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The USO club was a place to go for dances and social events, for movies and music, for a quiet place to talk or write a letter home, or for a free cup of coffee and an egg. [ 8 ] The USO also brought Hollywood celebrities and volunteer entertainers to perform for the troops.
Hope saw Thomas tap dance in Hollywood and invited her to join the USO tour. Hope and Thomas both worked for Paramount Studios. Hope called his USO World War II military tour of the South Pacific in 1944: “Loew's Malaria Circuit” and “the Pineapple Circuit”. Hope and Thomas did 150 shows in the two 1/2 months they were on road.
In the 1940s, Andrews focused on the dances of East Africa. [10] She founded and directed a dance company known as the Swa-Hili Dancers who performed re-constructed East African dances. [22] [10] [23] [a] They performed on stage at the Stage Door Canteen, in cabarets, and for the USO during World War II. [24]
Rochester audiences will see an Act I with skits, 1940s melodies, and patriotic songs. Act II promises a festive atmosphere and classic holiday tunes. Rochester theater group presents 1940s USO ...
The books are on display upstairs in the Mary Sykes Auditorium where USO dances were held during World War II and where community events are still conducted to this day.
The club met weekly and published a small mimeographed paper. The city of Coffeyville allowed the cadets to use the high school swimming pool, and reserved it for their use during part of the day. In addition, there were USO shows from time to time, and dances attended by invited guests from Coffeyville and surrounding communities.
Marlene Dietrich (left) and Rita Hayworth serve food to soldiers at the Hollywood Canteen in 1942.. The Hollywood Canteen operated at 1451 North Cahuenga Boulevard in the Los Angeles, California, [1] [2] neighborhood of Hollywood between October 3, 1942 and November 22, 1945, as a club offering food, dancing, and entertainment for enlisted men and women, [1] [3] who were usually on their way ...
1930s–1940s. In the 1930s, ... The outside area between the synagogue and the Menorah Institute was paved for use in USO dances. [5] 1950s