THE WAR’S IMPACT

Operation Support: Calling all entertainers interested in showing support for U.S. troops and their families. Ads scheduled for today’s Daily Variety and The Hollywood Reporter seek talent for Operation Support 2, a show to be held Feb. 23 at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. The revue will be taped and shown to troops in the Gulf; tickets for the live show will be available through TicketMaster. The first Operation Support show, held at Camp Pendleton with a cast that included Rick Dees, Jody Watley, Martika, Brenda Russell and Fred Travalena, aired on the Armed Forces Radio and Television Service in the Middle East on Christmas Eve. It was a hit, according to Col. Neal H. Emper. His thank-you letter for the show is set to appear in today’s trades.