Parted red curtains; in the center, in a trench, a German soldier, eyes closed, hands in overcoat pockets, leans against one side of a trench, smoking a pipe, his rifle resting on the other side of the trench. To the right, a Red soldier, red from red fur hat to red boots, holds two rifles. To the left, a Russian soldier casts away his his hat, backpack, and rifle. Across the bottom of the stage it reads, 1918. Operett: "Trockij", Operetta Trotsky. A watercolor postcard by Schima Martos.

1918. Operett: "Trockij", Operetta Trotsky

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Monday, March 27, 1916

"Beuvry came next to Béthune in the men's favour as a billet. Besides being near Béthune it was large enough to have a choice of estaminets, from the quiet to 'cabaret.' At one of the latter the Battalion Conjuror used to bill himself at the window. He could do a few tricks, and he sang unprintable songs with indescribable pantomime. His worth as a draw was said to be rated by the owner at free drinks and 10 francs."

Quotation Context

Part of the entry from March 21-27, 1916 from the writings — diaries, letters, and memoirs — of Captain J.C. Dunn, Medical Officer of the Second Battalion His Majesty's Twenty-Third Foot, The Royal Welch Fusiliers and dozens of his comrades. An estaminet is a tavern or small café.

Source

The War the Infantry Knew 1914-1919 by Captain J.C. Dunn, pp. 186, 187, copyright © The Royal Welch Fusiliers 1987, publisher: Abacus (Little, Brown and Company, UK), publication date: 1994

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1916-03-27, March, 1916, theater