The Nome nugget., 1923-02-03
ORPHANS BENEFIT
GRAND suoCEss

! The OrphanS' benent gwen by the Nome Players last Saturday night deserves rating as the premier event of the winter at Nome. A record crowd of over 400 attended l ir spite of the bad storm outside. $4O6.20. net receipts are to be di- vIded equally between the Child ren's Home here in Nome and the Mission at the Kruzgamapa Hot Springs.
 From the beginning of the entry i of Cash" and "Sam," that pair of clever comedy crooks. on the scene | until that final smash in the nose delivered by Joe Linke. the boxer. the whole affair scintillated with wit. sparkled with pretty songs and prettier singers and thrilled with snappy action. "If the kids get as much good out O thaS dollar as I did they got to go some." said one cid timer--which remark just about hits the proper chord with all of us. It was sure some show.
 The first act on the program was the musical comedy. "The Wireless Telephone in which Peter Wander. Sterre as Cash" and sam" his cOlored helper kept the crowd ia continuous laughter by their antics. Sam" as played by Richard Mo- Dowell of the Coast Guard Station was as funny and delightful a char acter as Nome audience has seen in long time.
 Mrs. Klondy Woofter's selection on the violin was a rare treat. This artists rendition of a most difficult solo was superbly done. She was ably accompanied at the piano by Miss Helen Lomen.
 After Pellerein, the Human Derrick" had succeeded by terrific straining in lifting and juggling weights all the way up to 500 lbs. Wilfred Neflly, the small boy. at tendant. nonchalantly gathered up the whole collection as though they were made of so much paper-which they were.
 The versatility of Richard Me- Dowell was displayed in an excellent manner in his interpretation of "The Drug Fiend." From the light hearted, simple character of Sam" the negro. to white man deep in the tolls of that terrible vice, the drug habit, the illusions were per- feet.
 The evenings entertainment wound up with three boxing exhibi- tions of four rounds each. Clever. willing boys from the Coast Guard Station and the Tuba Manufactur- irg Co.,, mingled gloves whole heart- edly, with enthusiasm and strength aplenty. Everyone got a good kick out of this part of the program-in- cluding some of the boxers.
 The success of this entertainment is due mostly to the untiring efforts of Thomas A. Ross and the members of his Coast Guard Crew. The great detail of work always to be faced in affairs of this kind was quietly and efficiently done by the Life Saving Boys. Others who lent valuable assistance to the under taking were Mir. and Mrs. Rynning. MT. and Miss vanderSterre, Miss Newton, Miss Ada Arthurs. Elmer rorsIine. CHff Allyn. Harry Gabriel son, Lawrence Kerr, James Bogan. c. R. Jackson, J. J. Keenan, Frank Dufresne and Norvin Lewis. s. H. Burgh contributed the use of his beautiful piano. The A. Han was donated and the Eagles gave addi- ttonal scenery and chairs. Geo. S. Maynard, publisher of the Nugget generously contributed the adver- tising in the Bulletin and Nugget, and last but not least the follow ing ticket sellers, Mrs. L. Seppala. Mrs. H. Grant, Mrs. Al Nicholson. Mrs. c. Mish and Mrs. 5. Niely.
 Those in charge desire at this time to thank the public for their generous patronage given this bene-