Howdy Mr. Ice was one of a series of
ice shows at the
Center Theatre in
Rockefeller Center,
New York City, that was produced by
Sonja Henie and
Arthur M. Wirtz in the 1940s.
Other shows in the series include, It Happens on Ice,
Stars on Ice,
Hats Off to Ice
''Hats Off to Ice'' was an ice show originally conceived by figure skating champion Sonja Henie, G.S. Eyssell, and Arthur Wirtz. The show was presented at the Center Theatre in New York City
New York, often called New ...
, Icetime and Icetime of 1948. Howdy Mr. Ice
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Cast and crew
Executive director: Arthur M. Wirtz, production director: William H. Burke
William H. Burke was an American college football coach. He served as the head coach football at the College of William & Mary for season, in 1899, compiling a record of 2–3. After leaving William & Mary, Burke coached for two seasons at St. Bon ...
, musical director: David Mendoza David Mendoza may refer to:
*David Mendoza Arellano
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, staged by: Catherine Littlefield.
Skaters
*Skippy Baxter
Lloyd Valdemar "Skippy" Baxter (December 6, 1919 – December 18, 2012) was an American figure skater. Born in Saskatchewan, Canada, his family moved to Oakland, California when he was 1 year of age. Skippy started his skating career as a ...
, hailed as the world's greatest male skater, is the only known blade star to execute a triple turn in the air.
* Eileen Seigh, U.S. Olympic skating star.
* Freddie Trenkler, the "Bouncing Ball of the Ice", and acclaimed as the world's foremost ice comedian.
*Trixie, internationally famous juggler.
*Rudy Richards, Cissy Trenholm, Jinx Clark, Harrison Thomson, The Prestons, Paul Castle, James Sisk, Kay Corcoran, Buster Grace, Buck Pennington, John Walsh, Mary Jane Yeo, Raymond Henry Berg, and John Kasper.
Vocals
*Nola Fairbanks
Nola Fairbanks (born Nola Jo Modine; December 10, 1924 – February 8, 2021) was an American actress. She was also the aunt of actor Matthew Modine.
Early life
Fairbanks was born Nola Jo Modine in Santa Paula, California, on December 10, 1924, t ...
, Dick Craig, Fred Martell, William Douglas.
External links
*{{cite magazine , url=http://content.time.com/time/subscriber/article/0,33009,856088,00.html , title=The Theater: New Ice Show in Manhattan , magazine= Time , date=July 5, 1948
References
Ice shows