Empey Stage Show Thrills Frontline Soldiers Abroad
Arthur Guy Empey and his unit stage a wartime play behind the lines in France. The troupe enlists theater rivals, cobbles together a makeshift venue in a barn, and draws a large audience with a black comedy about soldiers and camp life. The inaugural performance, despite a rope staircase fiasco and an onstage accident, is a crowd pleaser and runs for a week.
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Curley Wallace
King George the Fifth Theater
Ammo Street
Sandbag Terrace
London
Ikey Cohenstein
Ikey
Alkali Ike
Alkali
On His Own in the Army Borrows Time for Gambling
The narrative describes Tommy’s rest billets where gambling thrives among Tommies. A regular Canfield serves as authority for disputes over sixpences while Crown and Anchor and House are the favored games. Estaminets operate daily from morning to afternoon and after dinner a “House” school forms with cards, bags, and numbered squares leading to payouts and fresh games.
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Ikey Cohenstein
Abe
Ikey
Sambo
Diamond Palace
Kate
Alkali Ike
The
Bow Bells
France
Hossie
Flossie
H—I
Tommy
Houghton
Watkins
Kelly
Best Gowns Are Still in Favor
A fashion column from 1918 discusses wartime dress codes and social attitudes toward entertaining soldiers. It notes affordable, stylish options for the average woman, home sewing trends, and the Paris influence on American wardrobes.
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New York
Gayuety
America
France
Paris
Paul Poiret
Drury Lane Theater
London
McClure
Seventeen Carloads of Trophies From the War Zone Exhibit
Chicago to host an immense government exhibition from September 2 to 15 detailing war material, trophies, and battlefield recreations from France and other fronts. Displays include No Man's Land features, trenches, first aid stations, Red Cross marks, and weapons. Countries represented include Great Britain Canada Italy Belgium France and Germany through captured arms and Allied trophies.
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Chicago
Sam
France
Mittee On Public Information
Illinois State Council of Defense
Great Britain
Canada
Italy
Belgium
United States “Treasury
Flanders
Princess Pats
Bowie
Red Cross
Marne
Aisne
Venice
Reims
Paris
Emden
Gallipoli
Vimy Ridge
Passchendaele
Ypres
Capes Women Anise on Military Lines Developed
Military notes describe Capes women aligning with new military lines and development efforts. The report highlights emerging roles and organizational changes within defense frameworks.
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Capes
Womn
Stones and Letters Then and Now
The dialogue reflects on ancient writing on stones and the idea of letters. It recalls a time when women did not need to wind cord around a husband's thumb to remind him to mail letters.
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Flore
Patrice
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Arthur Guy Empey
Empey
Jersey City
England
Chaplain
No Man’s Land
Paquin
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