A Concert behind the Lines by Fortunino Matania
Somewhere in France - a concert behind the lines. A concert troupe or divisional entertainment company often made up of a mix of professional and amateur actors, entertaining Allied troops on the Western Front. Here the entertainers are dressed convincingly in drag. There were a number of troupes including the Whizzbangs, the Verey Lights and The Duds
Picture No
10934149
Media ID
46102522
Size
4600px x 3450px
(2.2MB)
Credit
© Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans
Source
Painting by Fortunino Matania reproduced in The Sphere, 29 November 1915
Date
1915
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