The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-02-02
ACADEMY OF MUSIC.
"Littie Trixie" Draws a Small, But APP
preoiative Audience.

Little Trixie" Draws Small, But APP
preoiative Audience.
A fair audience assembled last night
at the Academy of Music to witness the
musical comedy, Little Trixie," with
May Smith Robbins, the popular sou.
brette. in the title role. What the aua
dience lacked numerically, however,
WAC made up by the genuine enthusiasm
with which they applauded the clever
speoialties, whose intro .uct ton is made
possible throughout the play by the
apology for y plot on which Little
Trixie" il based.
Miss Robbins impersonasion of Lit
tie Trixie" was very good, as was also
the four other characters which che as
sumed during the play, but her action
lacks to some extent the extreme
abandon and chic that Is 80 essential to
the success of q soubrette. Harry Ward
made hit as Peter Persim mons, the
darkey servant, and 80 did Master
Hugo, IN his unique character of RAYS.
The performance, as whole, was en-
joyable and found an appreciative au-
dience.
Denman Thompson's "Old Homestead"
Monday Night.
Probably no play ever written has
scored more pronounced and lasting
success than has 1.-THE Old Homestead"
which will be seen at the Academy on
The novelty of the old.fsshioned
scenes accounts largely for this p ,pu-
lsrity. The quaint atory appeals to
everyone, and In many brings back for
mer reoollections. The close of a hot
August day, with the duty of putting
everything on the farm to rights for the
night, the arrival of the city visitors to
the old fashioned country place; the
chorus of the heymakers in the melo-
dious yet old-fashioned songs; the in
effectual attempt Of that good-nature
old prevarIcator Cy Prime to make love
to Aunt 'Tilda, with the one OF many
Interruptions that have kept him q
bachelor for thirty years; the saving OF
Happy Jack, the tramp, by Uncle Josh.
and his sending him away with o fixed
and to give John Barleycorn the tough.
est tussle he ever had; the longing OF
the old man to see his boy in tho far dis
tant city, among the many snares which
surround him; the confirmation Of tho
old gentlemsn's worst fears By his
dream, oil serve to give the quaint, old
fashioned scenes al the "Old Home
stead" an interest possessed by but few
plays.
Denman Thompson, in writing "The
Old Homestead" aimed to construct
play that would please and amuse as
largo clsss of theatre-goers as possi.
Bile. He builded moro wisely than he
knew, and when he produced 1.-THE Old
Homestead" he gave to the theatre
loving public play that ia destined to
last as long ae goodness OF heart. true
nobility and sterling manhood COM
mends respect and esteem. Prices IS,
so, rs and 81.
Fine Performance For w orthy Benefit
Tho Millers and Whea. combination,
which Is to appea. ct the Academy of
Music on the 4th of February, Tuesday
night, Is under the auspices of tho
Pulaski Camp of Confederate Veterans.
and the proceeds derived therefrom ia
designed to pay the way OF these old
soldiers unable to bear their own ex-
penses to the reunion Of the United
Confederate Veterans, which is to be
held in the city of Richmond, Va, June S,
1896. Many OF them were members of