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illanterredshipsfistedsigni-NavySnesI theies inester-sovietwere rrillas ?rman 3 scowstaffser thePresi-First3rdersChief.jflPilitary r faith shall obey. Royal erican nd of bordi-:hief.”where the Nazis halted and braced themselves after short retreats.British entertainment outfit comparableto U.S.O.-Camp Shows, Inc.Rainbow Corner, Largest ClubIn British Isles, Is OpenedBy Ralph G. MartinStars and Stripes Staff WriterBiggest of the 36 American Red CrossClubs in Britain, Rainbow Corner, in theopenedan all-star cast headed by Vivien Leigh,Diana Wynyard, and Miriam Jordanplaying before a jampacked crowd ofkhaki.Feature acts of the show, which wasbroadcast over an NBC transAtlantichookup, were Vivien Leigh's reading ofa letter by Lord Nelson to Lady Hamil-daysWynyardof an anonymous verse about Anglo-American unity.The glee club, which sang at the special Thanksgiving service at Westminster Abbey under the direction of Cpl. Heinz Arnold, Patchogue, N.Y., was at the newclub last night, singing medleys of collegesongs.Also .singing was Pvt. Dan Lepard, Flint, Mich., who gave out with “ Rainbow Corner,” written especially for theclub.There were skits and sketches writtenby Sgt. Larry Roemer, Brooklyn, N.Y., and M / Sgt. Bill Carey, Chicago, who alsoassisted the show producer, Lindsay MacHarrie, New York City, former program director of the Blue Network. Acting in one of the skits was Harvey Gibson,Commissioner to Great Britain for theAmerican Red Cross.Jack Martin, who was in radio in theStates and is now a Canadian Armyprivate, acted as master of ceremonies.Dishing out with music was Frank Rosatoand his swing orchestra, from an infantryunit, now on a 16-day tour of army campsin the south of England. Last week *heyplayed before King Peter of Yugoslaviaand the young monarch almost floored Rosato by requesting Artie Shaw’s Traffic Jam.”Boys in the band, who have been playing together for the past year, are Pfc Russell Philips, Hannibal, Mo.; Pfc Don Lepard, Flint, Mich.; Pfc Harold Krolow, Columbus, Ohio ; Pfc Joe Bruce, Long Island, N.Y.; Sgt. George Kieffer, Sgt. Nicholas Gagliano, Cpl. Roland Lambert, Sgt. John Stoll III, Cpl. Joe Rotis, Sgt. Emile Oulliber, Sgt. Frank Vicari, Pfc Oliver East, Sgt. Sammy Anzelmo and W.O. Frank Rosato, allfrom New Orleans, La.Rainbow Comer, which unofficially opened on Armistice Day, is purely an entertainment center with no sleepingfacilities. When it's complete there will be a big stage and theater, seating about 800 soldiers and putting on all-star shows twice a day. There will also be two lounges for reading and writing and loafing.quicklwere lt;Pres Bostoi ARP Marti:area.cities,fromThemelodroomroomThesaid: startelt;into vficialAs the fl the dcpaperPrMadmiibodiezacros: andeachhad sstamiBillto sirhelpegerahescapfinallentraAwas j downI brc out. to de led fiGcsettsroadsinflu
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London Stars and Stripes
London, Middlesex, GB
Mon, Nov 30, 1942
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