SEATTLE, July 23, 2009--The Museum's resident acting troupe, Amazing Skies Theater, takes to the stage with a musical review based upon the life of Elsie Janis, a Broadway star who went to France in 1917 to entertain World War I American troops--the American Expeditionary Forces. "Sweethearts of the A.E.F." opens Aug. 8 at 2 p.m. in the William M. Allen Theater. The show repeats on Aug. 15 and Aug. 22 at 1 p.m. in the Museum's Personal Courage Wing French Farmhouse Courtyard. Amazing Skies Theater is a multi-generational drama troupe comprised of volunteers from all around the Puget Sound. The performance is free with admission to the Museum.
 
For more information about Amazing Skies Theater, see: http://www.museumofflight.org/amazing-skies-theater
For more information about Elsie Janis, see: http://library.osu.edu/sites/exhibits/Janis/elsiebiography.html

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