European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - December 3, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse Pages the stars and stripes thursday of cuber 3,1987 Singer Ivajane Iven Toa belts out a Sang for 2,500 sailors aboard the aircraft Carrier Coral sea. Vegas Whiz Wayne Newton converts9 Sailor audiences Byj. K1ngcruccr Mediterranean Bureau Cannes France there were few Wayne new ton fans aboard the aircraft Carrier Coral sea when the Las vegas nev., had liner began his show but by it Send. Newton had carried out a mass conversion of the 2,500 sailors in the audience. Newton credited with being the most successful performer in the history of Las vegas is currently on a two week in Ioctl service organization tour among in the Middle East Indian Ocean and Mediterranean regions. He kicked off his show with a blistering version of thai s alright Mamma that fired up a cold audience. From then on Newton owned the crowd. Although the pc thanksgiving audience was adaptive one High seas caused the cancellation of boat runs Between the anchored Carrier and the Riv Iera resort of Cannes about a mile away no one appeared to mind being held hostage by Newton and his nine piece band. Newton a Mega Star in the major showrooms of Las vegas for some 30 weeks a year for the last 20 years showed his versatility before the audience by shouting the blues belting out Rock and Roll Hiis drawn from the 50s through today and throwing in an occasional Down Tempo number the tall mustachioed performer did his show Clad in a Black jump suit and did t once change costume. He did t have time for costume changes anyway As he performed non Slop for the length of the 1-Houmi-Mmute show. The audience saved its loudest applause for new. Ton s versions of a number of songs that Elvis Presley first made popular and for fats Domino s Newton an accomplished performer on 11 instruments used when the saints go marching in to showcase his Talent on fiddle trumpet Banjo and Gui tar. An avowed Patriot Newton has previously Don esd Tours in Vietnam and in 1983 aboard 6th Fleet ships operating off the coast of Lebanon shortly after the bombing of the Marine Barracks there. He closed his show with a stirring trilogy of patriotic songs concluding with America performed in front Ofa Gigan tic american Flag backdrop the finale earned Newton a 5-minute-Long standing ovation. "1 almost cried at that finale t about choked said Petty officer 3.c. Brian l. Logan 21. An administrative specialist. "1 watched the show by straddling Between a ladder and a Box on the Side of the Wall. It was the Only Way 1 could see Over All the Heads in the hangar Bay said inc Somerset ky., Man. My has always liked Wayne Newton and she wrote to me and said that he would put on a Good show. She was said Pulty officer pc. Billy Joe Dubbs 27, a personnel Man from Vancouver Wash. I had a front Row scat. F. Waited two hours in that seat for the show to Start and the Wail was Worth in Dubbs said. There was a Young Sailor a kid of about is. Silting nest to me and he had never heard of Wayne Newton. I m 36 and i grew up with Wayne Newton s songs but we both enjoyed the show equally. We had the Best seals. Scats like that would have Cost $100 apiece in Las vegas said Petty officer 2,c. Thomas Boehm a native of St. Louis mo., who works on the staff of the Coral sea s Brig. I had my picture taken with Wayne Alicr the show and i m going to Send it to my Mother. She s a big fun of his and Shell about while Newton usually plays Las vegas showrooms accompanied by a huge orchestra and women singers inc Singer kept his travelling troupe Small about 30 people for the current us tour. Thu us signed up pan am and at
