History
Ice Capades was founded in February, 1940 in Hershey, Pennsylvania by nine men who called themselves the Arena Managers Association. They met to discuss forming an ice show to play in their arenas during the 1940-1941 entertainment season. The arenas represented were all well-known venues of the day:
- Boston Garden, represented by Walter A. Brown
- Rhode Island Auditorium (Louis Pieri)
- Buffalo Memorial Auditorium (Louis Jacobs)
- Hershey Sports Arena (John Sollenberger)
- Cleveland Arena (Al Sutphin)
- Springfield Coliseum (Eddie Shore)
- Philadelphia Arena (Peter A. Tyrrell)
- New Haven Arena (Nathan Podoloff)
- Pittsburgh Gardens (John H. Harris)
Harris had noted the popularity of ice skating displays during the intermissions between periods of hockey games.
The arena managers chose the name Ice Capades, and formed a group of skaters.
Read more about this topic: Ice Capades
Famous quotes containing the word history:
“Racism is an ism to which everyone in the world today is exposed; for or against, we must take sides. And the history of the future will differ according to the decision which we make.”
—Ruth Benedict (1887–1948)
“... in a history of spiritual rupture, a social compact built on fantasy and collective secrets, poetry becomes more necessary than ever: it keeps the underground aquifers flowing; it is the liquid voice that can wear through stone.”
—Adrienne Rich (b. 1929)
“At present cats have more purchasing power and influence than the poor of this planet. Accidents of geography and colonial history should no longer determine who gets the fish.”
—Derek Wall (b. 1965)