Picture No | 10694128 |
Date | 1915 |
Description | The Soldier's Theatre in France, WW1 |
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The Follies, one of numerous entertainment troupes performing for soldiers in France, giving a performance to an audience from an undisclosed division at a converted factory near the British front. The makeshift theatre held nearly 1000 people and, reports The Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News, 'so popular have these 'Follies' become that another Division has started a similar entertainment.'
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Source | Illustration by G. Merry in the Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic News, 11 September 1915 |
Credit | © Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans |
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