The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1908-04-28
Theatres.
THE LITTLE MINISTER


James Matthew Barrie's delightful
adaptation of his own widely read story,
THE Little Minister" is the attraction at
the Chestnut Street Theatre, Philadelphia
this week. 1t is scarcely necessary to
remark that this is the vehicle used for so
many seasons by Maude Adams or that as
Lady Baddie she established her position
in the stellar realm. Charles Frohman
selected the piece for exploitation imme-
diately after the close of her successful
appearances with John Drew in Rose
mary"
The Little Minister" as a play differs
materially in contents from the novel.
The tragic element is completely elimi-
mated, with the result that the drama Is
pure comedy, graceful and charming,
with touch of the fantastic.
In the current production Mabel Brown
ell will, of course, be seen as Lady Bah
bic, while to William Ingersoll will fall
the character of the title role, created in
this country by Robert Edeson and after
ward enacted by Orrin johnson. Mem
bers of the Orpheum stock company will
appear in auxiliary roles. The piece will
be staged by Harry McRae Webster.
"a YANKEE TOURIST
Following the record breaking run of
"The Round Up" which closes its Phila-
delphia season on Saturday night, Henry
W. Savage will offer ga Yankee Tourist"
with Raymond Hitchcock as the star be-
ginning Monday, May 4 at the Forrest
Theatre, Philadelphia. This will be the
third big attraction in Nixon and thinner
mans successful regime at the Forrest
Theatre. Their policy is to present
nothing but the biggest of big attractions,
whether of drama or music, and Mr..
Hitchcock in Henry W. Savage's elabor-
ate comic opera production, will well fall
in line in the series of big gagements at
Philadelphia's palatial playhouse. So
much has been said about the merits of
"a Yankee Tourist" that its performance
in Philadelphia on Monday, May 4th, is
being waited for with interest by all thea
TRIGGERS Visitors have brought the most
f1attering reports of its success in New
York, where it enjoyed a run Of several
months and have rather whetted our ap
petites with the expection of good things
to come. Raymond Hitchcock we all
know to be one of the cleverest light opera
comedians in America, q man of unusual
resources in his line, and an actor of
methods are as legitimate as many of the
stars playing in the best grade of come
dies That he has role in which he can
display his abilities to the best advantage
is an assurance of an abundance of good
clean fun, which can be enjoyed by the
most blase cynic as well as the youngster
whose palate for humor has not yet been
cloyed by an overdose of so-called farcial
plays. The book of the play written by
Richard Harding Davis, is an unusually
consistent one and tells the story of one,
Copeland Schuyler, Yankee globe trot-
ter, who gets mixed up in the Grecian-
Turkish war, all through his love for a
pretty southern girl who goes to the front
to join the Red Cross corps at Volo. To
be with her at the front, he assumes the
name and credentials of one, Kirke War
rem, war correspondent, and soon finds
himself in all kinds of trouble. Kirke has
learns that his divorced wife, Blanche
Bailey, is on his trail to recover alimony
and the very fat widow of German brew
er is also after him to compel him to keep
his promise to- marry her Our Yankee
Tourist gets into one scrape after another
but manages to come off in the end with
flying colors. Mr.. Savage has surrounded
his star with a strong company in which
are Flora Zabelle, Helen Hale, Eva Fallon,
Susie Forester Cawthorne, Herbert Cav
thorne, E. G. Phillips. Harry West, Phil
lips Smalley and chorus far above the
average in beauty and ability. The per-
manently established scale of prices which
has met with such popular favor at the
Forrest will be adhered to, despite the fact
that this company has played everywhere
else at higher prices. Prices for evenings
and Saturday matinees range from SOC to
81 so, and there will be the usual popular
price Wednesday matinees, with no seat
higher than $1,00. Mail orders with cash
or moneys Gorders and stamped envelope
will receive prompt attention.