Empey's Frontline Duty in World War I Memoir Tour
An American soldier named Arthur Guy Empey journeys from Mercy City to England enlisting in the British Army. He endures training, fights in No Man's Land, faces gas, mortars, and barbed wire, and recounts a nerve wracking trench patrol where a near kiss with death ends with a safe return and a post action drink.
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No Man's Land
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The Diamond Palace Saloon Farce By a World War I Unit
After a front line relief, a British unit forms a two act farce “The Diamond Palace Saloon.” Abe Switch leads a Bowery scene with Ikey Cohenstein and Sumbo the potter as troupe members. Rehearsals, makeshift stage, Rafters as boxes, and a chaotic but successful opening run with rival acts nearby.
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Sandbag Terrace
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Kate
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