The Alaska daily empire., 1919-09-17
ALASKA ORPHAN BENEFIT FUND A
 GREAT SUCCESS
Coliseum Was Crowded Last Night and a Good Sum Was Melted For
 Orphans Benefit

From an artistic as well IS a fin ancial standpoint, the benefit given for the Alaska Orphans fund in the Coliseum theatre last night was q huge success. For attaining the success credit is due Mrs B. A. Ros selle, who trained those who took part in the entertainment
 The program, which included grouI dances by small pupils of Mrs. Ros sells, several solo dances, and pia no and vocal numbers, was the mos; attractive amateur entertainment giv en in Juneau for a number oi months.
 Mrs Rosselle, in her Dance o. Defiance" and "Censer Bearer" gave Juneau an opportunity to see two oi the most difficult stage dances pro fessionally done. The wonderful technic and poise of her movements exhibited the result of her training by Vernine Vestoff and one of the famous Spanish dancers.
 The baby group and their solo dances were among the most attrac live features of the evening.
 Little Aline Ann Goldstein. in "A Spring Morning." and Lizctte Rigg ;n "The Brook" were cunning in IF ture dances. Gladys Naghel quaint ly and prettily danced "Comino Through the Rye" Wonderful tech aic in toe dancing was shown by li+ le Xenia Kashevaroff in "A Ma. i've baby dances was Maxine Ror 'elle's Hawaiian "Hoola Hoola" don in a clever costume. Junior Clarl m the Clown Dance" was cunnin md funny Madeline ROsscile dis played splendid technic in The Swor Dance,' and when she appeared ir group dances.
 Further credit for tho splendi( raining and technic shown in the Caucasian Slave" dance by Doroth' Troy and in Pandora" by Miss France Mezenthal is due Mrs. Rosselle
 ''Tho Parade of the Nations" "ThC Woodland Nymphs." "The Highlanf Fling" Dance of the Witches" "The Irish Washerwoman" and Sailors Hornpipe," were well executed grou iances in which the following child ren took part:
 Madeline Valentin. Margie German Dorothy Stearns, Natalia Kashevarofi Elizabeth Marshall, Eileen Cavanaugh Madeline Rosselle, Elizabeth Grigsby Elizabeth Pullen, Virginia Clark an' Grace Naghel Those in the bab' group were: Lizette Riggs, Jeanette Stewart, Maxine Rossolle, Junio Clark, Ethel Bell Davidson, Myrtl' Wicklander Xenia Kashevaroff, Jan' Grigsby, Alice Eikland and Norm Tompkins.
 The Musical program was besu'
 with the difficult "Rigiletto" playo by Miss Ethel Forbes. F. H. Part ridge, who has pleased so many audi ences with his singing since he ha' made his home in Juneau, sang "Thc Americans Come" accompanied b. Miss Helen Kelso Miss Marie Rosen berg. accompanied by Miss Mary Ter rell, sang Rose in the Bud" in he charming voice which was heard b, the public of Juneau for the frs time last night "A La Bicn Aimee, played by Miss Helen Kelso. wa one of the delightful piano solos or the program. Miss Mezenthal sanf two clever vocal solos.
 A jitney dance for tho benefit O the Orphans fund was given at th' Elks hall, following the program a the Coliseum.
 Patronesses for the benefit were a9 follows: Alaska's first lcdy, Mrs Thomas Riggs, Mesdames George E Grigsby, l.. O. Sloane. P R. Bradley w. G. Smith, w F. Novel;, B. D Stewart. Charles Goldstcin. B. M BeMends. s. Hellenthal. c. T. Jack son, Josephine Valentine. w H Waugh. c. E. Riordan. Jamec A. Sml scr.