| FRENCH SOLDIERS French Soldiers Perform on Stage | ||
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| Tape Master: | 6257 | |
| Catalog #: | 369401 | |
| Clip Number: | 369401-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | ON 436 D | |
| Timecode: | 01:21:35 - 01:23:16 | |
| Location: | Europe | |
| Year Shot: | 1914 (Estimated Year) | |
| Audio: | No | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | ENTERTAINMENT/THEATER: Amateur LOCATIONS/EUROPE: Misc MILITARY: Army, Australian MILITARY: Army, British MILITARY: Army, French MILITARY: Army, German MILITARY: Army, USA WORLD WAR ONE, MILITARY: R & R, Rest and Relaxation | |
| Description: | French soldiers' amateur theatrical performance to entertain their comrades, on the Western Front. Fun! MLS of audience of French soldiers standing in rows; applauding and laughing- -a guy on right is laughing so hard he's nearly falling down! LS 2 soldiers on stage in front of painted curtain; another guy in drag joins them & they act out a scene. Pan on spectators again. Then shot from behind audience looking toward the little stage; battered bombed church in BG. While the show goes on a couple bombs land in BG not far away! The guy in drag seems to be singing a song; the audience cheers; nobody pays attention to the bombs. (I guess they are accustomed to bombs, while this show, by contrast, is a novelty.) Closer shot of cast standing in row on stage; as curtain lowers some members of "Orchestra" in FG start to play music- -the conductor waving baton; soldiers playing trombone & piano. The curtain is rolled up again to reveal the cast striking a pose for their curtain call. | |
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