The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-02-01

this season, and the house should be
packed at both performances.
May Smith Robbins, winsome SOU
breete who femindE one very much of
| Lolita, appeared last night at the Stand
ard Theatre in the comedy drama
Little Trixie,' written, it 10 said, ex.
i srressly for her. Miss Robbins is a
bright. eivaetous little across, q good
singer and an artistio dancer, and made
Q very favorable impression with tts
large audience. That she Is versatile
was amply proven by the enjoyable
manner In which abe unprecedented sew.
eral decidedly different charsoters. The
comedy role was in the hands OF Fred
Robbins, clever comedian, who mad
the most Of his opportunities. The en-
tire cast, In fact, was excellent. Dur
Ing the action Of the play, number OF
high-class specialties were introduced
by members OF the compauy."-Phila-
delphis Inquirer. Jan. 90, 1895.
Denman Thompson's "Oid Homestsad.n
Denman Thompson and 1.-THE Old
Homestead" don's either of them seem
to get old in the proper sense OF the
word; but. on the other hand, like good
old country wine. they gather mellow
ness with age and Fipeness. One
remembers 1t some years ego when II
began to amble through New York
season, and kept ambling till 1t seemed
part of the Metropolis, and yet It
always packed house. Week after
week, month sitter month, the same
people paid their quiet dollacs, ente ed
the immense Academy OF Music, smiled
little and wept q little, then went
away only to return in week or go to
weep and smile again. Some of them
nj 20 NIB la - A.
so badly, others seemed to become even
more po'gnantly sympathetic with the
griefs and troubles of the stage as time
went by. But they oil osed to call
again, and kept on calling for four or
five years or so. "The Ola HON estesdn
will only be in Roanoke one niphr. NEXT
Monday.
1t cannot atop longer. IS it's tour has
been arranged. But In memory OF those
good old times when 1t was easier to
hugh than IL is nowadays. and easier to
cry for that matter, for both laughing
and crying become harder every year.
Seats are selling very fast, 80 you had
better secure them at once.
Fine Performance For Worthy Benefit.
The Miller's and Wheat com bination,
which is to appear ct the Academy of
Music on the 4th of February, Tuesd ay
ne4tI ID unu9r the auspices OF the
Pulaski Camp of Confederate Veterans,
and the proceeds derived therefrom is
designed to pay tho way Of those old
soldiers unable to bear their own ex.
penses to the reunion of the United Con-
federate Veterans. which ia to be hold
in the city OF Richmond, Vs., June 6,
1896. Many Of them wore mem bers of
the old Stonewall Brigade and were in
the celebrated chase of Hunter from
Lynchburg, besides others who were in
the famous charge OF Pickett at Gettys-
burg, Pc. Admission only so cents.
Tickets at johnson & Johnsson's.
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