The Onions, WW1 entertainment troupe
The Onions, a concert party entertaining troops on the Western Front during the First World War, so-called because they said they were always, in the soup. The Tatler comments that they have had a marked success with all classes of audiences, even with those that included generals. The inset pictures show Cyclist G. E. Francis as the Broken Doll and (right) Cyclist D. J. Flemings the Hyde Park Girl
Picture No
13991098
Media ID
45426561
Size
5200px x 3341px
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Credit
© Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans
Source
Unattributed photograph in The Tatler, 21 March 1917
Date
1917
