Summary
Generally speaking, the public are always prepared to welcome back and embrace a wayward star, provided the returning entertainer/ player is contrite and repentant.
During the Second World War, the much-loved singer Gracie Fields did more than her fair share of entertaining British troops, but she was tainted by association: her husband was Italian and Italy was Germany's principal European ally. Marginalised for several years, Gracie was desperate to win back her place in British hearts - she had, after all, done nothing wrong.See the full content of this document
Extract
Facing Consequences of The'tiger Effect'
At her first post-war performance in London, 'Our Gracie', her voice brimming with emotion, opened with Take Me To Your Heart Again to the tune of the Edith Piaf classic La Vie En Rose. As the words and their heartfelt meaning sank in, th...
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