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The Ice Capades were traveling entertainment shows featuring theatrical performances involving ice skating. Shows often featured former Olympic and US National Champion figure skaters who had retired from amateur competition. Started in 1940, Ice Capades grew rapidly and prospered for fifty years. A decline in popularity ensued, and the show went out of business around 1995. There have been several attempts to revive the show and its name. Similar traditional ice-skating entertainment shows included the Ice Follies and Holiday on Ice. ==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 * Buffalo Memorial Auditorium – Louis Jacobs * Cleveland Arena – Al Sutphin * Hershey Sports Arena – John B. Sollenberger * New Haven Arena – Nathan Podoloff, brother of Maurice Podoloff * Philadelphia Arena – Peter A. Tyrrell * Pittsburgh's Duquesne Gardens – John H. Harris * Rhode Island Auditorium – Louis Pieri * Springfield Coliseum – Eddie Shore In 1936, Harris had hired the legendary skater Sonja Henie to perform between periods of hockey games. She created a sensation among Pittsburghers, confirming his faith in ice skating's potential as a spectator amusement. The other arena managers agreed with this assessment, chose the name "Ice Capades", and formed a group of skaters. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Ice Capades」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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