Chapter 11. “Out of the Blue Came Freedom”: Victory Shows and Aftermath

Authors

Sears Eldredge, Macalester College

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Description

The POWs initial response to the news of the end of the war was not what they had expected. "Victory Shows" gave them a chance to release and channel their exuberance into collective celebrations. But keeping the ex-POWs in check during the long wait that followed until their liberation—and later still, until their repatriation—taxed the abilities of the entertainers to the utmost.

About the Book

This book tells the story of how music and theatre helped the 61,000 POWs who were sent to these camps survive their ordeal. It is a story that is not well-known to history and it is now being recovered. It is a story about how music and theatre and the other arts are absolutely essential to a society's life.

Publication Date

2014

Recommended Citation

Eldredge, Sears, "Chapter 11. “Out of the Blue Came Freedom”: Victory Shows and Aftermath" (2014). Book Chapters. 10.
https://digitalcommons.macalester.edu/thdabooks/10