The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1909-11-09
% appear in this delightful drama of rural

life.
1t may be recalled that Maclyn Ar
buckle, who has achieved national rep
utation as the sheriff in '"The Roundup"
created the role of the county chairman,
a part which is in the Orpheum produc-
ton will be played by Peter Lang,
character comedian who is already firmly
established in favor with the patrons of
the Chestnut Street Theatre. The role
of the big-hearted, good-natured and
whole-souled politician is suited to Mr..
Lang.
With the principal figures in the drama
a number of splendid rural types are in
troduced, not the least among them being
Sassafras, the village dandy. He is an
exceptionally dro11 character, and con-
tributes an important part to the interest
of the party. The part will be played by
Edwin Middleton. George Parker will be
seen as Wheeler, Sydney Mather as Rigby,
and Miss Marion Barney as Lucy. Miss
Leah Winslow will have an amusing part
as the village milliner, and Henry Ed
wardes will be seen as windmill agent.
Good roles are also provided for Helen
Reimer, Carson Davenport, John Geary
and the other members of the Orpheum
Company.
FORREST THEATRE, PHILADELPHIA
THE ROUNDUP.
The attraction at the Forrest Theatre,
Philadelphia, for three weeks only
beginning last evening, will be Klaw
and Changers production of Edmund
Days play of southwestern life in Ari-
iona, "The Roundup. '"The Round
Up" two seasons ago created the greatest
sensation ever known in theatricals in
Philadelphia. Theatregoers from Phila-
de1phia and from all the country round
about are eagerly awaiting the return of
this big spectacular drama and will crowd
the Forrest to its capacity, as before. As
the title and locale of scenes indicate, 1t IS
western play, but not in the sense in
which this term is generally used, for the
reason that the story is powerful and
rational one, true to human life, and pre-
sents none of the clap trap and wild woody
situations which one might anticipate in a
play laid in the locality selected by this
author and presenting characters of the
type which tell his story. The tale of
''The Round Up is told in four acts, with
scenes which represent the courtyard of the
Allen ranch at Sweetwater, the living
room in Jack Payson's ranch three months
later, the mountains and the desert known
as the s'bad lands" of Arizona, and typi-
cal Arizona scene representing a cattle
roundup. Sixteen well-known players
will act the principal roles. In addition
to his talent there will be a large auxil-
iary company of genuine cavalrymen,
scouts, COW punchers, Mexican vaqueres
and Arizona girls, and, incidentally, twen-
ty Indians and twenty highly trained COW
ponies from the Arizona ranges. In max
ing this production, Klaw and Erlanger
have omitted no feature whatever that
would in any way contribute to its COM
pleteness of detail and the atmosphere of
the locale of the scenes. 1t will be, in
every respect, true picture of the rugged
but genuinely human life of the Arizona
plain. The story is very interesting and
will keep the audience keyed up to the
keenest pith of interest from start to fin
ish Matinees will be given on Wednes-
days and Saturdays, and Thanksgiving
day. The Wednesday matinees will be at
special popular prices, with no seat over
81. Mail orders for seats will receive
prompt attention.