JACKIE COOPER IN USO-STYLE SHOW
A free USO-style show featuring Jackie Cooper, Alvino Rey and the Southwest Jazz Ballet Company of Houston will be staged Sept. 19 at 11 a.m. at the U.S. Naval and Marine Corps Reserve Center, 1700 Stadium Way, next to Dodger Stadium.
The variety show, celebrating the dedication of the architecturally renowned center as a state historical landmark, will be preceded by a formal military change of command and retirement ceremony at 9 a.m., which features the 3rd Marine Air Wing Band from El Toro.
Cooper, the child star-turned TV producer-director, is a retired captain in the Navy Reserve. Rey, a former World War II seaman first class in the Armed Forces Radio Orchestra in Hollywood, is known for his Spanish guitar, steel guitar and “talking” guitar. He will perform with his wife, Louise King, one of the singing King Sisters.
The Southwest Jazz Ballet, a dozen-member contemporary dance and singing troupe, will put on a 30-minute show to close the festivities. Information: (213) 627-2891.
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