The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1910-10-11
Theatres.
CHESTNUT STREET THEATRE
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"'Under Southern Skies" a beautiful
romantic drama, with scenes laid in Louis
lana Immediately after the reconstruction
period, will be presented by the Orpheum
Players uuder the personal supervision of
stage director Percy Winter, at the Chest
nut Street Theatre, Philadelphia, this
week.
The play is by Lottie Blair Parker,
author of "Way Down East" and is
looked upon as companion piece to that
famous drama of New England life.
Originally "Under Southern Skies" was
successfully employed as starring
vehicle by Miss Grace George and When
first presented here several Seasons ago
the play. made profound impression and
was declared one of the prettiest types of
Southern dramas ever seen in Philadel-
phia.
In no play of recent years is the tender
sentiment, the true chilvary and the en-
chanting romance of the South so faith
| fully reproduced as in "Under Southern
Skies Neither has the author over
looked the fiery temper and the impet-
uosity characteristic of the same section.
A glimpse of plantation life, with its care
free and happy-go-lucky darkies, is also
obtained, so that altogether the play fur
nishes a true picture of the fascinating
| Southland.
The story of "Under Southern Skies
is based upon the rivalry of two men fol-
the hand of Major Crofton's charming
daughter Leila, and is divided into fou1
acts showing the birthday party, the
halloween party, the interrupted we'd
ding and the reconciliation.
| CHESTNUT STREET OPERA HOUSE, PHILA
1.-THE old Homestead"
| 1t has come to be matter of genera
belief that no season in Philadelphi,
would be complete without "The Ole
Homestead" which withDenman Thomp
son, himself in the star role, will be tn,
attraction at the Chestnut Street Oper.
House fer two weeks beginning Octobe
II. This season is to be no exception, TO
the grand old New England pastoral, will
its scent of new mown hay, its quaint ru
raj types of character, its scenes of do
nestle felicity, parental love and prodi
gality, has long since come to be consid
cred by many as the best New England
drama ever written. BY all it is recog
nized as the acme of realism, presenting
the truest and most graphic picture o
. unpretentious country life ever drawn
The explanation of It's peculiar fascina
ton may be found, perhaps, in its sim
e plicity and naturalness, its perfect whole
someness, its humor and pathos, whic
. find aptest personifcation in the characte
of dear old Uncle josh.
Indeed, there is nothing new to be sal
/ about "The Old Homestead The hume
and pathos of real life depicted in this DIT
lightful bucolic drama have made 1t
8 perennial favorite. Its exceptionally lon
|. lite is striking tribute to its power to er
terrain all classes of playgoers. They fin
in Its homely sentiment, its lovabl
I characters and rural atmosphere refrest
{ ing change from the conventional. !
g Joshua Whitcomb they will find now 9
heretofore picturesque, typical figure {
the prosperous, warm-hearted. God-fea
n ing. peace-living New Hampshire farme
n With him In the minds eye are reveale'
= too, the familiar portrait of his old a
sociates, Cy Prime, Seth Perkins, Happ