celebrities/VIPs

Celebrities visit and perform at Yangkai, Yunnan province, during WWII: Happy GI poses with two starlets 0n the stage at Last Resort.

Celebrities visit and perform at Yangkai, Yunnan province, during WWII: Betty Yeaton performs contortionist act.

Celebrities visit and perform at Yangkai, Yunnan province, during WWII: The American opera star Lily Pons stands with her conductor husband, Andre Kostelanetz.

Celebrities visit and perform at Yangkai, Yunnan province, during WWII: Various starlets pose on the stage at Last Resort.

Celebrities visit and perform at Yangkai, Yunnan province, during WWII: Hollywood actres on left, Opera singer Lily Pons in the center, medical staff on right.

Celebrities visit and perform at Yangkai, Yunnan province, during WWII: GIs and medical staff share a meal with celebrities, including Betty Yeaton seated, Jinx Falkenburg standing in right background, and a Hollywood movie star on far left, and Mary Landa seated against back wall.

Celebrities visit and perform at Yangkai, Yunnan province, during WWII: GIs and medical staff share a meal with celebrities, including Betty Yeaton.

Celebrities (including here Mary Landa dancing, and apparently Ruth Dennis playing instrument) perform on an outdoor stage set up at the "Last Resort" at Yangkai, Yunnan province, during WWII. Notice both Americans and Chinese in the audience for this USO event.

Celebrities (including Ann Sheridan, Ben Blue, and Ruth Dennis on instrument in this shot) perform on an outdoor stage set up at the "Last Resort" at Yangkai, Yunnan province, during WWII. Notice both Americans and Chinese in the audience for this USO event.

Celebrities (including here apparently Ruth Dennis) perform on an outdoor stage set up at the "Last Resort" at Yangkai, Yunnan province, during WWII. Notice both Americans and Chinese in the audience for this USO event.