The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-01-18
AMUsEMENrs.
The Musical Evont of the Season Monday,
January ~.

Tho Musical Evont of tho Season Monday,
January ~.
Messrs. O. B. Jefferson. Klaw and
Erlanger will present for the amuse.
ment OF play-Roers in the larger olties
through the South, Camille D'Aryille
and her W comic opera company,
whioh numbers aome seventy people, in
Madeline, or, The Magic kiss" Miss
DArville wes frat seen in this country
ss the prima donna OF the "Bostonisne,n
when she made for herself q host Of
admirers by her many gifted quslisies.
Her SUCCESS in Madeline" is unuues-
toned rs the greatest Interpretation of
. comic opera role on The American
stage. She Is q talented and beausiful
woman and has ingratisted herself with
the m~usio-loving public.
The story of "Madeline" hinges on q
legend OF the Baron de Grimm, who IL
told that II he could find an unkissed
maiden each kiss that she will give him
Will bring him back twenty-fy ave years
OF his life. The baron finds an unkissed
maiden In Madeline, the village belle,
and In three years he becomes . youth
OF twenty- five. The maiden then falls
IN love with him, but he 10 told that II
he should kiss her again IL will end his
existence. He does everything In his
power 90 resist the temptation. This
arouseB Madeline's suspicion, and abe
thinks he Is no longer in love with her.
The complications arise from this incl.
dent, but In desperation tho baron
makes up his mind to give his life for
one more kiss. but he finds that NOS only
does he live after IL, but = succession Of
shem does not call him to heaven. The
company supporting Miss D'Arville is
On exceilent one, including George @.
B0nifaCa II Uhn Ia aI1p.o, anS>.~.
Ing. Others In the ensemble are Horace
w. RAvenscroft, w. e.. Stewart, Frank
turner, Henry Stanley, Hilda Hollins,
Maud Hollins, Cute Mcdonald and a
chorus OF sixty trained voices. The
engagements will be ct she Academy
Monday, January 81.
"sowinR the Wind"
The much-talked-of sex against
sex" play, "Sowing the Wind" written
by the great English drsmatist. Sydney
arundy, comes next Tuesday night, and
IL 10 needless to say that, considering
the reputation of the play and the ad-
mitted excellence of the company Mr..
Charles Frohmsn will send here, he
event will, without exaggeration, be one
OF more than ordinary interest and iu-
%portancs. Il Is a play that appeals to
oil lovers OF the stage, It's great moral
lesson and it's possession of ell the evil
dences of the work of a master hand in
stagecraft. II comes with the prestige
Of two hundred nights at the Empire
Theatre, New York, where, owing to
It's enormous success, 1t Is now about TO
be revived; nine weeks in Chicago, fifty
nights In Boston and subsequens nota-
BILE successes throughout New England,
where its powerful and we'll handled
theme led TO q famous controversy be-. |
tween Sydney Grundy himself. DR.. |
Newham Hall, the late Professor
Blackie and DR.. Hartford, vice-chana
cellor Of Oxford University. In fact, |
''Sowing the Wind" is that kind of
dramatic work hat was not written for |
6 day, but tor all time. for 1t has all the |
elements b a conduce to perennial
popularity among thinking %playRoers.
THE Ladies' Benevolent Society will
meet at the Y. M. @. a. rooms on Mon.
day, January 30. A large attendance
10 requested. 1t Is our purpose this
winter to take cars of the sick and aged
who need help, and as we now have sew.
eral to care for. we ask The generous |
people Of Roanoke to assist us in this |
work by contributions of provisions, |
clothing, fuel and money, which will be
ju~diciously used for those in actual need.
On Monday, the Goth, from IL o. M. to s |
p. M, contributions will be received at
our room No. 10 Luck avenue 8. W., neal
Marteller's marble yard
MRS JOSEPH FL. EARMAN,
17-3t President.