Historical Ice Capades Picture Call This was taken August 22, 1940. and sent from Peter Tyrrell. They had 300 lb blocks of Ice set in the sand, on the beach in front of Convention Hall. The line girls, then skated in bathing suits for publicity shots. Ice Capades of 1940, which premiered in New Orleans, LA in June, was playing at Convention Hall, while Capades of 1941 was in rehearsal. ICONIC ICE CAPADES DOLLS Wish You Were Here, 1955, Faust, 1959 Those Golden Girls, 1976, Reflections, 1974 Island Magic, 1977, Bagdad, 1967 Oriental Fantasy, 1978, Circus of Yesteryear, 1971 Legend of Frozen Time, 1971, The Story of Tsing Tsu, 1976 The Gershwin Years, 1980, Celestial Voyage, 1979 Flora Fantasy, 1970, Sentimental Journey, 1973 Tricks and Trunks, 1977 50th Anniversary Program insert 1940 to — 1945 1946 to .. 1950 1951 to .. 1960 1961 to .. 1970 1971 to.. 1980 1981 … 1990 Memories from the Archives 1945 Petty Girl