The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-02-11
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Roland Rood February 12-ii'iiau icHis
Feb. 13-Tho "Blaok Crook" Feb IL.

hoiand Rood February 12-iiIiau owl
| Feb. 13-The "Blaok Crook" feb IL.
Roland Reed returns. presenting hi.
great success, LEND Me Your Wife. u
one of the greatest laughing his the
popular comedian has ever had, sc sh 7
Academy Of Music Wednesday, Feb
ruary 10. The play is of French origin,
put 1t Is admirably adapted and the
numor is not only spontaneous but
American. Mr.. Reed has part exactly
suited 10 the quaint, dry, droll fun, of
which he Is showing himself master.
| DICK, the nephew, writes his uncle
mat he hos married, not expecting the
| captain ever to visit Now York, but the
unexpected happens and Diok 10 COM
! PEELED to borrow the wife and baby If
Ills friend, Tom Bunting. to avoid de-
lection. Scarcely is the arrangement
made when Captain Tsrbox and his
daughter. Kitty, arrive at Bunting's
house. believing IS to be the nephew's
Then the trouble begins. The young
star. by makeup that is singularly
grosesque, not touching in any way upon
the grotesque, and facial expression
That In itself tells part OF the story,
manages to extract good deal of
amusement for the audience out OF the
old entsnglements with which the play
begins and the completing situations
which he manages to make oil the ore
complex.
Lillian Lewis In n Star Cast.
On Thuradsy, Feb. Is. the world famous
Lewis "Cleopa,ra" production will te
presented at the Academy. AS mat
ter OF course this ia tho important drs-
matte event of the year. foreveyyone has
heard and read about Cleopatra, and
AVAfynna In AnYfnno tO hok
and plsy. It is now settled that The
bare-limbed and barefoosed ballet,
which has made such 8 sensstion, will be
seen In the third act, and thas the prices
will not be advanced. The Appearance
OF Miss Lillian Lewis as "Cleopasra" in
big spectacular production, OF that
play will be the most important dra-
matte event Of the week, and ia awaited
with no little interest. Society has
everywhere turned out and accorded
Miss Lewis yeritable ovation. Aoiaa-
sic drama like CLEOPATRA, produced on
a scale of spectacular aplendor, with
chorus, ballet. tsbleaux vivapta, and
mechanical effects IL On innovation, and
marks an epoch in the staging of 'olassic
drama; and az such Miss Lewis "Gleo-
patra" has created sensation. Thes
the pub does want classic drama en-
bellished with scenecy, costumes, and
light is certain, for Miss Lewis business
this season has been enormous. The
important features in "Cleopatra" are
the storm scene, OF which 80 much hos
been said that IL oan justly be called
famous; the vision OF Cleopatra" as the
Goddess Isis In her royal barge on the
river Cydnus-.h's Is e reproduc lion o.i
the poets' descriptions. the tableau in,
the temple of Hymen Saorum in Statu-
airy square. The prices will not be ad-
vanced.
The Big "Blaok Crook Coming.
Manager Hooper, of the Academy Of
Music, announce q, special attraction
for next Friday evening, February ID.
when the grand spectacular play, "Tt
Black Crook" will be presented by
large company representing the original
cast during the remarkably euccessf, /
yesra revival of the play at the Acad-
envy of Music, New York. There will
be grand marches headed by the beauti-
full and stately fair Amazons CLAD in
dazzling aemor. and among the numer-
Gus artists of European reputation en-.
gagged to contribute spsoialties will be-
the famous gu rtette of French dancers
from the Paris Folies Bergeres, Miles.
Leontine, Adele Cammis, premiere
dancers. and Siracco; also Bexo and
Reno, from the Cirque CisineIli st.
Petersburg. 1t is promised that the
production will eclipse all pre7ious at
temps at high class spe 5aole.
DIR. CHAPMAN W.. JONES', brother OF
DR.. II. q. Jones, of this city, has located
in Roanoke for the practice of his pro-
fession. with offices on Salem avenue g.
W., (upssairs) next door to r. q. Erb's