Written (or adapted) by Bert Ray, the production was described by the Age reviewer as 'glorified vaudeville' (28 December 1926, p.7). The The Argus 1848-1957 theatre critic wrote that although the 'the story begins as an Arabian Nights story should... before the first act is over the thread of the narrative becomes tangles, and disappears altogether before the play ends. Like other pantomimes, too, Sinbad the Sailor is amusing not so much for the jokes contained in the book of the piece, which have all been heard many times before, as for the bewildering anachronisms it contains' (28 December 1926, p.16).
The scenic effects included: 'Wonders of the Deep,' 'The Sunken Pirate Ship', 'The Maze of Coral,' 'Frolic of the Mermaids,' 'The Ocean Monster,' 'The Garden of the Deep,' 'Neptune's Throne,' 'Treasure Island,' 'The Sultan's Palace,' 'The Magic Wood,' and 'Flowerland' (Age 25 December 1926, p.16).
[Source: Australian Variety Theatre Archive]
