There was a whoopla in Toronto last week that should soon spread all over Canada. The Canadian Army unloosed a high-spirited, always likable, often lavish soldier show. The Yank's This Is The Army had given it a model to learn from and then disregard. Two Toronto sergeants, 26-year-old Frank Shuster and 24-year-old Johnny Wayne, had authored a peppy book, some perky tunes and lyrics. Canada's Jack Arthur, Broadway's Romney Brent and Hollywood's Aida Broadbent had punched the show into shape. And civilian donations had decked it out in mighty fine feathers.
With only a quarter as many as This Is the Army's...
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