The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-06-22
C[JYLER ANDERSOv
WRITES OF SHOW
that MADE Big
HIT In FRANCE
EngEishnnen Prepared The
Stage For These Anna
teur Actors
q AND Z COMPANIES
BURY THE RATCHET
Cites War Activities AS An
/. Anomaly Of Harmonic
ing Influence
q AND Z COMPANIES
BURY THE HATOHET
THAT the American soldiers are as

That the American soldiers are as
successful as entertainers as they
have proved to be as fighters, is in
dicated afreBh in an entertaining
letter written to relatives in Valley
City by Cuyler Anderson, q son of
Rev. and Mrs. James Anderson, of
No. 81, Jackson apartments.
The letter also gives g. hint Of the
harnonizing influences that the war
against the world enemy has exerted
in regard to former apparent ILL
feeling between certain Of the COM
panies OF which Mr.. Anderson
speaks. The letter in part is as
France, May 16, 1918.
Dear Uncle Fred and Aunt Kate:
Can YOU imagine this? Two big
truckloads Of good "Melican" SOL
diers, most Of them from G and H
companies and a Ford car with Lit.
Bert Weston, the Y. M c. A. sec
Rotary and Sgts. Brandevold and
Codding, journeying about ten miles
to q small French village; roaring
through said village, whose streets
were lined with English TQmmies,
Klaxton horn screening and lungs
and nufflers wide open2 Such was
our lot a few nights ago. It was
one of the most interesting little ak
periences I have had since leaving
America.
Beyond the town short dis
tance we passed a German prison
camp conspicuous for its barbed
wire ENHANCEMENT surrounding it.
Still further on we came to the Eng
lish camp and a great empty aero
plane hangar where we put on our
show. The Englishmen had fixed up
d little stage for us and before long
we had full house. Never has our
show gone with more pep and never
have we enjoyed doing anything Of
the kind more.
"As for the show, 1t didn't amount
to much. The setting of the stage
was for a cafe. The walters were
negroes and the patrons American
soldiers. A cabaret program was put
on by the proprietor Of the cafe. The
negroes sang coon songs and shot
craps and had all the fun general
ly that they could. Bert gave his
Scandinavian dialect readings, and
another parody on Casey at the
Bat" Casey being the kaiser. Mighty
good, too. The whole bunch sang
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excellent violinist and good tenor
soloist. One solo was with whistling
and violin accompaniment, and was
ABSOLUTELY beautiful, The whistler
was no amateur, you understand.
Then we had an Irish and Yiddish
comedian. Last, but not least, we
had a Hula girl that would make
any HaWavVan dancer look like q tin
soldier for graceful, really beauti-
full dancing. His makeup was so
good that one Of the Tommies tried
to make g. date with Tier" She"
was the hit Of the evening.
"FNor q spotlight we used an auto
mobile headlight, other illumination
being furnished by candles. ....
I'VE finished the show with q
grand finale OF "Cher, Cheer, the
Gangs all Here" 'tAuld Lang Syne, .
pitched so high we couldn't nearly
reach the top notes, and Goodbye.
Boys, I'm Through" our leading
lady occupying the center Of the
stage with her wig off. Imagine our
surprise when the Englishmen came
back with three hip-hip nooras led
by a little lieutenant But we stay
ed right with them and gave them
nine rains. Some night. what
Well, I shall not soon forget it. And
the Joy Of it wasn't marred by the
trip home in Bill Andreason's lap,
through country almost enchanting
in its beauty, keyed up as viewer by
a more or less Christian spirit OF
having done something for our
country
you'll observe I mentioned the
fact that G and Hcollaborated in the
little labor of love. oh. yes, We've
long since we played p and z COM
long since we played e and f. COM
panies q baseball game, and beat
them, too. Oh, war has Its advant~
ages, you know"