Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-12-30
NEWARK BOY WINS
EMPIRE LAURE[S

Harry Sheppell a Newark boy, was
the principal comedian with Moilie
Williams and her company at Miners
Empire Theatre, in Washington
street, last night. For the rest Of the
week patrinss of burlesque win HAYS
the chance to see Sheppeil, who In
well-known and liked for his excel
lent work In comic roles. SheppeiI
and Mollie Williams are team THAI
would be hard to beat even on the
vaudeville stage. They are both
artists of class and can sing and
dance In a way to make the audience
clamor for more. The show, as q
whole, at Miners this week, Is one
heftting the ending of an old and
| the beginning of a new year. eAs
SneppeiI is the head of the Mutt
family, which. with its neighbors. live
the simple life deep In the land OF
green grass and hayseed until ths
arrival of "the Queen of Bohemia, =
In the charming person of Miss Will
Jams. With this vivaeious Injection
| of city life In their midst, the Villages
awakes and follows the queen to her
native haunts along dear old Broad=
way.
Needless to say, there are many ops
portunities for clever humor In both
| the rural anu WIllL6 way bCGut9a
Many of the funny situations fall to
the lot of Joseph Mills, as 81 Pinker+
ton, the village constable. This Is 8
character that has been greatly
abused on both the burlesque and
vaudeville stages, but Mills enacts H.
in q way different from others that
| is rewarded with constant rounds OF
| laughter.
| Equally clever are ClIff Woman
! Madge Darrell, Mae Meek and Salira
| Seymour in the parts assigned them.
| Tingling music Of the whistleanle
! variety occurs at frequent intervals,
and on each occasion introduces
| tevy of nimble-footed and sweet
throated girls. Among the specialties
| introduced one not programmed
evoked a riot of applause. It was
the accordion playing of John Siotti-
| Silotti was "d'scovered' at an anna
! teur night at the old G. yety Theatre
! by Leon Evans, the manager of that
theatre and now connected with the
! Empire. For the past two seasons
Siotti has been a member of the Mois
lie Williams Company. with the exc
| ception Of the past three weeks, when
| he was III,
Wednesday at midnight special
performance will be given by the Mol
w lllidIilS W 5ANO tiAO Eett--
irons o chance to salute the New
Year with the songs and sayings Of
an excellent company of girls and
comedians The performance Will
start at midnight and will not be cut
DOWN In any way whatever. The
special performance will start after
the regular Wednesday night show II
over
In honor Of Harry Sheppell three
theatre parties were given at Miners
Theatre last night. Three hundred
members of the Newark Lodge OF
Elks attended the performance and
added considerably to the welcome
given to Sheppell and Mollie Williams.
A social was held later in the Elks'
headquarters In Green street. The
members of the j. NJ McNee Associa-
ton, about 115, also were present last
night to give glad hand to Sheppell
A banquet was later held in their
Headquarters. Ninety members of the
Adubato Association had choice seats
during last nights performances thus
testifying to the popularity OF the
Newark boy, who has made good in
burlesque.