...and a very popular laffy tune it was back in the day ( #US8thAirForce #Yanks brought it from the #UK back to the #USA - even #OperationPaperclip German #RocketMensch were known to sing that at the #RedstoneArsenal in #HuntsvilleAlabama #AfterTheWar & during the #SpaceRace) 😆

Illustrated programme cover with a a woman in 40s dress with a soldier on either side and the British and American flag behind her. Illustrated by Paul S Clowes Major AC

2 men on stage , one in a suit and oversized bow tie, the other in a floor length skirt, cropped top and a fruit adorned headdress in the style of Carmen Miranda.

‘Skirts’ premiered in Blackpool Tuesday 4th Jan 1944 for 5 nights before going to London. Produced by the US Special Services Section, with a cast made entirely from the U. S. 8th Air Force many taking women roles and new music my Frank Loesser and Harold Rome.

#blackpool #ww2 #US8thAirForce