Command Performance

Command Performance

"Click here for the Royal Variety Performance, which is often called the Command Performance."

Command Performance is a radio program which originally aired between 1942 and 1949 in the United States. The program aired on the Armed Forces Radio Network (AFRS).

As the announcer said weekly, the show aired while troops of the Military of the United States were "over there" in Europe. The premise of the program is that troops sent in requests asking for a particular performer or program to appear. The troops also often requested ideas to be used on the program, such a as a musical version of Dick Tracy or Ann Miller tap dancing in military boots. Many, many top performers of the day appeared, including Jack Benny, Frank Sinatra, Bob Hope, Dinah Shore, Fred Allen, Ginger Rogers, Jimmy Durante, Judy Garland, The Andrew Sisters and many, many others.

Other than a spinoff series called "Request Performance", which aired on CBS in 1945 and 1946, "Command Performance" was not aired in the United States. Instead it was sent to the troops overseas.

The program generally ran for 30 minutes outside of holiday and other specials.

External links

* [http://www.otrsite.com/logs/logc1022.htm Detailed episode guide] .
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