Organizer at the USO Show.

S3E1: Burns greets Midge and Susie as they arrive, scolds them for being late, and informs them of the schedule. He then passes Midge off to Carson for her intro, after which he meets her again and orders Fielding to drive her to the Green Room.

S3E1: After a quick change, Burns fetches Midge back to the stage to do her set.

S3E1: After the final group performance of White Christmas, Burns comes up to Midge and persuades her to stick around for the dance that night. He arranges transport for her to pop back home and change first.

S3E1: At the dance, Midge and Susie have words with Burns when they realize that none of the male talent have been pressed into visiting the dance, and that Midge is there specifically to provide female companionship to the boys.

MITCHELL: You're late. This is the Army, you're not supposed to be late in the Army.
– S3E1

MITCHELL: Sergeant Mitchell Burns. Master of Ceremonies is Major Buck Brillstein. For the purposes of this show, you will call him Buck.
MIDGE: Very reasonable.
MITCHELL: He'll say your name. Wave, smile and exit the other side of the stage.
MIDGE: Can I smile, wave instead of wave, smile?
MITCHELL: You cannot.
MIDGE: So serious, Mitchell. Where'd your little boy go?
MITCHELL: You mean Tom?
MIDGE: I- No. No, who's Tom?
MITCHELL: My little boy.
SUSIE: Abort, abort, abort.
MIDGE: Right, so I exit the stage. Wait, I do? This isn't my set?
MITCHELL: No. Just your intro. When you do go on, you do 20 minutes, applause, bow, you introduce Shy Baldwin, you leave the stage, but stay close. At the end of the show, everyone comes on for a chorus of “White Christmas” and pictures with the troops. Yes?
MIDGE: W-What if I don't know “White Christmas?”
MITCHELL: Who doesn't know “White Christmas?”
MIDGE: Well, me. I'm Jewish. I mean, we don't- We celeb- Oh, “White Christmas.” Yes. Yes, I know “White Christmas.”
MITCHELL: Take her.
MIDGE: Hum a few bars? Quite the grip you've got there. I'm not gonna make a run for it, I am here voluntarily.
– S3E1

MIDGE: Uh, Mitchell, where's everyone else?
MITCHELL: Everyone who?
MIDGE: Shy. The band.
MITCHELL: Oh, they're not coming.
MIDGE: What do you mean they're not coming?
MITCHELL: This is a dance for the boys. We didn't need a band.
MIDGE: But you told me to be here.
MITCHELL: I know. We needed to make sure there were enough girls to go around. You know, a room full of sure things.
MIDGE: What are you talking about?
MITCHELL: Well, the base is far. We have to ship girls in from Jersey. Another busload should be arriving soon if you're worried about the workload.
MIDGE: I'm sorry, what exactly do you expect me to do with these guys?
MITCHELL: Dance. Just dance.
SUSIE: She's not a dancer. She's a goddamn comic.
MITCHELL: Yes, but, unfortunately, she's also extremely attractive.
MIDGE: Well, that is very flattering. And I did take ballet as a girl.
SUSIE: Hey. Do not let that sway you. Stay mad.
MITCHELL: It's her patriotic duty. Look around. Ten percent of these boys are gonna wind up dead.
SUSIE: You're not even at war. What, are they gonna have a car accident? Trip on the tarmac and get run over by a plane?
MITCHELL: Happened twice. Ah, great. The bus.
– S3E1

1. Strike Up the Band

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