The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-02-05
FOR SWEET CRARITY's SAKE.
Every One Should Attend tho Entertain
ment at the Academy Tomorrow Night.

Every One Should Attend the Entertain
ment at the Academy Tomorrow Night.
Keats has told us that "a thing of
beauty is joy forever" We may
question this point if we will, but the
most unpoetical of us will not deny
that an evening of relaxation and art
istic pleasure, such as will BIO presented
to the Roanoke public tomorrow Mon
day. evening, February 6, at the Acad-
envy OF Music, is thing to be sought
for eagerly and held long in memory
The occasion will be one OF charming
grace and rare Imagination, the pro-
gramme in itself being an intellectual
treat and dainty morsel to be treas
ured when the feast is over. Each lady
and gentleman will do we'll upon enter
ing the theatre to secure one OF these
pretty souvenirs which will be provided
free of charge for all and will DO
necessary interpreter Of the coming en-
tertainment. On turning the cover OF
the booklet will DO found, first, "Some
Dainty Rogues in Porcelain" The au-
dlence understands, of course, that tLey
are to guess who these rogues are, q
task made easy for them when the pro-
gramme ls understood, and most desir-
able when they learn that prize of
value and beauty is to be awarded to
the one making the greatest number of
correct guesses. This prize is now ON
exhibition at Thompson's book store.
Each figure will be numb ered on the
programme and decided in succession
by the name of tho author Of tho book
or poem whose title it represents, and
also by couplet, not necessarily by the
author In question but descriptive OF
tho figure. In each programme the
guesser will also find blank with q
space for his or her name at the top of
the page indicated by the letter M, and
below that the numbered spaces for
their guesses. These blanks will be
collected by the ushers Immediately
after the exhibition OF the figures and
put into the hands of committee, who
Will announce the successful guesser
through the papers as soon as the pro-
grammes can be examined.
While the mental vision drinks in the
rare loneliness OF the figures through
the enraptured eye the imagination will
noat to tho realms of fancy on the
wings of 'sweet music that softer falls
than petals from blown roses on the
grass" discoursed by the Roanoke Ma.
chine Works Band. Then will come o
representation of that beautiful poem
by the late Lord Tennyson, "a Dream
of Fair Women" The poem will be
read by Mr.. Lucien Cooke, the magic OF
whose voice will conjure up in bodily
form the beautiful and heroic wo
mon of old, who will appear in sue
cess1on before the dreamer who
lies spellbound in his sanctum
Then lovely creations OF the poets
fancy and the dainty dresden figures
will be represented by Roanoke's fair
est daughters, whose grace and charm
we feel sure will live long in the nom
DRY of the audience.
The entertainment will be closed by
the rhythmic measures of the tambour.
inc dance, whose May intricacies will
be woven by the twinkling feet Of the
Magic City's peerless maids. 1t will be
lifting here to say that Terpsichore her.
self could not have better trained her
retinue than has Mr.. Hugh Nj. Fry, to
whose unwearying care and interest the
perfection Of the dance is due.
The object of the entertainment, we
feel sure, would alone enlist the sym.
pathy and patronage of the Roanoke
people, who have shown themselves ever
ready to come generously forward for
"sweet charitys" sake.
The following menu will be served in
one OF the ante-rooms before and after
the performance and during the inter
mission
Oysters, stewcd. ................. 25 cents
chicken salad. Observation-Disclosures. % cents
Two beaten biscuit, with Smithfcld ham. 10 cents
Ioiu turkey, Drcad, celery. IS cents
toC cream. .................. Ii cents
Cake ................... ................ 3 cents
SpH ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 10 cents
Cnocointe 10 cents