Ginger Rogers Frank Sinatra Alice Faye Ed Gardner

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Ginger Rogers hosts, entertaining U.S. troops during WWII. Frank Sinatra sings "Embraceable You" and "Night and Day," adding comedy with Ed Gardner. Alice Faye performs "Alexander's Ragtime Band" and jokes with servicemen. Bugs Bunny and Arthur Q. Bryant present a humorous skit. The show ends with gratitude from Rogers and Ken Carpenter.

During World War II, Ginger Rogers puts on a show for American soldiers. Frank Sinatra performs "Embraceable You" and "Night and Day," then does funny bits with Ed Gardner. Alice Faye sings "Alexander's Ragtime Band" and shares laughs with the troops. Bugs Bunny and Arthur Q. Bryant do a comedy act together. Rogers and Ken Carpenter wrap up the program by thanking everyone.

Command Performance was a radio program which originally aired between 1942 and 1949. The program was broadcast on the Armed Forces Radio Network (AFRS) and transmitted by shortwave to overseas troops — but with few exceptions, it was not broadcast over domestic U.S. radio stations.

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