Frankfurt, Germany, March 17, 1948: Comedian Danny Kaye, just in from Paris, poses at the footlights during a rehearsal at Rhine-Main Air Base’s Gateway Theater. Kaye later went to Bad Neuheim for lunch with base officials and another rehearsal, then returned to Frankfurt for two shows before packed houses.

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