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C«««P Adair Sentry
Thursday. January 7, 1943.
Comedy, Mystery as
Frolic Ushers in 1943
MORRIS
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Flyinq Colors' Will
Play Here on Jan. 20
Versatile Presentation Among 15
Acts; Great Virgil Show Is Big
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The soldier with the dissipated locks has just stepped in where angel­ (well. ani wry the < th r
There was “The Photo Shop,” a
eve, we’d like to make it talk, say­
soldiers) feared to tread—and here removes the slipper of Julie, attractin' fnui.iire nssi tatt to The
Great Virgil, during a high-light feature of the New Year's Eve frolic at Fit Id House. What is
ing “i there is enough high-grade skit with pretty Elsie Lee Meyer as
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mysterious ar.d magical about removal of a lady's slipper, you ask. Mell, go ahead. Vk. — I’ublii-
talent of professional ability at this , the gal with the gams, accompan-
Relations photo.
post, to put on a show anywhere to ied by gramma, an old dame, Pvt.
please the most uncompromising* Gene Logan, and Pvt. Sharrit as ’
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the photog.
critics in the country.”
Military Police
Imitating several birds so well
A show of such pretentiousness
How many times have you
as The Jamboree-Frolic set out to that none gave him one back, and
Earracks Benter
heard this statement as a reason
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be, takes time and plenty to pro­ following with “Indian Love Call,”
for not saluting?
duce. Had Time stopped its moving with orchestral background, was
Faithful Military Police alwny
Have you ever looked ibecly
finger for awhile, until stage crew- whistler Cpl. Lawrence Perez, in
at the soldier who gives such
git iicogi ition aid our c.ver oi’■
Marooned
Sergeants
had more chance to familiarize the next acj.
cup teda^v is doffed r'speet fully
i un answer?
themselves with the curtain situa­
The next phase was one of those
Take Work in Albany
The next time this happens in ¡to two new sergrants, John Snma-
tion on the splendid new Field Rube Goldberg things. Very funny
your presence, look closely at | duroff and John J. Halsay; to three
House stage; had there been time though a terrific waste of fizz
the' individual who said it.
I new corporals, Melville J. Evatt,
I Despite- torrential rains that
for at least one good dress re­ water and very hard on the en­
This paper will he willing to
Robert R. McKiddy and George
caused
serious
flood
conditions.
hearsal; for a double-check on the actors (Calabruse, Perez, Rooney,
bet a “coke” that the soldier
Kohler: and to three new i i iva tes
( Capt. Julius Hale’ of the Military
p.a. system; and had there, per­ Logap).
concerned has hair that hangs
fir-t clas . Joseph Souza, Vincent
'Police
reported
that
MP
details
haps, been some story fabric woven
Subbing on the next spot for the
over his ears, complains eternal­
Brernan and Edgar Jurien.
into the 15 stellar acts that were Three Lewis sisters, prevented by­ performed their duties as usual in
ly about everything, and occa­
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nearby
cities
over
the
New
Year
’
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presented—hut let that be.
illness from appearing, Cpl. San- 1
sionally spits in the lavatory.
The show was good anyhow. Be­ sonia the versatile, did a piano­ I week-end.
The pretty Christmas trios ut
—Selectee, in Timberwolf Can­
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Sgt.
Gillis
Narramore
and
cause of the following it can stand voice take-off on Ted Lewis and '
tih MP dinner and in the .Prove t
noneer.
S, Sgts. Joseph Oenning and E. R.
firmly on its own GI shoes, as Jimmy Durante.
Marshal's office, and the decora­
oeiHivr were marooned
Bender
marooriea in /iiuuny
Albany
probably the best and biggest
tions throughout the MP buildings,
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and took charge of details there, were obtained and decorated «• d
staged at this post:
ing to do with a guard, S Sgt. liar-1
giving aid and information to sol­
The Great Virgil
erected'under the direction if M
old R. Mowery; a chaplain, Pvt. |
diers and civilians, and assisting
Sgt. Gilli- Narramore. Evi pt f r
It was easy to see, after the full ■ Rooney, and prisoners, Dahl. Perez. I
| Police Chief Perry Stellmacher.
typographical ommirsion this row.;
hour of mystery and magic and fast I Logan, Hinckel.
| The Albany reception center re-
would have been printed last week. '
patter which was presented by The] Then _
Sgt. Angelo Calabresse | mained open. The Red Cross direct-
Sgt. Narramore personally wintl
Great Virgil. why this splendid steppeij up fO a bit of fast pro
i ed relief work. Coffee and sand-
into the forest primeval ta cut
magician is acclaimed as having anj eon wjjh Sharrit. Angelo also
i wiches Were plentiful everywhere
the trees. They were admired by
one of the best acts in the country. sang “Thanks for the Memory”
I for soldiers and others. This was
It was a show in itself.
hl!, and accelerated the ipirit <f
'and “From Taps ’til Reveille,” then
It was smooth, deft, fast-moving. faded into his lead-off part to an ! true of the First Presbyterian
Christmas no end.
In the galaxy of things'’which The ancient pantomime, which starred ¡church at Albany as well as the
Great Virgil presented, all against Gembier W. C. Fields (Bruce) and I reception center. At Salem the Red
Lieut. Hugh Ton f< Mt renort«
the backdrop of his <i*r ^Chinese Hattie the Hoop (Sansonia), in Crcas and I'SO also did valiantly
that rll members of the ro t Guard
stage setup, was his “1 Mystery of some very cleverly interpolated effective work.
Compary now nre ¡culnntd warm­
Unable to reach camp over the
the Phantom Bird”; I the three- Shanghai gestures. The boys not
ly with Ann rican Red Cross 1
handkerchief stunt; the Woman in only proved they were good but ap­ flooded highways, more than 500
«weati rs.
the Box and the ancient t Stunt with parently they understand each officers, soldiers and civilian em­
ployes returned to Camp Adair
the six rings.
other. Clever.
Virgil proved better at “milk
Curtain. The lights go out, flash New Year’s night on Southern
1 > <■ trying t
condensing” than the ration board on. The curtain is up. There is a cific railway trains.
.-■ ’mg, ment
and moved eggs around Willy Nilly man, struggling. No it isn’t Strug­
ini> g service
to finally land on the head of one gling. It’s Zacharian. 'Tain’t either, Zilch's Zoology And
soldier, Pvt. Willie Niljie. The it's Prof. Atlas, still striving to
maestro’s lovely blond Assistant, get out of the strait-packet. Cur­ History Seem Unique
Back from furlough-: Ale- Ma-
Julie, made an ingenious explora­ tain.
Ivica. New Yolk; Tom Chism
Dear
Sergeant:
XVell,
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of
Sgt.
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Did you ever hear When Irish
fabric». The magician wound up ; Eyes a(^ SmilinK Hnn(r jn Chinese ? your reporter, Pvt. Zilch again, Cormick, Hq. Co„ was good enough Kearney. Neb., and Gu. Nicholas
to appear on page one of his home
with two spectacular exhtbUions— n>s sunipin’ Pvter Wong, cook-ex- with a good human interest story town paper (I.aken, Kans’s) so Oakland, Calif.
about
the
trophies
that
are
in
the
the "Man on the Guillotine” and the tl aordinary( came on lu.xti to {)o
why shouldn't we print it? The
h.t.p. said .McCormick was on fur­
supremely mystifying box trick. In Rf.veral numbers, including “Let Me Officers' Club.
It has been written that they lough. We announce that he is back
this stunt. The Great Virgil placed Ca|, you Sweetheart.” Personality
a woman in a locked, lashed box and a good voice put 'em over, big. have there such things as deer from furlough.
i hoi ns. a golden eagle, a white Ca­
and in an amazing three seconds,
Intermixed were a couple of
by the stop-watch, not only got quickie skits. In one, Schickelgrub- nadian owl, a simple barn owl. a might not he of much military in­
terest in an army paper, but th<*
her out. but got himself in. Not er popped out of one of those Crane Chinese pheasant and a stuffed
firemen also told me the animal
duck.
Al!
ale
dead.
the least 'htupefied were 12 husky fixtures. In another, a guy picked
What I found in a talk with As­ was shot with ¿1 Gerund rifl
soldier’s from "Blank” division, up his bed and walked.
I will keep after the news and
sistant
Fire Chief Kay Kielblock.
S«-t. Ogd"’i Bentley i ns sore
who had volunteered to help out
Gene Logan, a splendid yodeler,
report further happenings to yea
with
several
firemen
helping
out.
a triiTt'l <f wakeful hoot, owl-
this act.
guitarist and singer, showed why
in my usual accurate style Yours
i nv • t! ■ Fnlem Junior Host-
When the mystery phase of the he was top-line radio stuff in Pitts­ is that these trophies came from
Hook's General Store in Corvallis, respectfully, Pvt. Oscar Zilch.
show finished, most hands repaired burgh before army.
res gave n fine dance at th<
which
was built in 1849. This is the
to Roy Scrivner’s Post Exchange
that city Dec. 30, wer<
In one of the grand-prefinale
There's a private here who ny
restaurant for a quick coffee and features. Pvt. Eddie Jacobson of year of the Gold Rush in Califor­
clflti in evening given*
smoke, or listened to intermission the 96th Signal Corps displayed the nia and some time prior to the San he's often compared with Lt. Jarno
net erough icldier
singing by Florence Coardy Mer­ artistry which gave him billing Francisco fire.
Stewart, the film star, now in the showed up from Camp Adair te
This would not be so interesting
riam. who offered Day Break. throughout two continents as “The
half-fill the
except some of the trophies are as Army Air Forces. It's th. pri­
And then it was time for:
i rmv cr mins?
Great Jacobs, European Master of
vate’s wife who doe- it. She sei
old
as
the
seare.
There
is
one
7a
The C.I Revue
Set. lit ntley.
Equilibrium.” Rhythmic, muscular,
The GI revue: Producer-director with exceptional control, the Great years old. the fireman said. This to prefer Stewart.
21 month, in
and co-MC, Pvt. Bruce Sharrit Jacob walked up and down steps
(Eddie Bruce) had it led-off with on his hands, did a handstand on
a “Yard Bird Look-see,” followed wheels, waltzed a chair round atop
by a display of what three weeks a table, etc., in a stellar act.
About this time it was midnight.
training does to a soldier.
Participating was a squad from All hands joined in singing “Auld
the* Timber Wolf division. With Lange Syne.” S/Sgt. Black ba­
Pvt. Bentley in charge it included toned hi« hoys into "Hail, Hail,
Pvts. Shehan, Shurtleff, McMor the Gang's All Here.” Then the
agle. Ingel«, Stevens, Luetje and lights went on again all over the
gym. It was about time to...
Dickerson.
No! It hain't. Who is that figger
Pfc. Andy Dahl of MPs, first
star out that night, led out with struggling in the corner. It's no
a couple of stirring banjo piece«. figger. it's Zacharian! He's
“When Day m Done." followed by He’s down! It hain't either
Sousa's “Star» and Strip«» For­ charian. it's Prof. Atlas. Nope;
ever" march. S Sgt. Bob Black's Zack all right, I know that
SCU 1911 band, which «B-i jnry duty­ underwear of his’n.
in noble style through-«^ the show,
Still trying to get out of
motor,
provided the background music. straitjacket. Naw, he ain't either
Then came, whoops' I’ll swow if trying.
Iv int'resting and
that hain’t nobody Lavon Zachar­
Well, why hain't he trying?
is Willie
ian But no. It hain’t Zack Listen Cause he don't wanta git out till
Moor tain
to Sharrit: “It's the Great Profes- .Monday. Why don't he? Cause he
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»or Atlas.” He' all dresaed up in has KP Sunday. — Pvt Bob Ru»-
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underwear.
ProbaMy
’Ok kauff.
t.ir<* he -
though. Gosh, they're-fitting a
tr of th<
straight jacket on him. Gosh. Zack
till ho
American non-com» in Egypt
cain't git out o’ thet. But 1 forgot,
have
a
Nile
housetxaat
for
a
club.
hain't Zack. It’» the Prof. Thirty
Pvt. York, cotfcln of Sat. York.
they »aid H'd take h>m to
-i. Gosh!
out.
Goah! Heck, there they
they. has Sgt Robert Sullivan, grand-
urUtn. Flash
,in< Y__
down th<
the c curtain-
Flask back
back j son of John L. Sullivan th* fighter,
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Unusual Weather No
Handicap to M.P.'s
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. for a rifle instructor.
TODAY
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BED .MANNERS
For two weeks a certain re­
cruit at Camp Crowder had the
most perfect bed in his com­
pany. No OCS candidate could
1 touch it. Day after day the
commanding officer and first
(1) If you didn’t go you missed ( sergeant gazed on it with awe
and admiration. Finally they de­
a good show. The GI (strictly) part
cided to take it apart to learn
of the performance-«-apart from
the grand hour of magic and illu- [ the rookie's system.
The bed wouldn’t budge. It
sion presented to open the show by !
was held together by two dozen
The Great Virgil—drew a count 37
“belly-laughs” as they are termed i safety pins.
in what was once the show world.
If you who didn’t go to Field House I Appearance of Cpl. Nick Sanso-
got that many out of this New v' nia. the ever-popular tenor, who
Year’s eve, where in Newark did I this time brings forth two of his
you go?
1 own numbers. One is the catchy
(2) The show world is now pretty “Tom BoY Girl; Nicl\accompanies
well represented at Camp Adair. | with his accordian. Always good,
If we hadn't placed our money- sometimes better, tonight Nick is
on The Great Atlas New Year’s ’ on the beam.
For those who saw the New Yegr
at Field House and the quite a few
who didn’t, the big frobe-jamboree
left this one-time peripatetic re-
viewer with some distinct impres­
sions and no hang-over at 0630
New Year’s day;
Sunday
evenings
h nonio tnient-
if not c<'n-
v»'Di»‘i t other.
Il will ”< xt H” m;t i -III c n e ll
that th I’SO-Camp Show« tirii ■;
to Cam.» Adair.
As a complete innovation firm
the trio of stag’ : how« here, last
òf which was lust nights racy riot,
"Ar ciic and Old I ave." p'esenti li
to a highl'--recept v • soldier *• .: i
once in Thiatre No. 5. “Flvir
Colors” will be sin \Ai on Jar
P.'vs. there’« gal - in it ! i
gals, singing gal
in fact a ga'ai
of b'g-time pe f'im;rs.
There re th Winter« «’. r
much hotter <la"einu trio than thi
rame impili s. Rowena Colli:-
John-”’ M-.- ter« will I■ W’l and ri
through 'a s<v”r-and-dance muti
Barbara l,aMi rr is a tall, ib
and beautiful blue« uni lh’-thri
singer. Trim ;’s n trigg-r is Linda
Moody, fleet-foot dan ve of in
tril liti' Tetrtines.
Put down the dati’, W"di’i-I. v
evening. Jan. 29. Ticket« unmie
saiv. it's free. Yair civilian p"i ■ i
Ute welcome, if they ai’i’oivpi'.ny
yo'i and yon me in uniform.
Which yon will
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