The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1913-09-02
Theatres.
CHESTNUT STREET THEATRE, PHILA
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CHESTNUT STREET THEATRE, PHILA.
THE GREYHOUND"
This week the Orpheum Players at the
Chestnut Street Theatre, Philadelphia,
will produce one of those great first
productions of big New York plays that
have never been seen in Philadelphia.
The offering will be 1.-THE Greyhound, :"
the famous Astor theatre success, which
ran on Broadway most of last season.
This was the last production made by
the well known firm of Wagenhals 4
Kemper prior to the retirement of those
managers, and their retirement of course
meant that this enormous success could
not be sent on tour. The Orpheum
management at once made an offer of
$500 royalty for the rights to this play
for one week in Philadelphia, this price
to include the regular ship production
showing the different scenes on board
the big ocean liner, Mauretania-'sTh
Greyhound" of the seas. Coming then,
for the first time to Philadelphia, and
with theylrestige of a run of Is weeks in
New York and IA weeks in Chicago.
THE Greyhound" is sure to prove one
of the biggest theatrical novelties of the
entire season. The play was written by
Paul Armstrong and Wilson Miner, the
two dramatists who wrote deep Purple
and other dramas of the underworld.
The central characters are a fascinating
gang of crooks and card sharps who
work the big ocean liners. The leader of
of the gang is Louis Fellman, called
'The Greyhound because he works so
swiftly in swindling people. Others in
in his gang are Deep Sea Kitty, posing
as a German Baroness; Whispering Alex,
made up like minister, and the Pale
Face Kid, an expert card sharp but
poor swindler. 1t is a highly thrilling
narrative, full of nerve racling situations
and tense scenes, yet with an abundance
of comedy. The antics of Deep Sea Kit
ty and the Pale Face Kid keep the au-
dience convulsed with laughter. 1t is
sure to be one of the best and most salts
flying entertainments ever offered by the
Orpheum Players. There are thirty
speaking parts in the play, and the full
strength of the company will be utilized
AUDITORIUM THEATRE, BURLINGTON
THE LEoPARD's Spots"
When it was first announced in the
dramatic papers that 'sFhe Leopard's
Spots" in dramatic form was soon to be-
come an actual fact, Mr.. Dixon the
author of the book who is also response
BILE for the dramatization was besieged
by New York theatrical managers who
were so anxious to invest their capital in
SO profitable an enterprise. Mr.. Dixon,
who knew from past experience that to
have absolute control of the play was
essential to it's artistic success turned
down all offers and became producing
manager. Judging from the success of
the play the leading theatrical managers
will have to look to their laurels in the
future as Mr.. Dixon has spared no ex-
pense to make 1.-The Leopard's Spots
the greatest success of the present sea-
son. THE Leopard Spots" will be seen
at the Auditorium, September 10th.
"WTHIN THE LAW"
The American Play Co., producers of
within the Law announce that pro-
duction of Bayard Veiller's sensational
drama viii be made in all civilized coun
tries of the world. The play seems to
have the punch" necessary to make it
q worldwide success and the story lends
itself to adaptation. within the Law"
will be seen at the Auditorium, Burling
ton, September Sd.