The Weekly orb., 1898-11-20

ItOtPCCtOt D DlbuCC ent in recent issue of that paper saw
 it to refer to the performance recently
 given here bv the Bisbee Dramatic club and exercised his undoubted right to criticize it. He kindly complimented
 Miss Cora Gray, in her part. as the best acted in the cast. He, however, was careful enough not to commit himself so far as to say that the part was we'll acted, hut bearing in mind his widely extended reputation as a dramatic critic, contents himself with the state-
 ment that it wac the best, thereby in.
 fsrring that none were good. The play
 itself then appears not to have pleased
 his cultivated taste, and he ..adds some
 sage remarks on amateurism generally,
 which, in view of his high standing AS authority on the subject, were very op. perfume, although from his own state-
 ment the audience does not seem to have agreed with him in their estimate of the play. since he adds "The play seemed to please" after which remark he re. fers to Miss Baker, but the well known correspondent was rather chary or this ground. Being very gallant m. n he stated that Miss aker was "dressei with taste," thus establishing himself as judge of feminine apparel. It is to one of his closing remarks the ORB de sires to call attention, i. e: 1.-The Rough Riders are to get benefit out of the proceeds, so the bills say" This remark, under the most charitable con- struction, cannot be otherwise construed than as direct insult to the Dramatic club and its members collectively and ind vidually, since il distinctly conveys the inference that there. was some doubt about the truthfulness and honesty of the club in thus "billing" the perform, ance. This inference was totally un- warranted by anything the correspond ent knew or could possibly have learned in the matter either before or after the production of the play. The members oj the club are all we'll known young people of Bisbee. It was plainly under stood by the club and it's members when a public performance was first spoken of among them that the proceeds should betlonated to some wArthy oh
 ject, and this intention was politically announced At that time some of the Bisbee contingent of the Rough Riders were patients in the Copper Queen Co.'S.
 hospital here and the suggestion made sitter the affair had definitely progressed that they be given the pecuniary bene- 6ts of the performance, was at once adopted. After the performance was. over. the bills paid, etc., a sum was found to be remaining in the hands of the treasurer amounting to $iO, which. he was instructed by the club to turn Over to Lieut.. George B. Wilcox, as the representative of the sick Rough Riders,
 bnt nlesnNhile the sick heroes. had re- covered sufficiently at least to, leave the hospital, and they refused to accept it. It then became question as to what disposition should be made of the, money. However, at the next, meeting of the Dramatic club it was decided to donate the money to the Bisbee Gene tery association, which was done. So much for the Prospsctor's Bisbeecorres- pondent and dramatic critic. An item. ized statement of receipts and .expendi- tures attending the entertainment vii bs found on another page of this isaue' .
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