The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1910-02-01

mitted by suspicious persons and find
to be genuine. The fresh appearance O
the nickels bearing the 1908 stamp ha
probably helped the suspicion. But man
of the coins, while made two years ago
were only recently released, which &C
counts for their appearance of newness.
Theatres.
CHESTNUT STREET THEATRE.
''St Elmo, )" one of the few American
novels that has out1ived two generations
has been dramatized in most satisfactory
manner by Grace Hayward, who dramatic
ed 'Graustark, !" and will be presented BY
the Orpheum Players at the Chestnut
Street Theatre, Philadelphia, this week.
The book hardly needs an introduction
at this late date, but as it is more or less
of novelty in dramatic form, brief out
line OF the story as it has been adopted
Tor the stage may prove interesting.
Written in 1866 by Augusta I. Evans, al
that time one of the most brilliant Young
women of the South, est. Elmo became
instantly the most talked of and most
widely read story of the period. Millions
of copies were sold, and even to-day there
IS continued demand for the book in
every public library. ''St. Elmo" APP
pealed strongly to all readers of fiction,
and particularly to those who were fond
of story which had touch of the relig-
ious in it. The romance found favor with
the young men and women because of the
almost ideal love story which ran through
its pages, and in its dramatic form this
feature of the novel has been wholly
retained
AS play, eSt Elmo will be found
as interesting and as gripping as the book,
and if there is any difference at all the
advantage lies with the drama because
the breath of life that is given to St. Elmo
hurry, the wonderful heroic character of
the story, makes him more effective and
more impressive figure. And the same
can be said of Edna Earl, the beautiful.
angelic and pious granddaughter of the
mountain blacksmith, whose sincere.
honest and confiding heart and spirit
bring about the transformation of I'St.
Elmo"
Next week the Orpheum Players will
present that beautiful fantastic romance.
THE Road to Yesterday" originally
produced with great success by Minnie
Dupree. This play had been scheduled
originally for the week of December ~,
but had to be postponed on account of the
tremendous success scored by "The
Stronger Claim" George Parker's new
play.
AUDITORIUM, BURLINGTON
Al. H. Wilson, the singing Ambassador
of German dialect, visited an insane
asylum in the South last September, and
while walking around the grounds he
came to a bench underneath four large
shade trees, on which were seated several
of the inmates watching gang of Italians
digging ditch for water pipes on the
outside of the fence which enclosed the
grounds. Just as Mr.. Wilson reached the
bench one of the inmates turned and,
addressing Mr.. Wilson, said: 'tSay, part
ner, here's the biggest joke of your life
Just look at those crazy people on the
outside of the fence digging that ditch in
the hot sum-
PHILADELPHIA OPERA HOUSE
"Elektra," the latest and much-dis-
cussed music drama of Richard Strauss,
will have its first production in Philade1-
phia on Saturday evening, at the Philadel-
phia Opera House. The story of "Elek-
tra' is the well-known classical tragedy
and deals with the murder of Agamemnon
by his wife, Klytemnestra, and her para
mour, Aegisthus, the almost insane de-
sire of E1ektra, daughter of the murdered
king, to avenge the fathers death, deed
accomplished by her brother half crazed
from her goading opportunities, the haunt
ing fear which follows the guilty queen
and her lover, and their ultimate s1augh-
ter. The music and dramatic atmosphere
of the work are both psychologist and
neurotic and have aroused heated contro-
versy among critics. 1t is conceded, how
ever, that "Elektra" is a masterpiece of
the ultra-modern in music drama. The
narration in the main follows the dramatic
version of Sophocles, which has been
adapted for Strauss by Hugo Won Hoff-
manstal. The long cast comprises almost
the entire roster of the French contingent
of the company, in which language the
opera will be sung, Mime. Mazarin, who
is protege of Richard Strauss and who
created the role of Salome in French, will
originate the role of the avenging Elektra
in this country, for which she was especial
ly engaged upon the advice of the COM
poser. Mile. Gerville-Reachew will be the
| Klytemnestra, one of the most exacting
characters of the work. M. Duffault will
be heard as Aegisthus, the paramour OF
Klytemnestra, and for whose life as well
as for her mothers E1ektra plots for ten
years, and M. Huberdeau will be Orestes,
brother of E1ektra and son of Klytemnes
ira, who Stays his mother. Others in the
long cast will be Mines. Baron, Walter.
Villa, Duchene, Gentle, Taty-Lango, Sew.
erina, Vicarino, Desmond and johnson
and NM. Waller, Scott and Venturini
The orchestra, constituted of 40 instru
ments, several of which have been invent
ed by the composer and which will be
heard for the first time in public, will b.
directed by M Henriquez de la Fuento
The production will be one of the mos
elaborate ever given any opera by Mr.
Hammerstein, and will surpass even the
magnificent scenic spectacles of "Salome'
and 'sHerodiade." M. Jacques Coin viii
be the stage director.
'Faust'' will be this evenings bill at tn,
Philadelphia Opera House with Mar,
Garden as Marguerite" a role in which
she created success when she sang it TO
the first time here. Dalmores will agaiI
sing the title role, and Dufranne that o
Valentine, while Laskin will be heard a
Mephisto. Mile. Trentini will be Siebe
and Mile. Egener Martha. Carlo Nicosi
will conduct.
The gorgeous production of "Herod
iade," which has not been given for sew
era1 weeks, will be the bill on Thursda,
night, when the great Massenet oper
will be presented with the magnihcen
cast which has made it the sensation O
the present opera season. Mile. Lin
Cavalier will as before be heard a
Salome, role in which she does the bes
work of her career, and in which her rar
beauty is displayed to extreme advantage
The Herodiade of this occasion will b
. Mile Margarita D'Alvarez, who will sim
for the first time in the city. M. Mauric
Renaud will again be the Herod, and hi
voicing of the beautiful 'Furtive Vision
and the Song of Salome," two of tn
gems of the opera, will, no doubt, b
characterized with his usual vocal artistry
M. Duffault will be John the Baptist, i
which part his lyrical powers are give
ample scope. M. Crabbe will be Vitteliu'
the roman proconsul; M. Waller, Phans
: uel, the astro1oger; M. Nicolay, the Hig
J Priest, and M. Venturini the Voice in til
Synagogue The magnificent stage pi'
lures which were disclosed when til
E opera was first given will be shown, an
( the ballet led by Mile. Galimberti will /
seen in several advertisements. Nicosi
will conduct.
The popular Tales of Hoffman," wi
be presented Saturday afternoon, whe
q for the first time this season the thrs
principal female roles will be sung /
three different prima donnas. Mile. Lii
= Cavalieri will, of course, be the Glul1ett
the Venetian beauty, part which 81