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Eddie Teal, 24-year-old paraplegic from Oakland, Calif., practices his “tight rope” balancing act during rehearsal for the stage production of “It's a Great Day” at Blackstone Theater in Chicago, Ill., February 7, 1951. Eddie is one of 20 wheel chair vets in the cast of the musicals review which got its start nearly two years earlier at the Birmingham Veteran's hospital in Van Nuys, Calif, The Group raised $500.00 in 31 benefit performances for the March of Dimes and is now bidding for professional recognition. (Photo by Ed Maloney/AP Photo)
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