Bisbee daily review., 1915-04-23
"SINGBAD" ACHIEVES IMMENSE TRIUMPH
 ON OPENING NIGHT
Amateurs Delight Capacity Audi
 ence at 0rpheum; Antics of Tropical Savagery lnterSperS-
 ed With Clever Song Efforts.

Playing to a capacity house the ann
 ateurs of Bisbee on the Orpheum
 stage last night achieved their most
 notable success, presenting in a man
 ner which assured a complete triumph
 from the first rise of the curtain the
 famous musical comedy, "Singbad the
 Sailor" To Arthur Howard Ten
 Broeck, the director whose efforts are
 largely responsible for the remarka-
 ble showing and to every member of
 the cast the frequent and unrestrain-
 ed applause of the large gathering
 must have been especially agreeable
 There was not moment during the entire presentation when the audience
 was not keyed to a point of the high
 est interest and he humorous hits
 were so keenly pointed and SO well
 emphasized by the actors. the songs
 rendered in such a clever and, at the
 same time artistic manner that it be. came hard to realize that the produc- ton was in the hands of amateurs rather than professional performers.
 Rendering a setting of unusually unique character. the realistic tropi- cal scenery formed a background we'll calculated for an impressive preseu- tauon of the grotesQue antics of the savage natives of the Silent Isle. As the curtain rose on the opening scene on the seashore of this South Sea ren. dezyous of dusky- kinned natives. the saI rsa d with the remarkable combination Of gorgeous depletion of typical tropic scenes and carefully executed acting, created an harmonious result Of per feet dramatic effort
 From the start the audience readily entered into the spirit of the native creation of the authors genius and l aided by the clever delineauou of ex agserated scenes of savage mimicry and the timely rendition of songs par. ticularly adapted to such a musical 1 portrayal seemed Co be carried dur ing the quickly passing hours in which l the offering was presented. into the l tropical wlds of the Silent Isle or the ! weirdly shaded gardens of the Queens Palace. When. finally. the curtain l fell on the last scene and the whole l erotesque delineauon of Arabian | Nights times had passed. the audience | seemed sorry to. be recalled to the realities of life.
 In such a presentation. acted entire. | ly by amateurs of the locality it is hard to pick out any sin gle artist for especial praise At thc | same time it would seem unfair to fail to extend a few words of espec- tally favorable comment. relative C. several of the participants in leading roles.
 Playing in the title role of Sinebad the Sailor Dr. Craig fulfilled his rep | ltation for clever artistic eGcrt as we'll as vocal efficiency. As musical l mariner and first tenor from the Bag lad Opera House Dr. Craig certainly ! reached the height of his fame as recognized success in local theatri- 'als. His song efforts were extremely l we'll carried out. both from the musi. 'al and dramatic standpoint. He well deserved the applause erecting his 1 5pecialues
 As GuInarat Queen of the Silent Isle Miss Marguerite Watson fulfilled the demands of an exceedingly difficult role in a finished manner which as. .ured a success which would not have 'een realized without her talented COG operation. Miss Watson surely evinc- .d exceptional histrionic abilities that would undoubtedly lead 10 a considera 'le degree of success in more ambi-