The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-01-28
CAMILLE D'ARvILLE
Greeted by n Splendid Audience at the
Academy Last Night.


Academy Last Night.
Camille D'Arville, rightly named the
queen of comic opera. aod her excellens
| com pany, delighted the largest and moBt
| brillisns audiences Of the season last
| night at the Academy OF Music. The
opera presented WAS Madeline; or, The
Magic Kiss," and the argument on
which It ia based is'in the best vein OF
entertaining ebsurdities that go to form
the plot OF comic operas to the present
day. the central idea being that Baron
de Grimme, al old M an who had reached
the age OF one hundred years. can, by
succession Of kisses bestowed on the
lips of @ besuSiful girl (Madeline) re-
gain his lost youth at the rate of
| twenty five years per kiss. He tries it,
and by the time the third kiss ie given
he Ia young man of twenty FIVE and
married to the lady whose rare oscula-
tory gift has affected his reiuvena-
tion, and right here the fun
begins. He wants to kiss her
again, but is restrained by the horrible
thought that il he attempts it he will
be transported at once into the
! "whsnoeness OF nowhere" To add to
hisintolerable position disappointed
rival openly gloats over the fact that he
| "jassent."
The fourth kiss. however, Is finally
given, and TO the delight of his friends
and, confusion of his rival the rejuve-
mated baron fails to disappear and all
ends happily.
Camille D'Arville stands to day at
the head OF comic opera prima donna.
Her voice is beautiful soprano OF re-
markable range and clear, vibrant
quality; 1t ia under such control that
only the most perfect training can in
sure. In addition TO this she is perfect
actress and unites to her other gifts o
charming personality that challenges
at once the sympathy OF her audience.
George Boniface. the buffo basso, az DR..
Gourmet, WAS irresistabie and kept the
audience In continuous roar. He Is
one OF the beat comedians on the
comic opera stage to-day. Mr.. Raven
stroft made very good Baron de
| Grlmme, but Mr.. Stuart, the baritone,
while possessing fairly good voice, was
too hosrse to be satisfactory.
The splendid attack and fine shading
OF the chorusses made one Of the very
best features OF the opers. In the
finale OF the second act, which really
reaches the STANDARD Of grand opera, tho
work OF the chorus was superb,
Little Trixie."
The nexs attraction at the Academy
will be May Smith Robbins on next
Saturday night and q special children's
and ladiea' matinee. Little Trixle,"
one OF the best musical comedies tha.
mas appeared here this season; COM
menced a three daya' engagement at
Music Hall last night. Bright music,
pretty girls and graceful dancers were
announced as leading features OF the
play, and the herslds spoke tho truth.
The mueic is all bright, now snd
catchy the girls are pretty and the
talented little artist, May Smith Rob-
bins, who leads the aggregation, is one
OF the best dancers in Shis country.
Little Trixie" has pretty little
story extending through four acts, that
serves as vehicle for the introd @ .io o
OF quite number of very good special
ties. and the play itself is as uproar-
lousty funny as q farce comedy. with the
usual horse play and stsge gags elimi-
mated. Miss Robbins has abundant
scope to display her versatility and Is
surrounded by company of very clever
people. Little Trixle" will DO pre-
sen'ed to. night and tomorrow with the
usual mstinees. "--Wilkesbarre Daily
Times, Jan. IS. 1905.
Matinee prices IS and soc. Might
prices rs, so and 75c.
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