Linda Darnell The Inkspots Abbott And Costello

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Linda Darnell hosts a wartime entertainment show that features songs and comedy acts requested by soldiers, and she promises to continue bringing news and fun to audiences until the war ends. This week's featured performers include the Ink Spots, Abbott and Costello, Jane Froman, and Cass Daley.

Linda Darnell presides over a wartime variety show, built from servicemen's requests for songs and comedy, and pledges to keep up reports and appeals for entertainment until the war is over. The week's stars are the Ink Spots, Abbott and Costello, Jane Froman, and Cass Daley.

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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