The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1910-11-01
Theatres.
CHESTNUT STREET THEATRE
s'rhe Genius''

The play at the Chestnut Street Theatre.
Philadelphia, this week is ''The Genius. y
comedy in three acts that deals with life
in the New York studios at the present
day, and affords the authors splendid
characters from which to draw comedy as
well as very pretty love story.
Nat Goodwin and Edna Goodrich en-
joyed great deal of success with this
clever comedy-Mr. Goodwin taking the
part of Jack Spencer, "The Genius" and
Miss Goodrich as Nell, ''the model" In
the Orpheum production of 1.-THE Genius y
Mr.. Hansel and Miss Barney will be seen
in the respective roles.
In New York city, on Washington
! Square in dingy studio, furnished as
best as circumstances and true art will
permit. we find Otto Vogelsburger, a
musician; Brian McConiga1, a sculptor,
and Victor LeMercier, a painter in a
very sad state of affairs. The food is all
gone and not one of them knows where he
can lay hands on any part of dollar for
future meals. They are all wondering
what's the use of anything?' and speak
ing IN sarcastic manner of the Great Per-
c1val Clutterbuck, the connoisseur on art,
whose praises of their work would make
people buy, and as they pronounced him
an amateur critic-who could not tell the
difference between Michelangelo and
Michael Flaherty - Victor's Summer"
would have sold for a thousand dollars
had not Percival pronounced it bad. Thew
are thinking of selling Otto's piano, Vic
tors paintings, or Brian's Angelo cast for
mere sum when the discussion is inter
rupted by knock at the studio door. A
man enters who introduces himself to the
trio as Jack Spencer. He wishes to take
up study in art, and cares not what kind
SO it's art, and will not take too LONG. He
has plenty Of money and not much to do.
He loves girl and must have her at all
costs, becaure she is the only girl in the
world for him. The girl in question,
Josephine Van Dusen, of the ultra-fash-
ionable set, has declined his proposal of
marriage, as she harbors an artistic tenn
permanent and wants a soul-mate of like
qualities of mind. She bestows favor on
Percival Clutterbuck because of his know
ledge and love for the great mistress
ART"
Because of their antipathy for Percival
and sore need for money the trio decide
to help Jack. But they must first consult
the brains of the family-Nell, their model
and general helper, also the daughter of
an old chum of Otto's.
1NSAl OLIVES III uuc course ana decides,
almost on a moments thought, of a
scheme whereby the three artists can
furnish the wares and Jack can take the
credit for it. No sooner are plans made
for carrying out the idea when they spy
Percival, Josephine and Mrs. Van Du-
sen making for the studio on little tour
to see how Economically artists live. lack
hustles into an old velvet Jacket, runs his
fingers through his hair to give him the
proper appearance and the game is on,
Percival, much to his amazement. finds
Jack at work, in fact, so absorbed in his
work that he not even looks up to see
who the visitors might be. Percival, lose.
ph1ne and her mother are greatly sur
prised to find Jack Spencer an artist at
work in studio. They do not hide their
curiosity, but ask the meaning of it. lack
then confesses he is really the producer
of the surrounding work of art and that il
was the law of nature that he should be
gifted far beyond that of the common
herd. Jack, too, has found out it is not
the fashionable and art adoring Josephine
he loves, but Nell Graham, a true woman
of good common sense, and capable oil
sewing on a button, cooking meals and
making him feel that every moment with
her is as precious as gold. But Josephine
has managed to put herself in a slightly
compromising position with Jack and de
mands that their engagement be announc
ed to save her family's good name. Hel
argument is of no avail, however, and he
chooses Nell