Spencer Tracy Mary Lee

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Spencer Tracy, who is the show's permanent master of ceremonies, thanks the audience for their letters and emphasizes that "Command Performance" is created to entertain the members of the armed forces. In this program, Mary Lee sings "Liza," the King's Men do "Hey Mabel," and Victor Borge presents his "phonetic punctuation" routine.

Spencer Tracy, the regular host of the show, tells viewers he appreciates their mail and stresses that "Command Performance" is made to entertain military service members. On this episode, Mary Lee performs "Liza," the King's Men sing "Hey Mabel," and Victor Borge does his comedy bit about speaking punctuation marks out loud.

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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