Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1907-10-08
M|NSTRELS HAVE
BIG SUCCESS
IN B|SBEE
0pea House Packed to Doors
to See Performance of West
Troupe Under Direction of
Sanford B, Ricaby

The great West Minstrel troupe I'M
der the direction of Stanford B. Ric-
ably again appeared at the Bisbee
Opera House on Sunday evening and
played to a packed house, which was
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several new features the show sur
passed all efforts of the well known
manager and sent everyone away
feeling that the evening could not
have been more enjoyably spent At
the supper which was served In the
Elks' Club house, after the show, all
members of the local lodge being
guests of Ricaby, the troupe again
proved themselves to be royal enter
tanners.
The minstrel show this year open
ed N a novel way. The curtain rose
on pretty and well planned set
ting, the furniture of a luxurious
type. and the entire company with the
exception of the interlocutor and end
men standing in semi-circie. CARRIED
In well selected costumes. After the
Introductory chorus and several solos
Lloyd Ballet. introduced George Van.
Billy Graham. and Sanford B. Re
ably, the two end men and interlo-
cutor respectively.
Billy" Graham led off the merri-
ment with Back to the Mountains
You are Wild" being forced to re-
spond to several encores. Roswell ].
Wright. possessed as he is of a won.
derful soprano voice. rendered .sSil
yer Threads Among the Gold" in a
most pleasing manner. It seemed al
most freakish that man could
breathe the notes with such a tender
ness land flute-like softness that few
women can equal
George Van. known too well in this
section of the country to need an in.
| production, next came to the front
| and provoked roars of laughter with
Sometime" and Take Your Time =
| Besides always having ready supply
of jokes. which are not only good, but
new. Van seems to be able to provoke
more merriment with a song than any,
one. His paroles are good and they
are well rendered
The Battleship Four" quartette
scored a big hit, being encOred sew.
eTal times, as did Major Smith, Crab
am and McGreevy. in fact every mem
Der of the company did his part, and
| did it we'll
The show closed with a novel plan
tation scene. the entire company be
| ing on the stage.
Immediately after the conclusion oil
the performance the company and
members of the local Elks lodge ad
| Journed to the club house on Main
street. Tables had been prepared in
| the large meeting room and about poo
4 ca dorz-, IN
| POSTMASTER, in a most graceful man
| ner. He expressed his own gladness
on being liz Bisbee again. and N this
respect also spoke for the company
| After supper had been in progress
| for some time the Battle Ship Four
| quartette. rendered several selections
| and from this time on with his wei
wit and ability as a toast-master Ric
ably kept matters lively. calling OF
first one and then another. and intro
ducing each speaker with few re
marks that were not only apropos, bu
| witty
/ George Van recited two beautiful
poems by request. proving he was no
a comedian only. Local men am
showmen were called on indiscrimir
ately by the chairman. all contrilnt
ing to the success of the affair
The Immortal Clancy was called OF
for song. The police had to b
called in to get him to start bu
ONCE he got going 1t took the entsr
=I-s7iT7sTI OffIIV anu Inc city OTT1viai
veil Captain Wheeler " feeeIieeT Of Ii Ii
Rangers. to make him Gtit At tn
finish the entire hall rose and wit
one accord shouted rotten" Clanc
subsidized.
About , o'clock the toastmaste
proposed the singing of AUD Ian