The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1909-05-04
Theatres.
CHEsrNUr STREET THEATRE.
THE LOTTERY OFLOYB.

The play at the Chestnut Street Theatre
Philadelphia, this week, is ''The Lottery
of Love-" one Of the late Augustin DAY.
= most successful farces, and the play
r in which Mrs. G. 81. Gilbert. the noted
actress, achieved one of her greatest
triumphs.
Like all of Days eccentric comedies
! ''The Lottery of Love" is scream. Writ
ten for the purpose of making people
laugh, 1t has fulfilled its mission for &
period of twenty years, and to-day is as
effective in provoking mirth and laughter
, as it was in its earlier days.
Several months have passed since the
, Orpheum Players have appeared in lighi
comedy, SO that 'The Lottery of Love-
at this time will be doubly welcome, par
ticularly with William IngersolI, Marion
Barney, Helen Reimer, Louise Randolph
George D. Parker and all the other favor
ties In the cast
The farce Is based on the adventures
of Adolphus Doubledot, wealthy young
bachelor, who is lured into marrying
Diana, daughter of Mrs Zenobia Sher.
J RAINY, a woman of advanced ideas and
queer notions as to how to treat son-in-
law. The play opens ON the day of the
marriage, and at Doubledot's house we
find the newly-married couple, with
mOlQer-ln-iaW on Gne JOD.
. Doubledot Is quick to see that Diana
does not care for him, but became his
wife merely to please her mother. The
latter is fiery old creature, of grasping
disposition, and she makes it so warm for
Doubledot that open hostilities cannot
be averted. She is there to fleece her
son-in-law and threatens to secure a di-
vorce for her daughter. In order to make
sure of her ground she carries out a neat
little scheme. She quarrels with Double
dot and raises an umbrella with which to
strike him. AS he tries to ward off the
blow with sweep of his arm, his wife
steps in between the two and receives an
accidental slap on the cheek. Mrs. Sher-
RAINY calls on persons in the room to wit
ness that Doubledot struck his wife. A
divorce follows and Doubledot must pay
$40, 900 for the fun of having been Diana's
husband for few hours
| Following the divorce, Doubledot meets
Josephine, daughter of Benjamin Butter
corn, widower. falls in love with her and
marries her. The marriage results hap
PLY, but through the action of old But
tercorn other serious complications ensue
Buttercorn goes to Hot Springs for his
health. There he runs into Mrs Sherramy
and her daughter. The old lady, thinking
that Buttercorn would be another easy
victim, ensnares him, and before the old
man knows what he is about he has mar
ried Diana. He has no home of his own,
so he takes her back to his daughter, now
the second Mrs. Doubledot Of course
Mrs. Sherramy accompanies them and
begins to pursue tactics similar to those
which nearly drove Doubledot insane
But can anyone imagine Doubledot's SEN
sations when, on returning home, he finds
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mother-in-law, and his father-in-law mar
ried to the former2
With this ludicrous situation to Olsen
tangle the characters In the play are kept
bounding about the stage until the pro-
blem Is happily solved, and so funny are
the developments that it is almost i'm
possible to smother the laughter.
WALNUT STREET THEATRE.
Those who attended the opening of
Alfred E. Aarons' Musical Company's
annual spring engagement at the Walnut
Street Theatre last night were treated
with an exceptionally bright. breezy enter
tainment, which bids fair to run we'll in
to the hot weather. Mr.. Aaron's offering
this spring is "The Girl From Yama"
with dialogues and lyrics by George t.
Smith and music by Alfred E. Aarons.
Much interest is manifested by the theatre
goers of Philadelphia and vicinity with
the announcement of Mr.. Aarons opening
which is always looked forward to with
pleasure and never fails to give entire
satisfaction. 'The Girl From Yama'' is a
musical entertainment in two parts and is |
without doubt, the brightest, liveliest and
daintiest musical show that Mr.. Aarons
has ever presented to lovers of this sort of |
entertainment Mr.. Aarons' company this |
season is particularly capable one. The
principal comedian is J. Clarence Harvey
who will be long remembered for his ex-
cellent work with His Honor the Mayor"
aud the company which is entirely com
posed of Philadelphia faYorites, includes
Miss Violet Colby, formerly prima donna
with "The Blue Moon" Mr.. John L.
Kearney, who for the past five seasons has
been star of 1.-THE Mayor of Tokio;" Miss
Nellie Daily, who originated the comedy
role in 'tBabes In Toyland;" W W. Black,
late of ellis Honor the Mayor" also Lois
Tabor late of that company Harry Stuart,
formerly with "Piff, Paff. Pouf;" Miss
Daisy Leon, who scored the instantaneous
success in ''School Days, and Mr.. William
o. Meyer, late baritone with Schumann-
Heink Company. One of the distinct
Aarons' Dancing Dolls" Mr.. Aarons has
given special care to the selection of the
chorus for this production and the girls,
as well as being comedy and well gowned,
are all excellent singers and dancers.
| When dramatic critic for paper like
the Toronto (Canada) Nesos, speaks well
of an attraction, the public should not
hesitate to place confidence in it. Here
is what it says: "Graustark has evidently
caught.the fancy of Toronto Last night
at the Grand the original New York Com
pany, an aggregation of very acceptable
! players, gave an Interpretation of the
dramatized McCutcheon book that de-
| lighted the house and made 1t seem worth
while for the three score people who were
obliged to stand during the entire even
ing. The story, as is known to most read
ers of popular fiction, is very interest
ing and brisk one, replete with romantic
situations that afforded the dramatist good
material for stage purposes. Humorous
situations are not lacking, either, and
were taken advantage of to the fullest.
Beautiful scenery and costumes make
pretty color background for the companys
work" An engagement of this company
for one performance has been secured at
/ the Auditorium Thaatra Rurlinrton for