Tallulah Bankhead Joan Edwards

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Tallulah Bankhead opens the episode of "Command Performance," introducing the variety show designed to entertain and boost the morale of U.S. Armed Forces during World War II. She warmly welcomes listeners, setting the stage for a night of music and comedy.

Tallulah Bankhead starts the "Command Performance" show, welcoming everyone to the entertainment program made to cheer up American soldiers fighting in World War II. She greets the audience in a friendly way, getting ready for an evening filled with songs and laughs.

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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