Empey Builds A Frontline Play Then Wins Garrison Fame
Arthur Guy Empey an American in Jersey City travels to England joins the British Army as a private and stages a trench war play for troops. The production features a saloon scene with characters Ikey Cohenstein Sambo and Alkali Ike, a makeshift rafters box arrangement, and a surprise riotous reception that leads to a week run amid new troops passing through.
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Arthur Guy Empey
Jersey City
England
London
France
Empey
Chaplain
No Man’s Land
Ikey Cohenstein
Abe
Ikey
Sambo
Diamond Palace
Roadway Kate
Alkali Ike
Arizona
Bow Bells
Kyossie
Flossie
H—1
Reece
S. R. OG
On His Own Chapter Describes Tommies Gambling in Rest
The article details Tommy's leisure rituals during rest billets, focusing on two popular games Crown and Anchor and House. It explains the banker's role, betting mechanics, estaminets open hours, and the school method of selling game cards, with numbered squares, croupier draws, and calls like Kelly's Eye and Leg's Eleven.
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Tommy
Houghton
Watkins
Best Gowns Are Still in Favor
Fashion notes from 1918 on wartime dress. Women entertain soldiers, adapt thrift fashion, and copy Paris looks with cheap fabrics and inside-out styles. French gowns arrive, sparking trends of slender silhouettes, army belts, beige tones, and medieval tunic influences for American wearers.
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New York
Gaiely
America
France
Meetshout
Paris
Arriet
Arry
Paul Poiret
Drury Lane Theater
London
McClure
War trophies on display in Chicago exhibit of Allied and German devices
Seventeen carloads of war trophies from the Huns and Allied use are gathered for a Chicago exhibit running September 2 to 15. The reproduced battlefields, trenches, No Man's Land, and Red Cross aids depict life on the Western Front with German, Austrian, French, British, and Canadian artifacts.
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Chicago
Sam
France
Great Britain
Canada
Italy
Belgium
United States
Treasury
Flanders
Princess Pats
No Man’s Land
Dea
Red Cross
Marne
Aisne
Venice
Reims
Paris
Emden
Gallipoli
Vimy
Ridge
Passchendaele
Ypres
Military Capes Worn Lines Developed in Detail
The fragment hints at military capes and lines developed in detail. Readable elements show focus on wear and design aspects within a military context.
Fragmented Dialogue on Old Letter Writing Practices
A fragmentary exchange recalls ancient habits of inscribing on stones and sending letters by cord and thumb. The speakers Patrice and Jim discuss gender roles and dating, touching on patience and historical writing methods.
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Patrice
Jim
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Curley Wallace
King George the Fifth Theater
Ammo Street
Sandbag Terrace
Alkali
Paquin
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