Word: blakely
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Aside from Jinx, the features of the program were the Jones Brothers, Beatrice Kay, Arthur Blake, and Ann White. The Jones Brothers were the first outside entertainers on the program, after Oliver D. Filley, Jr., chairman of the Jubilee Committee, had filled in with piano playing, and Lieutenant F. T. Donahue and Ensign Gus Zitrides of the Navy had given the only serious talks of the evening...
...Blake Mimics Notables...
...jiving brothers gave their usual assortment of hot vocals, and added an original feature in a patriotic vein entitled "Sap Up the Japs." After they finished their encores, the master of ceremonies, Mickey Alpert, arrived and introduced Arthur Blake, another of the evening's stars...
...Blake started off with an imitation of Ralph Morgan which became a mimicry of Mae West, which was even better than his celebrated impersonation of Mrs. Roosevelt...
Most novel of the evening's performers will be Arthur Blake, mimic of White House fame, who scored hits in two command performances before the President and First Lady. It is expected that Blake will contort the Freshmen with his popular impersonation of Mrs. Roosevelt, which, the nation's press reported, was very well received on Capitol Hill...