Fighting for a Laugh: Entertaining the British and American Armed Forces, 1939-1946 |
Contents
Introduction and acknowledgements | 7 |
EVERY NIGHT SOMETHING AWFUL | 11 |
MESA AND THE ARMY CONCERT PARTIES | 25 |
Copyright | |
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ABCA Play actor Allied amateur Anna Neagle appeared Army Welfare arrived artists asked audience auditions Balmorals Basil Dean became BESA Bill bomb boys Brian Oulton Britain British Cairo camp Charlie Chester Chindit civilian concert party desert dress Drury Lane ENSA ENSA show ENSA's Entertainments Officers film forces France front Gang Show gave German girls Gracie Fields hall India Italy Jack join jokes knew laugh Leslie Henson London looked lorry MacOwan ment months musicians Naafi Navy never Nigel Patrick night Noël Coward North Africa orchestra organization overseas Paiforce performance piano Play Unit popular production professional RAF Gang Shows raid Ralph Reader recalls rehearsal remember revue says sent sergeant ships singing sketches soldiers songs stage Stars in Battledress started stationed talent Terry-Thomas theatre thought told Tommy Trinder took tour troops uniform waiting wanted week West End wrote