The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1908-03-24
Theatre.
CHESTNUT STREET


weeks offering of the Orpheum players at
the Chestnut street theatre, Philadelphia.
The author is Leo George Ditrichstein, !.
author of "Are You a Mason 2" 1t has
never been acted in Philadelphia.
Before and After" Is a satire on the
quack medicine man and pokes fun in
harmless manner at the patent drug
business. DR.. Page, nervous, irritable
and sour-tempered practitioner, is asked
by his friend, DR.. Latham, to try a
concoction which has the effect of trans
forming the gloomy and morose in
dividual into joyial and happy one.
Page declines, but Latham drops one of
the magic powders into glass of water
and his friend, unaware that the water
has been doctored, drinks it, The effect
is marvellous Page is entirely transform
ed In his Jolly and care free state he
has no regard for the proprieties and he
readily agrees to go to Saratoga with a
gay adventures and her daughter, the
latter posing as his wife. Mrs. Page fol
lows her husband and reaches him when
the effects of the drug have worn off and
the doctor is his old self again. Latham,
however, drugs Mrs. Page. The sequel
may be imagined The feminine charac-
tiers are particularly good and especially
fitted to the excellent abilities of Mabel
Brounell, Leah Winslow, Helen Reimer
and Lottie Briscoe.
THE WALNUT
Girls, fun and music together with
capable comedian in the person of Ar
thur DEACON form combination in 1.-THE
Time, the Place and the GIRL" now at
the Walnut street theatre Philadelphia,
which has caused a succession of large
and enthusiastic houses in the past two
weeks. 1.-THE Time, the Place and the
Girl' is regarded as an appropriate Len
ten theatrical offering, for it is one of the
cleanest purely fun and laughter plays
ever produced. Some people go simply
to hear Arthur DEACON sing Thursday
Is My Jonah Day" or Harriet Burt's
"Dixie Love You," and 'Uncle Sans
Best Girl" Other songs which are being
sung and whistled all over Philadelphia
are Don't You Tell" the duet by Miss
McMillen and Mr.. DEACON; ''The Waning
the Smoke Away" by Mr.. Wilson. The
cast of principals, including George Drew
Mendum, the youngest of the Drew
family, is intact, while the "Broilers" and
the show girls are still working with vim,
animation and dash.
THE FORREST.
Klaw g. changers massive production
of THE Round Up, the greatest drama
tic success of the season in Philadelphia 10
nearing the end of its run at the Forrest
Theatre. Notice to the ending of the en-
gagement is given thus early that every
one in suburban cities who desires to see
this great American play may have ample
opportunity. Notwithstanding its really
phenomenal success. the run of 1.-THE
Round Up" cannot be extended, as con-
tracts for it's presentation in other cities,
made year ago, must be filed. THE
Round Up" is the great American play of
the hour. Every character and scene in
the piece breathes the life of the great
southwest 1t is so realistic in its every
aspect that the audiences who witness it
forget, for the time being, that they are In
a theatre, become translated to the locale
of the story, and in their intense interest
actual participants in exciting happenings
in real life. The enthusiastic interest dis
played by every audience Is the most fat
tering endorsement this really great pro.
duction can receive Maclyn Arbuckle's
impersonation of "Slim" Hoover the
sheriff, is a masterpiece in character act
ing, aided, undoubtedly, by early ex
periences in Texas, where he was born,
educated for the bar, and living until
starvation as lawyer drove him to take
refuge on the stage as an actor. This cir
cumstance probably lost to the bar of Texas
a mediocre lawyer and gave to the stage
an exceptionally talented actor. The
dramatic incident of 90 mounted Indians
riding along ledge on cliff in the third
act and the marvelously realistic battle
scene add an element of realism to the |
play which has rarely been equaled in
the history of the American stage. Matt |
ness will be given on Wednesdays and |
Saturdays. Mail orders with cash or |
money order and addressed stamped en-
velope, will receive prompt attention.
THE AUDITORIUM
If you are lover of good plays, do not |
fail to see "The Clansman" played ON its
farewell engagement at the Auditorium |
Theatre, Burlington, next Friday evening
March 81. Of all the many offerings at |
this theatre, this is undoubtedly the great
est and grandest of the whole season.
Crowded audiences and enormous enthu-
siasm have marked the progress of THE
Clansman" everywhere. THE Clans
man" sets in fierce white light the exact
truth about the doings of the Ku Klux
Khan and the Reconstruction, struggle of |
forty years ago. 1t opens the eyes of
both the North aud the South 1t show
Gu Ondt W udb OAC OOoehOAu pCOpic TcdDV
did was to save white civilization from
barbarism and anarchy; that the South
would have been weltering in negroid
mongelism but for the heroic work of the
Ku Klux Khan. Aside from its political
features 1.-THE Clansman" is most beauti-
full and thrilling drama. The ladies en-
10Y it as much as. even more than the
men, because of its engrossing love story.
The hero of the play is south Carolinian
and Ku Klux Khan leader He falls in
love with the pretty daughter of North
ern man who has come south to organize
the so-called Black League. Ben Gamer
on courts the daughter and firmly opposes
every move of the father. In the end he
wins the girls hand and saves both from
the clutches of the Mulatto Lieutenant
Governor of the State. Under Ben's
leadership the Ku Klux drive the carpet
baggers and bad negroes out of the State
and restore the old regime. A word
should be said about the appearances of
the Ku Klux in this play. Every detail is
historically accurate. The ghostlY cos
tunes, weird ritual and white robed steeds
of the order are reproduced exactly as
they were in the year of 1867. The Ku
Klux Khan cavalry dash across the stage
with startling realism. The High Court
of the Khan sentences a self-confessed
criminal to death. Those who attend the
play next week will see the original COM
pany of forty people direct from New
York City, and splendid new production