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VOLUME IIj Number. 26
A.DAK SUN
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25 June 1962
USO SHOW "CHASING THE GLOOM DUE ADAK
• ' THURSDAY, JUNE 28th AT 1930 IN THE
BERING THEATRE -. Pictured at left is
Sultry’ Jackie Kent, the GI version of Abbie
Lane who beats a good rhythm on. the bongos,.
Jackie will appear with the "Chasing the
Gloom" USO Show featured here the 28th of
June.
"Chasing the Gloom" is a blue ribbon-show
package that USO has put together for Adak
personnel as .well as manyother commands in
the Alaska area and the Pacific.
The show is headed by comedian Jack Flosso
who makes with introductions and the jokes,
and features in addition a trouper, who
should be known to every man in uniform the
world over—at least by sight. Jack Powell is
a short, rotund, comedy drummer, who is known
to almost every entertainer worthy of note and
he has been making trips to make troops laugh
since the days of WWII.
Jack Flosso, M.C. is a Brooklyn Boy who
does a great bit of comedy magic, in addition
to managing the company and raising laughs
with his jokes. He has appeared with the late
Ernie Kovacs, with Steve Allen and has appear
ed at the famous spots of Las Vegas.
More comedy is presented by Patsy Rees, a
girl from the Army town of San Antonio, Texas
who grew up to be a Copa Girl at the Sands
Hotel in Las Vegas. She developed her own act
of singing and dancing, with a style of pant
omine which timed itself to phonograph records.
CHASING THE GLCOM’s'* Jackie Kent She toured Alaska in late I960,
Sandi Lynn, the dancer with this troupe, is.an exception, this is her first
time out for USO Shows and she picked herself a lengthy tour. Sandi comes from
Reading, Pa., and she can sing, dance, and act.
The picture of Jackie Kent above doesn't really do her justice for when she
has been zipped into her costume for her performance this red-headed Canadian
girl is an unforgettable performer and she has been referred to as "the G.I.'s
Abbie- Lane.” •
Danny Kent, who plays electric b.ass for the trio of music makers for the show
is an-American lad who was born in Paris. He has played with Tommy Dorsey,Glenn
Miller, Tommy Tucker, Larry Clinton,'Vaughan Monroe and many others.
. Lyle Weaver is quite definite.about his hometown of Tabor, Iow^ - its a small
place, of 700 strong and'making a list of Hotels, he's been featured at would take
too.long, but suffice to say, he can really play. "CHASING THE GLOOM” should be
well worth vour viewing - remember its scheduled, for June 28th at 1930.
, -usn