Two British soldiers dressed smartly, performing for "The Timbertown Follies", at a prisoner of war camp in Groningen. Photographic postcard, 191-.

Date:
[between 1910 and 1919?]
Reference:
2043257i
Part of:
The James Gardiner Collection.
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Two British soldiers dressed smartly, performing for "The Timbertown Follies", at a prisoner of war camp in Groningen. Photographic postcard, 191-. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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Description

Two men dancing with hats and canes, in front of a painted scenery.

Publication/Creation

[England] : [publisher not identified], [between 1910 and 1919?]

Physical description

1 photographic postcard ; 8.8 x 13.6 cm

Lettering

The Timbertown Follies, interned in Holland, "Hicks and Langdale".

Notes

The following description was provided by James Gardiner: "One of the many revues staged by some of the 1,500 or so members of the First Royal Naval Brigade, interned as prisoners of war in the camp outside Groningen, northern Netherlands, from 1914 to 1918, which they nicknamed HMS Timbertown. As they were not involved in any conflict and were housed in reasonable comfort with time on their hands, they were able to stage some very elaborate and professional theatrical revues which became famous back in the UK. Their performances included pastiches of many of the revues and musical comedies produced in England at this time. The quality of the costumes and painted drop indicate that this was no ordinary POW camp, where these resources would not have been available."
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Wellcome Collection 2043257i

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  • Military, naval, and prisoner-of-war camp drag

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