The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-10-27
TIE GREAT WIZARD.


of Music on Thursday night He comes
} with an array OF new illusions and mar
I. wells that are calculated to sta.ger those
| who think they have seen all the wonders
that can be done in this line His per
| Torrance too, is wholly new, the old
! tricks which he did last season being so
altered As not to give the slightest APP
| pearanCc of chestnutS One of the most
| difficult of these new illusions will be the
! bicycle trick. This Mile Ednunda does
! while riding II bicycle in mid-air. The
''BeYgar's Dream" is another one of the
startling illusions, Mephisto appearing to
| Il beggar girl in Il dream, and by touch
ing her clothing they appear to be cover
ell with greenbacks and decorated with
| precious stones. a second touch trans
forms her into her original condition.
| These are only two of great many novel
ties that will be produced. To mention
| all would be to give the programme en-
tirely. One of the illusions, however,
and one of the most puzzling mysteries,
! is Madame Sans Gene. In this not only
has Elason outdone himself in mystery,
| but French milliners and costumers have
brought all of their abilities into requis,
| ltion, and the costumes Worn in this act
! by Mile. Edmunda will attract the most
careful scrutiny of our feminine COM
| mumty. This dress is n skirt of rich
| white broca,le, with design of trailing
| vines. The decollcte waist is of moss
green velvet, strapped with white satin
GEORGIA MINSTREI.S.
Richards &; Pringles' Georgia Minstrels
will appear ut the Academy of Music
Saturday night, October 3lst.
The New Orleans Times. Democrat saws:
"There We're fully 500 people last night
nj ! O'Clock in front of the Academy of
Music. The doorways were crowded, the
sidewalk was thronged and in the street
from one side to the other there gas Il
struggling mass of human beings The
attraction was Richards & Pringes Geor.
gia Minstreis, which opened ut the Acad-
envy for n weeks engagement
1.-The Georgia Miustrcls have played in
New Orleans before, and their coming
, was eagerly looked for by the theatre
going public, not only because the com
pany is composed exclusively of colored
minstrels, but because Billy kersands,
the most famous negro minstrel of the
world, is with them and is great favor
lite here. The announcement OF their en-.
! GaSement therefore, was sufficient To at
tr,ct.a large number of Billy Kersauds'
admirers, and last night'they crowded the
| theatre an hour before the curtain rose.
! at O'Clock when the curtain rose the
mon sight In the gallery there were II
few white boys, but otherwise the two
places were literally packed with cnthu-
| siastic, excited colored persons OF both
| sexes, waiting with expectancy for the
performance to begin. They enjoyed the
| show, too, and their enthusiasm and ell
| joymcnt was source of pleasant amuse.
ment to those in the parquette and dress
| circle. The latter place was more than
| filled, and the parQuettc contained Il very
| large crowd.
1.-The performance is somewhat better
! than the average minstrel show, the sing
ing and dancing being especially good.
| The instrumental music is up to the re.
! quirements OF high class minstrelsy, in
which expressive and harmonious accom-
| paniments play prominent part. Billy
| kersands, with his enormous mouth and
| startling facial contortions, was as anus
| ing as of yore. and worked hard to please
| Tom Brown, in his jokes, songs and imi
tations, was entertaining. The song and
dance act Of Moore, White, Hilman and
| Vernon developed some intricate and
pretty dances.
1.-The Black Patti gave very clever
female representation, singing She Was
the Idol of My Heart and other songs
of considerable expression, and initiating
i'll an excellent manner female singer
| Zone of the features of the entertain
ment is the Crescent City Quartcttc. COM
| posed of Wootcn Watts, Howard and
| Walker. This quartette will he rcmcm-
bered as the one that in Alabama last
! YEAR sung in such II pathetic and touching
manner the Southern Home. The
music in that play was rendered in Il
moonlight scene and under magnolia
! trees, as coming across the bayou, the
| singers being out of sight of the audience,
and the effect was one long To be rcmem.
bered. The singers in the quartette have
singularly sweet and harmonious voices,
and some of the minor chords in their
| singing are cXquisitcly beautiful