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THE  ENTERTAINMENTS NATIONAL SERVICE ASSOCIATION ENSA The Armed Forces remained responsible for the the organization, control and finance of the entertainments. Many famous artists, such as dame Vera Lynn, worked for ENSA and travelled around the globe, entertaining the Allied Troops. The first ENSA concert was given at Old Dene Camp, Camberley, on September 10, 1939. www.belgianbadges4046.be /ENSA.htm

Women at War - Entertainment With this in mind, £14 million was spent on the Entertainments National Service Association, known as ENSA. Entertainers would visit servicemen at the front lines and perform in the open air, or in tents, sometimes even whilst the bombs dropped around them. ENSA was made up of singers, dancers, actors, actresses and comedians who spent their time giving live performances to both civilian and military audiences. caber.open.ac.uk /schools/stanway/entertainment.html

American Mortgage & Financial Portal > Mortgage Calculators > Brokerage Firms > Compare Mortgage Loans The city is serviced by several public transit systems. During the 19th century, many new states were added to the original thirteen as the nation expanded across the North American continent and acquired a number of overseas possessions. After long debate, this was supplanted by the Constitution of a more centralized federal government in 1789. united-states.asinah.net /american-encyclopedia/wikipedia/t/to/tony_ha...

PeoplePlay UK - Frankie Howerd and Billie Anthony The 'Entertainments National Service Association' was set up in 1939 to provide entertainment for the troops during World War 2. With thousands of groups entertaining troops in almost every theatre of war, the quality of the shows was bound to vary considerably, and was inclined to get worse in proportion to how far from Britain the troops were stationed. Although many of the companies and acts were of the highest calibre, it became popularly known as 'Every Night Something Awful' or 'Every Night Same Act'. www.peopleplayuk.org.uk /collections/object.php?object_id=1031

Tony Hancock - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia RAF Regiment and following a failed audition for ENSA (Entertainments National Service Association) ended up with The Ralph Reader Gang Show. Following the war he gained regular radio work in shows like Workers' Playtime and Variety Bandbox, and in 1951 he gained a part in Educating Archie, where he played the tutor and foil to the real star, a ventriloquist's dummy. Punch and Judy Man ( 1962), in which he plays a struggling seaside entertainer who dreams of a better life. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Tony_Hancock

Ian Carmichael at the National Film Theatre Later you saw service after D-Day in Europe. There was a branch of the army called the Army Welfare Services. My chum - he was the brains - and I started with nothing, and we finished with about 23 to 25 shows on the road in an area about the size of Ireland. www.bfi.org.uk /showing/nft/interviews/carmichael/howerd.html

screenonline: Dean, Basil (1888-1978) Biography He became the first director of Liverpool repertory theatre in 1911, and in 1918 he was awarded an MBE for his services to national entertainment during the First World War. (ENSA), remaining an influential figure in the theatre until shortly before his death from a heart attack on 22 April 1978. In the next ten years he rose to be one of the most influential theatrical producers and directors in the country, and he was responsible for London and New York productions of new plays by www.bfiscreenonline.com /people/id/547368/index.html

MSN Encarta - Search Results - director-general The surgeon general of the United States is a physician who acts as the nation's spokesperson on public health matters. In 1986 Rice worked as a special assistant to the director of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, a military advisory group to the president of the United... encarta.msn.com /director-general.html

Billy Cotton - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia vaudeville entertainment, introducing all sorts of visual and verbal humour in between songs. band leader and entertainer, one of the few whose orchestra survived the dance band era. At first a straight dance band, over the years the London Savannah Band more and more tended towards Music Hall / en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Billy_Cotton

Joyce Grenfell (1910-1979) (ENSA stands for Entertainments National Service Association which was set up to provide drama, cinema and musical entertainment to the troops at home and abroad during WWII. Joyce credits this experience as the time she grew "working muscles and learned techniques that allowed [her] to be spontaneous and ready to improvise." She was awarded the O.B.E. for this wartime service in 1946. She was active during the war helping out at hospitals and canteens and entertaining the troops, principally on ENSA tours to 14 countries, including North Africa, Malta, Sicily, Italy and India in 1944 and 1945. users.bestweb.net /~foosie/grenfell.htm

Wakefield Today: News, Sport, Jobs, Property, Cars, Entertainments & More Mr Taylor, now 77, was one of thousands of lads registered for National Service after the start of the Second World War. Like many others, he was balloted for compulsory service down the mines under Ernest Bevin, the war-time minister in charge of National Service. Warwick is vice-president of the Bevin Boys Association and was awarded an MBE in 2000 for his services to them. www.wakefieldexpress.co.uk /ViewArticle2.aspx?SectionID=702&ArticleID=564391

BBC News Entertainment Cheering up the troops It started out under the auspices of Ensa, the Entertainments National Service Association, which was set up during World War II to provide amusement for troops at the front. The Association was phased out along with National Service in 1958, and replaced with Combined Services Entertainment. Dame Vera Lynn became a national heroine when she cheered up the UK's troops abroad - and now a new charity is being set up to ensure the armed forces are kept entertained in the future. news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/entertainment/336849.stm

theatre.html During World War II, the theater was used as the headquarters for ENSA (Entertainments National Service Association), and was officially reopened for the performing arts in 1946 after much needed renovation from bomb damage. In 1728, while still working at Lincoln's Inn, Rich produced John Gay's The Beggar's Opera which was popularly noted as having 'made Rich gay, and Gay rich.' Rich was known for his extravagance in both the interior of his theatres, and the productions themselves. Therefore they rushed to be present on opening night, in order that they might enjoy the bawdy spectacle along with the male audience members before the play's obscenities became public knowledge and their reputations might suffer. www.gwu.edu /%7Eklarsen/theatre.html

Eden Camp Hut 6 In occupied countries people risked imprisonment or death by switching on a secret radio sets just to listen to I.T.M.A. Set up on the outbreak of war by theatrical producer Basil Dean, the purpose of E.N.S.A. was to provide professional entertainment for service people at their bases. Later, with strong encouragement from Ernest Bevin the minister of Labour, this was extended to providing entertainment for civilians at their workplace. The quality was variable and was sometimes to be endured rather than enjoyed. www.edencamp.co.uk /hut6

JRULM: Special Collections Guide: Basil Dean Archive In 1939 he created E.N.S.A. (the Entertainments National Service Association) and became its Director General. There is material relating to Dean’s directorship of Associated Talking Pictures Ltd (which later became the Ealing Studios) during the 1930s, and papers concerning two American film companies, Radio-Keith-Orpheum (R.K.O.) and Paramount Famous Lasky Corporation. In addition there are press cuttings of articles and reviews, scripts, prompt books, set and costume designs, programmes and photographs. rylibweb.man.ac.uk /data2/spcoll/dean

Guardian Unlimited Special reports Film star recalls his own longest day 'I was terrified that I would be put in charge of Ensa [Entertainments' National Service Association]. 'I never admitted to anybody during my entire service that I had been an actor,' he says. Todd admits he kept his profession secret during the war. www.guardian.co.uk /secondworldwar/story/0,14058,1227981,00.html

Biography of Ron Field Even so, he was able to use his musical expertise to compose music and songs for ENSA (Entertainments National Service Association), an organization set up to provide entertainment to the troops. After the cessation of hostilities in Italy, Ron joined the Combined Services Entertainment and was broadcasting his music from Radio Milan. These presentations used 3 foot high marionettes, some of which mimicked well known entertainers. www.telegoons.org /Bios/Bio_RF.htm

BBC News Edinburgh Festival Not just for laughs At the end of World War II, Cooper was a member of the Entertainments National Service Association otherwise known as ENSA. The famous wartime comedian Tommy Trinder dubbed the service, Every Night Something Awful. This is not a tribute to the late great Tommy Cooper but an examination of the relationship between the comic and his one-time double-act partner Frankie Lyons. newsimg.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/entertainment/edinburgh_festival/150918.stm

Overture for a Masque Overture for a Masque was commissioned by Walter Legge in 1943 for the Entertainments National Service Association (ENSA), Moeran being one of several composers asked to write music for performance at concerts for troops during the Second World War. It comes at a time when Moeran was at a musical peak, was falling in love with Peers Coetmore (and consequently would rather have been writing cello pieces for her), and was approaching a level of output not seen since his earliest work some twenty years earlier. www.moeran.com /Orchestral/OvertureMasque.html

MSN Encarta - Dean, Basil Herbert Dean, Basil Herbert (1888–1978), English founder and director-general of the Entertainments National Service Association (ENSA) in 1939. Become a subscriber today and gain access to: ca.encarta.msn.com /encyclopedia_762505402/Dean_Basil_Herbert.html

MSN Encarta - Dictionary - ENSA military history forces’ entertainment organization in Britain: a British organization formed to provide entertainment for Allied forces during World War II. Search for " ENSA " in all of MSN Encarta Click here to search all of MSN Encarta ca.encarta.msn.com /dictionary_561504242/ENSA.html

West Somerset Railway Association Backing up the transport exhibits will be displays, stalls, trade stands, children’s entertainments and ample refreshment facilities. In addition, a frequent service of heritage buses will operate from Taunton Castle Green Car Park and Taunton Railway Station direct to Bishops Lydeard Station in connection with the Rally. A frequent service of trains will be in operation on the Railway from Bishops Lydeard to Minehead, with the GOLD timetable in operation on both days. www.wsra.org.uk /wsra2003/rally2003.htm

Alastair Sim (1900-1976) Also during the War, Alastair toured with ENSA (Entertainments National Service Association which did one play at a time and played for only one night at each service camp). Prints of photos of Alastair are available from the National Portrait Gallery. The family (William Mervyn and Coral Brown) marry him off to a music hall entertainer (Carolyn Seymour) who the 14th Earl thinks is the fictitious Lady of the Camellias. users.bestweb.net /~foosie/sim.htm

Untitled Document Later, she was the first woman to run an ENSA (Entertainments National Service Association) company. From the early fifties she produced, wrote and presented a long list of productions including five National Displays of Dancing at the Royal Albert Hall. Lillian, who was the daughter of a well known pianist and entertainer, Dinah Somerville, trained as a dancer and while still in her teens appeared in some of the first television test transmissions made by Logie Baird. www.britisharts.org /history.htm

East With Ensa: Entertaining The Troops In The Second World War; Wells, Catherine; Hardcover; World Retail Store - English Books This is the story of Catherine Wells, a distinguished dancer, who toured with ENSA -- the Entertainments National Service Association -- in the Second World War. East With Ensa: Entertaining The Troops In The Second World War; Wells, Catherine; Hardcover; World Retail Store - English Books Prices subject to change to be advised on confirmation of order. www.worldretailstore.com /item/BE-1860647189.html

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[No title] In the 1940s, two of her friends were so impressed by her entertaining skills that they persuaded her to join ENSA, the Entertainments National Service Association. She travelled throughout Europe with the troops keeping up morale with her hilarious impressions. I may even do some shopping for the elderly." wap.ananova.com /news/story/sm_637547/5

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Feature on Joyce Grenfell - British Actress Officially known as the Entertainments National Service Association, but nicknamed Every Night Something Awful by its members (due to its notoriously bad organisational abilities) ENSA had the task of arranging entertainment for the troops both at home and abroad. When a Thanksgiving Service was held for Joyce at Westminster Abbey people came from all over the country a queued for hours for the 2,000 places in the Abbey. A gifted musician, talented film actress, witty and entertaining writer and of course, Queen of the comic monologue - Joyce Grenfell was a woman of many talents. www.retirement-matters.co.uk /joyceg.htm

sparks6.html She had amongst her few passengers, some of the entertainers belonging to E.N.S.A. (Entertainments National Service Association). The Marlin was a temperamental American machine gun that had been taken out of service in 1932 and put into storage. For entertainment there was a tennis court, swimming pool, and twice a week an out-door movie show. www.merchantnavyofficers.com /sparks6.html

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