Show i high if agh school opera 1 I 1 I 1 highly successful from all standpoints the high school opera directed by byron D jones proved to be a tremendous success 1 financially speaking the large beautiful fu 1 auditorium was albed beyond its capacity re t y by an enthusiastic and appreciative audience artistically speaking the costumes and scenery were very colorful and produced a glorious arlous effect musically speaking it was a fint finished shed production lor for a high school cast the ease with which the principal characters and choruses executed their respective roles arid and the apparent delight each took in his role was most surprising and gratifying the entrances exits and attacks of the choruses were decidedly finished speaking the dancing in itself was well worth the price of 0 admission the grace and spirit evidenced in all the choruses by the dancers was as unusual tor for amateurs the dance valse bagdad was interpreted in a very unique clever and superior manner by magdalene de younghe as zelanda chief dancer of the Cali pias court anna levey our popular modernistic dancer executed two dancers in her usual good ronn form her be spangled black and red boyish costume added the touch exquisite to her clever dances I 1 mary harrlson harrison as jewel daughter of the caliph and belle of bagdad displayed her role exceptionally well her choice of costume emphasized by her sweetness of voice finished her characterization I 1 to perfection I 1 I 1 dainty little catherine sheen as elsa mccann and clever bernice bernace burbidge as A anne rine blackwell were splendid acting w with it jack green and harvey booth as av aviators I 1 acors their quartet numbers were I 1 well received the boys as whirling dervishes added a touch of american humor which seems rather contradictory but nevertheless is true words do not describe the remarkable portrayal of the comic roles of henrietta whir tick bv lavon gleason and ali AH ben el mustapha by theodore johnson until the final curtain neither relaxed in the difficult portrayal of their respective parts lawrence as lord archie fitzgibbons and harold burbidge as dick taylor of hollywood were exceptionally good in their english and american characterizations harolds rendition of his solos and his stage presences pres enece bespeak the makings of a future singer of note ada olsen and betty turner as daughters of the caliph ada wilson as mrs airs mccann american consul and darlene bluze as salesgirl all added to the perfection of the production last but by no means least comes the Cal caliph lph john williams was a find and for a high school as of 1 aie ie cliM cult role Dig digrite rity voice tone and s ie e were coupled here to make the art ideal I 1 the one big factor which insured the successful rendition of the opera was the oi chestra the harmony Sere naders accompanied compa nied this above production in their usual artistic fashion teresa petit the clever piano accompanist was the hand that rocked the 1 cradle so to speak and to her Is riven given much accompaniments credit for her faithful and delightful I 1 following is a list of the main details and cast of the belle of bagdad I 1 act one scene market place in bagdad time the present on a bright morning in summer act two scene the same as act one time afternoon of the same day cast of characters anne blackwell bernice burbidge elsa mccann catherine sheen mrs mccann american consul ada wilson salesgirl darlene kruze lord archie fitzgibbons L lawrence R w r e n c c RaE mussen zelinda A dancer magdalena de younghe rose daughter of the caliph betty turner lily sister of rose ada olson all ali ben el mustapha prefect of police theodore johnson caliph hassan el ruler of bagdad john williams jewel favorite daughter of the hassan mary harrlson harrison bill blacks blacke airplane mechanic jack green bob ballentine pal ot of bills harvey earvey booth henrietta whip stitch lavon gleason dick taylor ot of hollywood harold burbidge stage manager leland paxton pax ton assistant stage manager glen sanger scenery john pike and fred lights fred letier and mr bingham properties welsh driscoll buck buch and cunningham and sons accompanist teresa petit mr jones wishes to express his appreciation to those who contributed in any way to the success ot of the opera to the parents lor for providing costumes and to mr jerome paxton in providing transportation por tation to the cast in the selection of costumes D 3 H |