The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1918-05-24
CABARET SCORES
BIG SUCCESS At
CLUB QUARTERS
Novel Attraction Proves That the
Great White Way Has Nothing
On Nenana.

The cabaret staged last evening
at the Nenana club. for the benefit
Of the Red Cross drive, was a
splendid success, both financially and
otherwise, the cabaret artists keep
ing the crowd entertained from the
first number until the finish.
Messrs. Bergren and Keffer, on
the violin and guitar, started the
performance and the other numbers
came in quick succession, interspers-
ed between the dances.
Kenneth Diyen. accompanied by
Mr. Frank Do9c~. rendered the vel
known Broadway hit. A Garden Of
Roses and was forced TO reply with
an encore. NJ. Diven has a strong
bass voice and his reditions We're
as much enjoyed as if Caruso him
self had been on the bill
Following Mr.. Diven, came the
Girls of Company B, attired in the
uniform of q regular doughboy, and
marched up and down the floor
singing Send Me Away With a
Smile, Little Girl" which proved so
acceptable to the audience that they
had hard time escaping from sew
eral encores. The Girls of Company
B were Misses Thora Slippern, Betty
Foster, Queenie Russell and Nalen-
tine Anderson.
! Next on the program, came Mrs
Leyn, who scored one of the great
est hits of the evening by her rem
dition of the world famous battle
hymn of the great French republic.
So great was the applause awarded
Mrs. Leyn that she favored with the
second encore on the song and dur
ing which the entire audience stood
up and joined in the chorus. Mrs.
Leyn has a splendid parlor voice
and her singing was a pleasant sur
prise to many of her friends who
| had not heard her before.
! Following the Marsellaise, the Star
/ Spangled Banner was sung by the en-
tire crowd, the applause calling for
the second encore, which was then
given. =."
Then came Miss Valentine Ander-
son, who sang in true cabaret style,
a real love song, entitled Give Me
Smile" Miss Anderson made the
rounds of the tables singing to each
individual and not only obtained
many smiles, but was showered with
money from every angle of the hall.
So great was the rain of silver that
six bell-hops were kept busy raking
in the money and pouring it into
the Red Cross horn, where all tips
for entertainers were thrown. Miss
Anderson was, of necessity, COM
PEELED to repeat part of the song
which started another silver hail
from the audience.
Next on the list of entertainers
came Mrs Sheldon, accompanied by
Mr.. VIM. j. Keffer. Mrs. Sheldon
sang "If They'd Only Move Old Erin
Over Here" and received a great
round of applause, replying to the
insistent demands for an encore with
Lilac Time" with Mr.. Keffer sing
ing second. Mrs. Sheldon proved
herself a very capable entertainer,
but escaped before she could be pre-
vailed upon to sing again.
Following this, several dances
were played in succession, the party
finally breaing up near the hour of
two O'Clock.
Great credit is due to Mr.. Fred
Rhind, who was in charge Of the
entertainment and details ir con-
nection with the cabaret, and owing
to Mr.. Rhind's familiarity with stag
ing such performances, not even the
smallest deails were omitted. Mr..
Rhind had but two days in which
to arrange his program, and being a
stranger in town insofar as having
a line on the local talent was con-
cerned, his success with the enter,
tanners was little short of marvel,
GUS. Mr.. Rhind states that were il
not for the enthusiastic manner IN
which the performers took up the
work and their capability in this