Ciro's----to have been site for Hollywood Canteen----

Chicago Tribune, June 8, 1942, p. 13.

LOOKING AT HOLLYWOOD

by Hedda Hopper

Grand Idea--but--

There's no doubt about it, Bette Davis, John Garfield and other top stars would like to put over a Stage Door Canteen at Ciro's. But there are many problems. In New York, the canteen is within walking distance of all theaters. There actors work nights and sleep days. Here actors work from 6 a.m. until--? Just try facing that candid camera without sleep! Sure, we have great talent in this town. But with the Vac's two canteens at Fort MacArthur, Blue Jackets at San Pedro and Terminal Island, and the USO--and those take care of about 7,000 nightly--the question is, do we need a Stage Door Canteen in Hollywood?

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