The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1910-11-08
Theatres.
CHESTNUT STREET THEATRE

Prince Otto", which is at the Chest
nut Street Theatre, Philadelphia, this
week, is one of the prettiest productions
ever written-a play in which Otis Skin
ner scored tremendous success. ''Prince
Otto," in construction, is somewhat
similar to "The Prisoner of Zenda" and
"Graustark,'' and has enjoyed perhaps
even more popularity. 1t is dramatiza-
ton of certain episodes of the late Robert
Louis Stevenson's novel of the same title
by Mr.. Skinner, and deals with an intrigue
of revolution concocted by Prime Minister
Baron Won Gondremark to dethrone
Prime Otto of Kronefeld. The story is
interesting in that it carries an ideal vein
of romance and comedy in its theme, en-
tirely different to the usual run of produc-
tons of this type. "Prince Otto' is 1oath
to courts, and as he describes it group of
shams and hollow images-a pigmy brood
who live in the clouds and think them
selves giants; where one must do their
duty towards a prearranged match;
pleasant fate that imposes no word of
love on either. He would sooner Jump
his favorite horse and lead his huntsmen
a merry chase = leaving government,
which does not even amuse, to his prin.
cess, whom he had offered the gift of the
heart, but not the hand to help rule. The
Princess Seraphine, on the other hand, is
ambitious to have Otto be the Prince in
deed as in name; to restore the traditions
of the Wa1denhofs to the glory of Krone
feld-to give up the gun and boar spear
and grasp the rod and sceptre.
The Prime Minister Won Gondremark
is an instigator to incite rebellion against
the Prince and thereby make himself
master of the principa1ity. He, knowing
the Prince and Princess are not on the
best of terms, inveigles the Princess to
open hostilities with a neighboring
government, Dressau, making her believe
they, Dressau, are secretly preparing to
war against Kronefeld. The real motive
is to have the revolutionists join forces
with Dressau and wipe out the few who
may be loyal to Prince Otto and to win
Princess Seraphina, with whom he is in
love. Prince Otto is off on hunting ex-
petition, and while masquerading as a
private citizen happens into the cottage of
s'Farmer Leopold" where he learns of
the fernenting revolution looking to his |
disthronement and ascertains that the |
chief inspirer of discomfort is his own |
prime minister. He returns to his coun- |
Gil chamber in the Castle of Drachenstein |
and finds a paper left by one Lord SAKE,
an English tourist, who has been making |
notes about the Kronefeld government |
with view of writing a book, and learns
that gossip has joined the names of his
wife and Gondremark. Matters continue i
to cloud his mind with doubt. By an I'M
scrupulous meddler Countess Won Rosen
Ga paradox of the COURT he hears many
things, and surprises secret meeting of
council, called by Gondremark who has
secured the Princess's consent to declar-
ton of war with Dressau. Gondremark,
in this, plots to have the Prince
and stirs up the revolution to
fever heat. Then follows series of ex-
citing and extremely interesting events,
which are most thoroughly appreciated.
However, the rebellion is quelched and
the Princess is happy to return to her lord
md master.