The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-02-06
"LEND ME YOU. WIS.,,
Roland Reed's Return Engag. mens at
the Academy OF Music

"LEND ME YOUR WI n"
Roland Reeds Return Eng~x, mens at
tho Academy OF Music
Roland Reed, the popular c4medisr,
Will play . return engagement st lhs
his laughable success, LEND Me Your
Wife"
During his stirring career Mr.. Reed
has made several Important SUCCESSES;
but Captain Tarbox, tho comic hero OF
she piece, is said TO quite eclipse his
previous achievements. The first drafs
OF Lend Me Your Wife" was made by
the late Dion Doucicsuls, who conducted
the preliminary rehesrsals. His own
work Doucicault manifestly did not care
much for; but he wss struck by some of
Reeds qualities. He said: "He Is the
only one OF all the young comedians
who hos the faculty Of being funny
without calling attention 10 Ii. When
he does ludicrous thing he never stops
to give you warning by mugging.
"Mr. Reed Is serious humorist-a
very rare bird nowadays, I assure you.
It's astonishing how much better sage
fun goes IT you let the audience dis
cover 1t for themselves. It makes us
all tired to see the minstrel comedians
get good ready to be amusing. Now,
look OUT they cry, here comes my
great hit. and then IL flashes in the
pan. This fellow never smiles. Is's
his business to make tho other people
smile, and they get the idea that no is
dsad in earnest"
The character which Mr.. Reed por-
trays Is entirely different from any in
which he has ever boon seen here; il is
tl..st Of an old aea captain, "Abner Tar.
box, who is flttingly described In tho
ouotatlu.1 "as wild hammered men as
ever scutti,' ID ship"
Tho comedy, as the title Indicates,
tells the story OF the borrowing Of
wife to keep up q deception and the
subsequent complications that arise
consequent upon this act scr ne to keep
up series Of most provoking sloc cations
during three acts that keep the audi
ence continually convulsed with laugh
ter. Apart from the main story OF the
play there are several interesting
episodes running through the piece that
keeps every one on the quivive of exa
pectation.
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