The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-12-27
a RETURN ENGAGEMENT.
The Private Secretary ut the Academ,
Next Friday.

Next Friday.
On Friday night next. january / the
theatre goerS of Roanoke will again bc
given an opportunity of witnessing thut
funniest oil all funny comedies. ..'rhe
PRIVATE ,ccretnryn On this occasion
the Academy of Music will no doubt la.
lilied with the culture aud refinement of
hoahokc On the appearance here II short
| time ago Of The Private Secretary'' the
night WIS most miserable. and Saturday
night ut that. For this reason the audi
! ence was not Il large one, hut everyone
| who enjoyed the beauties Of ..rhc Pri.
waite Secrcthry on that occns ion will
hear evidence to the statement that if
WAS one o, the ,most wholesome, persis
| tently funny and most meritorious plnys
| presented Ivy II most capable company,
ever seen in Roanoke.
MIR. Williams, who was in the city YES.
terday. IN advance of the company, as.
| surcs The Times that Mr. Travers will
bring even IL stronger company to Roa-
noke on this occasion, having strengthen
| ed the cast considerably by securing +.
NJ Paget, an eminent English entertainer
VINO came to this country as leading
| support for the Kendalls for the part of
| Gibson, the tailor, whose inopportunitics
cause SO much of the incrrment of the
| play. Another improvement is IL COM
| pletc change in all the musical numbers
with the exception OF the parody, "Just
! Tell Them That You Saw Me- which
| Mr. Travers will sing, together with
other verses, equally as amusing as the
| ones sang here.
| The people of Roanoke do not often
have chance to enjoy II play possessing
| more merit than The Private Sccre-
| tary and the return engagement will
| no doubt he IL big financial success.
s.. HE UpHOLDS OINEl'. re.-... "a "a
| EN Minister ..Phclp, Says He Has No
| Doubt but That the Secretary is Right.
Darlington. VT, Dee 26.--Hon. f.. J.
Phelps, eN-minister to England, gives his
| opinion upon the recognition of Cuba in
the following language:
| II have no doubt that the position of
Secretary Olney, as recently published,
| is entirely correct. The question what
| government shall be recognized in !, coun.
| try where an attempt ut revolution is in
progress is certainly for the executive to
determine and not Tor Congress- No leg
islntion bv that body can under the pro
visions OF the constitution, decide it,
| They, of course, pass resolutions upon
tile subject If they please, but they can in
no respect control the discretion or the
| g.
crnn,cnt can be recognized until it exists. =
State of Ohio, City OF rolcdo,
Lucas county, s..
frank j. Cheney makes onth that he is
the senior partner of the firm of +. j.
Cheney ~ Co., doing business in the city
Of Toledo, county and State aforesaid,
and that said firm will pay the sum oI
one hundred dollars for each and every
case OF Catarrh that cannot br cured 10y
the use of Halls Catarrh Cure.
FRANK j. CHENEY.
sworn before me and subscribed in my
presence, this 9th day of December, A..
(SenD \. w. GLEASON,
Notary Public.
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