmistak-
ably big acts will inaugurate the fifth
week of festival vaudeville.
The top notcher of all head liner acts
makes her initial bow to Philadelphians
this week when Nine. Irma Modti Baldini
the wonderful singer who has all New
York at her feet when she sang Biset's
masterpiece, will offer her vehicle, a
twenty fve-minute version of the immor-
tial Carmen, with ballet ensemble and the
popular numbers of this favorite classical
light opera. This act should and will
stand out prominently as the best vaude
vile number ever seen here, and its opera
tic brilliancy should be sensation
Next in importance will be Tribe Fri
ganza, the undisputed queen of refined
comicalities, and the most popular, capa-
BILE and best known singing comedienne
on the vaudeville stage today Miss Fri
ganza comes with series of new songs
both popular and bright, and her great
OF hn nd T.
stamps her as one of the leading lights of
the vaudeville field.
On account of the great success attained
last week by Maud Hall Macy and Com
pany it has been arranged to continue this
very entertaining bit of comedy acting for
another week, and for its closing number
will have the Curzon Sisters who origin
ally made their bow to an American au-
dience at the New York Hippodrome, and
as the Flying Butterflies" it Is considered
one of the greatest and most marvellous
acts on the stage. A new picture in keep
ing with the liveliness of the program is
also announced
Miss Jewell Darrell who will appear at
the Auditorium, Burlington, Thanksgiv-
ing Day, November rs, offers an entirely
new creation of character as Janey Jun
kins. 1t is positively original in every
respect, different from anything ever seen
on the stage. Some have suggested that
she was following in the footsteps of Sis
Hopkins, but this, the young lady and the
management positively deny. The con-
ception of Janey Junkins Is copy of no
one, and originated by Miss Darrell, and
runs the gamut of every emotion from the
poor innocent mountain girl, who strives
to find out the meaning of love, to the
educated woman holding a clerk ship in
the Secret Service Office at Washington,
and is as true to nature as anything ever
conceived During the action of the play,
the blunders and funny situations that she
finds herself in convulses the audience
with laughter, who now and then brush
aside tear only to laugh all the more.
In fact, at times the audience is crying
and laughing at the same time. The
supporting company have been selected
with great care and most enjoyable
evening is promised to all who attend the
performance. Miss Darrell's unique
specialties alone are worth the price of
admission, though there is four long acts
to the play of Janey Junkins