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By NewsLine Staff A musical performance by Theatre Troupe 1776 filled the Mandarin Community Club with nearly 100 ticket holders and raised important funds for the historic club in late September. It was a kick off for fall, and the fundraiser realized $2,000 to support the club\u2019s charitable mission. The “1945 Cabaret,” revived memories for a few and introduced the younger crowd to some of the nation\u2019s finest songwriters and composers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Photo courtesy Mandarin Community Club<\/p>\n\n\n\n 1945 Cabaret cast.<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" By NewsLine Staffmail@floridanewsline.com A musical performance by Theatre Troupe 1776 filled the Mandarin Community Club with nearly 100 ticket holders and raised important funds for the historic club in late September. It was a kick off for fall, and the fundraiser realized $2,000 to support the club\u2019s charitable mission. The “1945 Cabaret,” revived memories for a few and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":11169,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-11201","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-mandarin"},"yoast_head":"\n
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\u201cThe evening was highly entertaining and lots of fun. While the production focused on song and dance, the World War II themed entertainment was woven together with short introductions for each act that revealed stories of a nation at war and also the fascinating role played by North Florida,\u201d said Emily Lisska, the club\u2019s event chair.
Patty Everett, director of Theatre Troupe 1776 and a club board member, also directed the production. Greeting attendees were club board members dressed in \u201840s attire and wearing deep red lipstick, a reference to one of the show\u2019s stories. American women purposely applied dramatic red lipstick in response to Adolf Hitler\u2019s disdain for cosmetics \u2014 and particularly red lips. Among the nearly 20 musical selections were the \u201840s hits, \u201cWe\u2019ll Meet Again,\u201d \u201cDon\u2019t Fence Me In,\u201d \u201cSwinging on a Star,\u201d and \u201cIt\u2019s Been a Long Long Time.\u201d
\u201cThe evening proved so much fun and raised such important funds, there\u2019s talk about musical revues for other decades,\u201d said Lisska. <\/p>\n\n\n\n