The radio show was a success, resulting in The Army Show, a touring stage version that opened in Toronto in April 1943 to popular acclaim. : 144 Shuster and Wayne wrote most of the music, lyrics and skits, and were part of a cast that featured the singers Jimmie Shields and Raymonde Maranda. They enlisted in the Canadian Army in 1942, and were immediately assigned to The Canadian Army Radio Show, which was produced in Montreal. Listing for the pair's new comedy/variety radio show, airing in the US in 1947. They both studied at the University of Toronto, where they wrote and performed as "Shuster and Wayne". : 20 In 1931, while students at Harbord Collegiate Institute, they performed their first skit together for their Boy Scout troop, : 142 and, as part of the school drama club, continued to entertain fellow students. Wayne and Shuster were born in the same neighbourhood in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, and met in grade school. Despite repeated suggestions that they should move to the United States to further their careers, the duo chose to stay in Canada. Wayne (born Louis Weingarten – July 18, 1990) and Shuster (Septem– January 13, 2002) were well known in Canada, and were Ed Sullivan's most frequently recurring guests, appearing a record 67 times on his show. They were active professionally from the early 1940s until the late 1980s, first as a live act, then on radio, then as part of The Army Show that entertained troops in Europe during World War II, and then on both Canadian and American television. Wayne and Shuster were a Canadian comedy duo formed by Johnny Wayne and Frank Shuster. Wayne (left) and Shuster before a performance in France, 1944
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