The Better Ole, by Bairnsfather and Eliot, WW1

The Better Ole, by Bruce Bairnsfather and Arthur Eliot. First produced by Charles B Cochran at the Oxford Music Hall, London, August 1917. Old Bill (centre), a cartoon character created by Bairnsfather, had already appeared on the Oxford stage in a production entitled Flying Colours. The title here refers to Old Bill's most famous remark: If you know a better ole, go to it! (the holes were bomb craters)

Bairnsfather Brazier Cochran Eliot Holes Pals Remark

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