The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-10-08

second gallery. Tho house is heated
by steam. The wall between the stage
and the auditorium is three feet thick.
The architects Of the building are
Mes RS. holland Il do Saussure and
they have received many com plimentary
notices Of their work. The structure az
1t stands to-day is indeed thing of
beauty and one that any architect mi pht
we'll feel proud of. The building was
completed at cost of sos 900. Messrs.
Amweg and Lazell have leased the
theatre for period OF six years. and
the public may be satisfied that it will
be run in strictly flrst-class style.
THE STAFF.
Much care has been exercised in the
selection OF the staff OF Ito theater.
MIR. Archie Sands, the manager, although
a young man, has had much experience
In his profession and has worked him
self up from the foot OF the ladder. He
Is a1table in manner and has many warm
l 1riends among professional people. MIR.
theodore Lazell, tho treasurer, is MAX
ing his first venture in the theatrical
business, but those who know him have
no fear but that he will take a front
rank as ticket seller. Mr.. William
SANDS, the stage manager, is the right
man In the right place. He Understands
how stage should be handled, is very
positive and maintains excellent disci-
pline among his assistants
Roanoke can we'll pride itself
upon It's excellent orchestra. I'm
der the efficient leadership of Prof
John Kelley, the orchestra has become
we'll and favorably known throurhout
Virginia. James McFall is the lower
doorkeeper, l.. L. Brane, balcony door
Keeper; j. c. Graves, policeman; j. C.
Clay born, ga lery doorkeeper: Lawrence
Davis, head usher, With Messrs. John
Carr, Woodson, Moody, Williams, Hunt,
Cooper, Woodrow and Rohr as ass st.
ants.
Balcony ushers, Mcssrs Poor, Thou
llson, Brophy; stage manager, w. L.
sands; stage carpenter. jerry Muir
ply; gripman, Fred Malone with three
hrst Lyman, Oscar Stickley with four
assistants; curtain man, J. Madiion.
advertising agent, William Hume with
two assistants.
ANTI-FUsION DEMOCRATS IN SESSION
The Boilers of Knnsns Met in Topeka Yes
terday.
TOPEKA, Kan, Oct. 7.-[Speciall-
The anti-fusion, straightout or boiling
Democrats OF Kansas mot here TO-DAY in
State convention.
The convention has boon anticipated
with joy by the Republicans and cores
ponding misgivings by populists and
fusion Democrats, for upon it's action it
is generally conceded the fate of the flu.
sion ticket depends.
September 18th last the boilers at.
tempted to hold convention, but the
attendance was very small and to- days
convention was then called.
The boilers have been read out OF
the party in their own counties The
call for to days convention protests
against surrender of the Democratic
organization to the Peoples party.
regular Democratic State commie-
tee met here yesterday and threw
ombshell into the boilers camp by pro-
ducing the correspondence showing
that the Republicans were aiding and
abetting straightouts and that the Re.
publican committee had sent to various
Democrats throughout the State free
passes from their homes to Topeka
and return so that they might conven-
iently attend the convention The
Democratic committee claim that this
one fact will rob the conventions action
OF any influence, but the boilers are
going ahoad and claim their polite 81
course is a proper one.