Troupes Collection

Finnish Gymnasts
A team of female gymnasts from Finland, touring the UK with a gymnastic display. Date: 1933

A typical group of Fanchon and Marco dancers and an inset of Fanchon Simon, 1929 - Fanchon was half of the famous stage producing duo Fanchon and Marco who created The Big Idea stage shows

Uniform of a Chasseur-Voltigeur des troupes
French light infantry uniform of a Chasseur-Voltigeur des troupes legeres, Napoleonic era. Handcoloured lithograph by Leopold Massard from Le Bibliophile Jacob aka Paul Lacroixs Costumes Historiques

Publicity for the whizz-bangs concert party, WW1
A sign advertising the Whizz-bangs, one of the most well- known concert party troupes entertaining soldiers during the First World War, ensuring there would be absolutely no duds in their show

The Varlets, WW1 entertainment troupe
The Varlets, a British troupe entertaining men on the Western Front during the First World War. Their theatres included barns, fields, dug-outs

Advert for J. W. Jacksons Lancashire Lads and Jackson Girls
Advert for J.W. Jacksons Lancashire Lads (at the Moulin Rouge) and Jackson Girls dancing troupes, 1926 Date: 1926

Vers La Victoire ! Arm饳Amies et Ennemies
Vers La Victoire ! Arm饳 Amies et Ennemies. Published by Librairie Ollendorff. Printed byJulien Frazier, 43 Rue La Fayette, Paris

The Onions, WW1 entertainment troupe
The Onions, a concert party entertaining troops on the Western Front during the First World War, so-called because they said they were always

A hospital ship Pierrot troupe, WW1
A hospital ship Pierrot troupe for the entertainment of men on board during the First World War. From left to right are: STanding - Surgeon R. H. H. Jolly, R.N.V.R. Surgeon J. R. H. Turton, Mr E

The Pom Pom Pierrots, entertainers of wounded soldiers. The troupe was formed expressly for the voluntary entertainment of convalescent and wounded soldiers in hospitals

The Soldiers Theatre in France, WW1
The Follies, one of numerous entertainment troupes performing for soldiers in France, giving a performance to an audience from an undisclosed division at a converted factory near the British front

The Gamecocks, WW1 entertainment troupe
The Gamecocks, one of the many divisional concert parties entertaining troops on the Western Front. Despite the deceptive appearance of the girl in the middle, she really is a man. Date: 1918

Entertainment for troops during World War I
Troops of British soldiers being entertained in a recreation hut at the Front during World War I. Date: 1916

Journee de l armee d Afrique et des troupes coloniales. Soldiers in various uniforms from Africa and the colonies, who fought for France. Date 1917

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